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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
4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game

Standings

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

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
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Selhurst Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Crystal Palace FC and West Ham United FC.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Manuel Lanzini has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' West Ham United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The travelling West Ham United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Crystal Palace FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' West Ham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Patrick van Aanholt made 325 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' West Ham United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' West Ham United FC have won 476 goals from 347 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' Robert Snodgrass does the damage! The net is bulging and West Ham United FC surge ahead!
  • 58' The crowd applauds Pablo Fornals as he leaves the pitch. Manuel Lanzini steps in for West Ham United FC.
  • 63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Jairo Riedewald comes on to replace Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 68' Against the run of play, Cheikhou Kouyate has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 73' Roberto Jimenez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' The West Ham United FC bench stirs into life. Sebastien Haller is withdrawn and Felipe Anderson gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Michail Antonio is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Crystal Palace FC team. Cheikhou Kouyate is replaced by James McCarthy on 88 minute.
  • 89' Pablo Zabaleta was booked on 89.
  • 90' Brilliant from the forward! Jordan Ayew makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 90.
  • 90' Aaron Cresswell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Robert Snodgrass makes way for Albian Ajeti at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Ham United FC.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Crystal Palace FC to claim maximum points.

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
Robert Snodgrass 2
Conor Gallagher 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.