Crystal Palace vs West Ham: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last five against West Ham, with neither side keeping a clean sheet in this fixture in the previous 15 meetings.

Both teams lost 2-1 on the opening weekend. In seven of the last eight meetings between the two teams, the Over 2.5 market has landed in seven of the last eight, with the BTTS market landing in the previous ten fixtures between the two sides. West Ham have been the first team to score in the previous five fixtures but to no avail.

We predict: Crystal Palace 3-1 West Ham

The Premier League is back for another season, and fans up and down the country will be eager to see what their club can achieve this season. West Ham travel across London to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace in a London derby that will entertain fans alike.

Date: 24/08/2024

Location: Selhurst Park

Kick-Off: 3 pm

Crystal Palace changed managers during the previous season and were duly rewarded with the benefits of the managerial change. The appointment of Oliver Glasner revitalised the culture and settings around Selhurst Park and left the Eagles soaring after a turbulent season. During the summer, Crystal Palace's challenge was to retain its assets, which had already lost Michael Olise to Bayern Munich. Marc Guehi has been continuously linked with a move away to Newcastle United, although interest has simmered regarding Ebere Eze.

Crystal Palace began their campaign in another borough of London as they faced Brentford on the opening weekend. Palace thought they had taken the lead when Ebere Eze scored a superb free-kick; however, the referee deemed it infringement by Will Hughes. The decision was highly harsh in Brentford’s favour. Brentford seized on this misfortune minutes later to take the lead through Bryan Mbuemo. Crystal Palace equalised through an Ethan Pinnock own goal before Yoane Wissa secured the win for the Bees.

Both sides hope to finish in the top half or sneak a European place. West Ham United are under a new regime under the experienced manager, Julen Lopetegui, to replace the outgoing manager David Moyes. West Ham United made a similar move before replacing David Moyes with Manuel Pellegrini, which didn’t bode well for the Hammers, so the Irons will be hoping that this time around, the move will be a success.

The Hammers have been busy this summer signing the likes of Crysencio Summerville from Leeds United, Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Manchester United and Niklas Fullkrug from Borussia Dortmund. However, these signings were barely used in West Ham’s opening-day defeat. Poor defending from West Ham United from a set-piece allowed Amadou Onana to score on his debut for Aston Villa. West Ham United equalised through a Lucas Paqueta penalty and were denied a point on the opening day by Jhon Duran of Aston Villa.

The game will not be shown live on TV.

Crystal Palace Team News

Chris Richards, Joachim Andersen and Daichi Kamada all received yellow cards in Crystal Palace’s 2-1 defeat against Brentford.

Predicted Eleven: Henderson, Richards, Andersen, Guehi, Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell, Kamada, Eze, Mateta

West Ham Team News

West Ham United decided not to field four of their summer signings, which cost them dearly in their defeat against Aston Villa.

Predicted Eleven: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson, Rodriguez, Soucek, Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus, Fullkrug

Crystal Palace have been unbeaten in their last five games against West Ham, with neither side keeping a clean sheet in this fixture in the previous 15 meetings. Crystal Palace are in tremendous home form stretching back to last season. Crystal Palace have won four of their previous five home games, having won four and losing once in five at Selhurst Park. The Eagles have been the first to score in six of their last eight and have conceded less than 4.5 cards in each of their previous five.

Last season, Selhurst Park provided a difficult place to come for the opposition, with the home side averaging 1.47 points per game last season. The Eagles recorded a 42% win rate at home, scoring 1.95 goals per game. Crystal Palace failed to score in 21% of their home games last season.

West Ham last season had an away record of playing 19, winning seven, drawing twice and losing ten games. The Hammers averaged 1.21 points per game last season away from home. As mentioned, West Ham lost 2-1 to Aston Villa in their previous match. Poor defending from West Ham United from a set-piece allowed Amadou Onana to score on his debut for Aston Villa. West Ham United equalised through a Lucas Paqueta penalty and were denied a point on the opening day by Jhon Duran of Aston Villa.

The defeat against Aston Villa doesn’t bode well in retrospect compared to their away form last season. West Ham United have lost four of their previous five away games. The Hammers had lost 57% of their away fixtures, winning only 37% of their games on their travels.

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