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

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Premier League · 2019-20

Crystal Palace FC

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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

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

Crystal Palace FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
West Ham United FC 38 games · 39 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Nield
Referee Andy Madley
Referee Harry Lennard
Referee Richard West
Referee Andre Marriner

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Season Stats

Crystal Palace FC		West Ham United FC
#22	Position	#1
0	Points	39
0	Played	38
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	10 / 9 / 19
0	Scored	46
0	Conceded	65
+0	GD	-19
–	PPG	1.03
–	Win %	26%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts). West Ham United FC are 1st (39 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Crystal Palace FC and West Ham United FC is underway.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crystal Palace FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Aaron Cresswell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' Wilfried Zaha has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
20' West Ham United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
30' Cheikhou Kouyate is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Declan Rice, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
40' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against West Ham United FC's shape.
45' Spain international Vicente Guaita has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
57' Robert Snodgrass doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
58' Manuel Lanzini is replacing Pablo Fornals for the West Ham United FC side.
63' Michail Antonio, a Jamaica , has 29 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
65' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Patrick van Aanholt departs to be replaced by Jairo Riedewald.
68' What composure from Cheikhou Kouyate! The Senegal international strokes it home. 1-1.
73' Mark Noble is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Crystal Palace FC tonight.
75' Fresh legs for West Ham United FC! Felipe Anderson comes on to replace Sebastien Haller.
80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roberto Jimenez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Ham United FC.
85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
88' James McCarthy is replacing Cheikhou Kouyate for the Crystal Palace FC side.
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pablo Zabaleta on 89.
90' Jordan Ayew adds to his 0 season tally! Crystal Palace FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
90' The referee shows West Ham United FC player a Yellow card on 90.
90' Albian Ajeti is replacing Robert Snodgrass for the West Ham United FC side.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Crystal Palace FC players.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Vicente Guaita
4
Luka Milivojevic C
8
Cheikhou Kouyate ↓ James McCarthy 88'
7
Max Meyer ↓ Connor Wickham 75'
9
Jordan Ayew
34
Martin Kelly
5
James Tomkins
3
Patrick van Aanholt ↓ Jairo Riedewald 65'
12
Mamadou Sakho
18
James McArthur
11
Wilfried Zaha

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

West Ham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Fabian Balbuena
11
Robert Snodgrass ↓ Albian Ajeti 90'
3
Aaron Cresswell
21
Angelo Ogbonna
5
Pablo Zabaleta
16
Mark Noble C
30
Michail Antonio
41
Declan Rice
22
Sebastien Haller ↓ Felipe Anderson 75'
13
Roberto Jimenez
18
Pablo Fornals ↓ Manuel Lanzini 58'

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michail Antonio	6
Jean-Philippe Mateta	4
Wilfried Zaha	4
Tomas Soucek	4
Jordan Ayew	3
Michael Olise	3
Robert Snodgrass	2
Conor Gallagher	2

Head to Head

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

2 / 4

0.75 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.55 West Ham United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Crystal Palace FC or Draw 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC42% Draw37% West Ham United FC21%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes24% 0% No76%

Avg goals/match: 1.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	70%	30%
± 1.5	38%	62%
± 2.5	15%	85%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

79%

Draw or West Ham United FC

58%

Crystal Palace FC or West Ham United FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC20% Draw66% West Ham United FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

30%

1 – 0

18.8%

0 – 1

13.2%

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

3.6%

1 – 2

3.1%

3 – 0

1.7%

2 – 2

1.4%

3 – 1

1.2%

0 – 3

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	West Ham United FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	24%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	17%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✗

West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

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