Comments and predictions for West Ham vs Crystal Palace: A nerve-wracking battle
The match between West Ham vs Crystal Palace in the Premier League takes place at 10:00 p.m. on January 18. 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 Antonio (foot), Bowen (foot), Fullkrug (hamstring), and Jean-Clair Todibo (unknown) due to injury. Crysencio Summerville (thigh) is doubtful and will be assessed before kick-off, having missed the midweek win over Fulham. Paqueta played as a false nine last time out and could retain that role. Potter may consider giving Danny Ings a central role.
Vladimir Coufal is hoping to get a chance in the starting line-up. However, Aaron Wan-Bissaka is likely to continue at right-back. He will play alongside Max Kilman, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Emerson Palmieri in a back four. For Crystal Palace, Matheus Franca (muscle) and Adam Wharton (groin) are still recovering from injuries.
Jefferson Lerma will be assessed after being taken off early against Leicester due to illness. Mateta, Eberechi Eze, Will Hughes and Tyrick Mitchell were also ill before the Foxes game, but they all started and are likely to feature this weekend. Lerma's potential absence could open up opportunities for Cheick Doucoure or Daichi Kamada in midfield. The rest of Glasner's squad could remain unchanged.
West Ham vs Crystal Palace latest expected lineup
West Ham United:
Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Alvarez, Rodriguez; Kudus, Soucek, Soler; Paqueta
Crystal Palace:
Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Doucoure, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta
Latest football commentary on West Ham vs Crystal Palace
Graham Potter marked his Premier League debut for West Ham with a 3-2 win over Fulham. West Ham had earlier lost to Aston Villa in the FA Cup. Goals from Carlos Soler, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta gave West Ham the win. Potter's side moved up to 13th in the table, 10 points above the relegation zone.
Potter admitted the win over Fulham was tense at times and West Ham "didn't get carried away". He was pleased with the dedication of his players and the three goals scored, especially with Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug missing in attack. West Ham have not won back-to-back Premier League games since February 2024. They will be looking to win both games against Crystal Palace.
West Ham are confident of scoring, having done so in 21 of their last 10 games against Crystal Palace. This is their longest run of scoring against a single opponent in Premier League history. Crystal Palace are on a five-game unbeaten run, a run that dates back to early 2025 after a 2-0 win over Leicester.
Goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi gave Crystal Palace all three points and extended their unbeaten run away from home to six games, their longest since February 1992. Oliver Glasner was pleased with the response from his side. Palace are currently 15th in the table. Crystal Palace will face West Ham, a team they have not beaten in 13 games.
Crystal Palace's recent form away at West Ham bodes well for the upcoming game. They are unbeaten in their last five away games against their opponents. Only against Tottenham have they had a longer unbeaten run away from home.
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 2-1 Crystal Palace
- WhoScore:West Ham 1-2 Crystal Palace
- Our newspaper predicts:West Ham 2-2 Crystal Palace
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