West Ham vs Crystal Palace Preview and Prediction: A Battle of Wits

Latest West Ham vs Crystal Palace team news

West Ham will be without Antonio (leg), Bowen (foot), Fullkrug (hamstring), and Jean-Clair Todibo (unknown) due to injury. Crysencio Summerville (thigh) is doubtful and will be checked before kick-off, after missing the midweek win against Fulham. Paqueta played as a false number 9 in the previous game and could fill that role. Potter may consider giving Danny Ings a starting place in centre-back.

Vladimir Coufal is hoping for a chance in the starting lineup. However, Aaron Wan-Bissaka is likely to continue to be selected at right-back. He will play alongside Max Kilman, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Emerson Palmieri in a four-man defense. On the Crystal Palace side, Matheus Franca (muscle) and Adam Wharton (groin) are still recovering from injuries.

Jefferson Lerma will be further assessed after being forced to leave the Leicester game early due to illness. Mateta, Eberechi Eze, Will Hughes, and Tyrick Mitchell were all ill before the Foxes game, but they still started and are likely to feature this weekend. Lerma's potential absence could create an opportunity for Cheick Doucoure or Daichi Kamada in midfield. The rest of Glasner's squad is likely to remain unchanged.

Latest predicted lineups for West Ham vs Crystal Palace

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 match prediction: West Ham vs Crystal Palace

Graham Potter marked his Premier League debut with West Ham in a 3-2 victory over Fulham. Prior to that, West Ham had lost to Aston Villa in the FA Cup. Goals from Carlos Soler, Tomas Soucek, and Lucas Paqueta secured the win for West Ham. Potter's team climbed to 13th place in the table, 10 points clear of the relegation zone.

Potter admitted the win against Fulham was tense at times and West Ham "shouldn't get carried away". He was pleased with the players' commitment and the three goals scored, especially considering the absence of Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug from the attack. West Ham have not won two consecutive Premier League matches since February 2024. They will be aiming to win both legs against Crystal Palace.

West Ham are confident of scoring goals because they have done so in their last 21 matches against Crystal Palace. This is their longest scoring streak against an opponent in Premier League history. Crystal Palace are on a five-match unbeaten run, maintaining their form since the beginning of 2025 after their 2-0 win against Leicester.

Goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi secured three points for Crystal Palace, extending their unbeaten away run to six matches. This is their longest streak since February 1992. Oliver Glasner was pleased with the team's response. Palace currently sit 15th in the league table. Crystal Palace will face West Ham, an opponent they haven't beaten in their last 13 matches.

Crystal Palace's recent form at West Ham's ground is promising for the upcoming match. They are unbeaten in their last five away games against their opponents. Only against Tottenham have they had a longer unbeaten away run.

Predicting the score for West Ham vs Crystal Palace

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for 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

When and where can I watch West Ham vs Crystal Palace live?

To watch the West Ham vs Crystal Palace match live in the English Premier League at 10:00 PM on January 18th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.