In this week 21 match, on Sat Jan 1st, West Ham United and Crystal Palace will play a match in London in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams in the ever popular London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Crystal Palace recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Norwich City. Odsonne Édouard struck first for Crystal Palace in the 8th minute on a penalty shot, then Jean-Philippe Mateta added another in the 38th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Norwich City couldn’t manage to score, and Crystal Palace took the shutout win. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, West Ham United recorded a 4-1 win against Watford. Emmanuel Dennis struck first for Watford in the 4th minute on a feed from Joshua King, but Tomáš Souček got the equalizer for West Ham United in the 27th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 29th minute on a goal by Saïd Benrahma to cap off a wild match. West Ham United is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
West Ham United and Crystal Palace last played eachother at the London Stadium on the 28th of August. West Ham United and Crystal Palace battled to a 2-2 draw. Pablo Fornals struck first for West Ham United in the 39th minute on a feed from Michail Antonio, then Conor Gallagher tied it up for Crystal Palace in the 58th minute on a feed from Christian Benteke .
Saïd Benrahma has been the most prolific scorer on West Ham United in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Conor Gallagher has been the most effective weapon for Crystal Palace lately. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Nathaniel Clyne, Christian Benteke, Wilfried Zaha, Guaita, James McArthur, Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze and Nathan Ferguson are unavailable to play for Crystal Palace, while West Ham United will be without Ryan Fredericks, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell and Johnson.