West Ham will cross over to South London on New Year Day to face Crystal Palace in Round 21 of the 2021/22 Premier League season.
Venue: Selhurst Park
Key Statistics
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last three home games (W2, D1).
They have lost just one of their home games this season (W4, D5).
The hosts have scored 18 out of their 27 league goals this season.
They have conceded 27 goals in the league. Only nine have been conceded at home.
The Eagles have scored 29 goals in 21 games against West Ham United.
West Ham United have scored 36 times against Crystal Palace.
The Hammers have won just one of their last five away games.
They have kept just one clean sheet in their last nine games.
Head to head
In the Premier League, both teams have met 21 times. West Ham have eight wins in those games, while Crystal Palace have six wins in that period (D7).
Latest Performances in all competitions
Crystal Palace: W-L-D-W-L
West Ham: W-L-L-L-D
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace bounced back from their disappointing Boxing Day loss to Tottenham last Wednesday when they beat struggling Norwich 3-0. Odsonne Edouard opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the eighth minute before Jean-Philippe Mateta, and Jeffrey Schlupp completed the rout in the first half.
The win extended The ‘Eagles’ unbeaten run to three games in the Premier League (PL) fixtures at Selhurst Park (W2, D1). It also moved Patrick Vieira’s side into 11th place, five points behind Manchester United in seventh and 12 points away from the relegation zone.
They will look to continue their unbeaten run at home while picking up maximum points to keep them firmly rooted in the top half of the table.
However, Palace have won just one of the last seven home games with West Ham (D2, L4). They will be desperate to improve on that record in this game.
Possible Crystal Palace starting line-ups
Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, James Tomkins, Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell; Cheikhou Kouyate, Jeffrey Schlupp, Conor Gallagher; Andre Ayew, Wilfried Zaha, Odsonne Edouard.
Injured: Nathan Ferguson, James McArthur, Nathaniel Clyne, Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
West Ham United
West Ham ended their three-game winless run in the league last time out when they beat struggling Watford 4-1 on Tuesday.
Nigerian striker Emmanuel Dennis opened the scoring for Watford in the fourth minute. Still, Tomas Soucek, Said Benrahma, Mark Noble and Nikola Vlasic all scored to give West Ham a big win.
The win secured the fifth spot in the league table for the visitors coming into this tie, four points behind Arsenal in fourth. They retain the hope of finishing in the top six and will be desperate to take maximum points from this fixture.
However, the Hammers have won just one of their last nine away PL matches versus clubs in London (D2, L6). But they will fancy their chances of winning this tie and secure a third straight New Year’s Day fixture for the first time in their history.
Possible West Ham United starting line-ups
Lukasz Fabianski; Vladimir Coufal, Craig Dawson, Issa Diop, Benjamin Johnson; Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek; Manuel Lanzini, Said Benrahma, Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio.
Injured: Aaron Cresswell, Kurt Zouma, Angelo Ogbonna
Doubtful: Pablo Fornals
Suspended: None
Prediction
Crystal Palace 2-2 West Ham
