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Crystal Palace FC vs West Ham United FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Crystal Palace FC
2 – 1
Full Time
West Ham United FC
Thu 26 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 89' Pablo Zabaleta
Y 90' Aaron Cresswell

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs West Ham United FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Richard West
  • Referee Andre Marriner
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

7
5
4
Crystal Palace FC 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals West Ham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 West Ham United FC 2019-10-05 West Ham United FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC 2019-02-09 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 West Ham United FC 2018-12-08 West Ham United FC 3–2 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec West Ham United FC H 2–1 W
21 Dec Newcastle United FC A 0–1 L
16 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D
07 Dec Watford FC A 0–0 D
03 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 1–0 W
30 Nov Burnley FC A 2–0 W
West Ham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 1–2 L
14 Dec Southampton FC A 1–0 W
09 Dec Arsenal FC H 1–3 L
04 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
30 Nov Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
23 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–3 L

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/7
61-75
1/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Selhurst Park that hosts another battle between Crystal Palace FC and West Ham United FC.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against West Ham United FC's shape.
  • 30' James McArthur, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Fabian Balbuena has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordan Ayew made 330 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Crystal Palace FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' Crystal Palace FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' It’s high time Manuel Pellegrini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' Robert Snodgrass is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 58' It is a substitution in West Ham United FC team. Pablo Fornals is replaced by Manuel Lanzini on 58 minute.
  • 63' Pablo Zabaleta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' Jairo Riedewald has so much to prove this time. He replaces Patrick van Aanholt on 65 minute.
  • 68' Cheikhou Kouyate doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 75' A tactical swap from West Ham United FC — Felipe Anderson on, Sebastien Haller off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Patrick van Aanholt has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 330 appearances.
  • 85' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 88' The whistle greets Cheikhou Kouyate as he departs to be replaced by James McCarthy.
  • 89' That is a Yellow card for West Ham United FC. Pablo Zabaleta will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Jordan Ayew makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Crystal Palace FC are in front.
  • 90' Aaron Cresswell is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in West Ham United FC team. Robert Snodgrass is replaced by Albian Ajeti on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Crystal Palace FC and West Ham United FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

West Ham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michail Antonio 6
Tomas Soucek 4
Jean-Philippe Mateta 4
Wilfried Zaha 4
Jordan Ayew 3
Michael Olise 3
Jeffrey Schlupp 2
Eberechi Eze 2

Head to Head

2019-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 West Ham United FC 2019-10-05 West Ham United FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC 2019-02-09 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 West Ham United FC 2018-12-08 West Ham United FC 3–2 Crystal Palace FC

Crystal Palace FC Form

2019-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 West Ham United FC W 2019-12-21 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2019-12-16 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2019-12-07 Watford FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D 2019-12-03 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2019-11-30 Burnley FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC W

West Ham United FC Form

2019-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 West Ham United FC L 2019-12-14 Southampton FC 0–1 West Ham United FC W 2019-12-09 West Ham United FC 1–3 Arsenal FC L 2019-12-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 West Ham United FC L 2019-11-30 Chelsea FC 0–1 West Ham United FC W 2019-11-23 West Ham United FC 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.4 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 West Ham United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC48% Draw27% West Ham United FC25%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
75%
Draw or West Ham United FC
52%
Crystal Palace FC or West Ham United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC30% Draw49% West Ham United FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push West Ham United FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.