Comments and predictions for West Ham vs Crystal Palace: Draw in a losing position
The match between West Ham vs Crystal Palace in the Premier League takes place at 9:00 p.m. on September 20. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest West Ham vs Crystal Palace team information
West Ham will be without Tomas Soucek, who was sent off in the defeat to Tottenham and begins a three-match ban. Potter will therefore be forced to find a partner for James Ward-Prowse in midfield, with Soungoutou Magassa likely to be given his first start. Apart from Soucek, West Ham have a near-full-strength squad, with George Earthy (suspected to have a minor injury) missing.
For Crystal Palace, Adam Wharton (muscle injury) and Eddie Nketiah (hamstring) are doubtful. Ismaila Sarr (hamstring) is definitely absent and is aiming to return against Liverpool on September 27. Meanwhile, defender Chadi Riad is getting closer to returning from a knee injury earlier this year.
West Ham vs Crystal Palace latest expected lineup
West Ham United:
Hermansen; Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf; Magassa, Ward-Prowse, Bowen, Fernandes, Summerville; Paqueta
Crystal Palace:
Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Pino, Kamada, Mateta
Latest football commentary on West Ham vs Crystal Palace
After an underwhelming 14th-place finish in 2024-25, West Ham United entered their 14th consecutive Premier League campaign with a poor start, and the pressure was soon on manager Graham Potter in his first full season in East London.
The Hammers suffered their fourth defeat in just five competitive games since the start of the 2025-26 season, losing 3-0 to Tottenham in the London derby last weekend thanks to goals from Pape Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and centre-back Micky van de Ven.
A surprise 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest before the September international break was a rare bright spot, helping West Ham temporarily gain 3 points, ranking 18th in the rankings and equal on points with Burnley - the team ranked right above on goal difference.
Apart from that win, West Ham have conceded 11 goals in just three Premier League defeats, making them the worst defensive team in the division after four games.
Lucas Paqueta, who scored in all three games before the break but was quiet against Tottenham, has been a consistent performer. The Brazilian midfielder was linked with Aston Villa last summer but has opted to stay at West Ham, despite his talent clearly deserving of a relegation battle.
Crystal Palace
After winning their first FA Cup in history last season, Crystal Palace started their historic 2025-26 season with three competitive fronts, and they are unbeaten in seven official matches since the start of the season.
Palace recently beat Millwall on penalties in the third round of the League Cup to advance. Along with Liverpool and Chelsea, Palace is one of three Premier League teams still unbeaten, currently ranked 9th with 6 points after four rounds.
Following the departure of star attacker Eberechi Eze to Arsenal, Palace have started the season relying heavily on defensive solidity: they have conceded just once in the Premier League and two in seven competitive games.
Notably, Palace have a very good record when visiting West Ham, unbeaten in their last six, including a 2-0 win in January thanks to a double from Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Latest West Ham vs Crystal Palace score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.West Ham vs Crystal Palaceas follows:
- Sportsmole:West Ham 1-2 Crystal Palace
- WhoScore:West Ham 2-1 Crystal Palace
- Our newspaper predicts:West Ham 1-1 Crystal Palace
When and where to watch West Ham vs Crystal Palace live?
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