West Ham United FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

West Ham United FC

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Crystal Palace FC

Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC London Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Y 31' Christian Benteke

R 70' Christian Benteke

Y 75' Luka Milivojevic

Overview

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West Ham United FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at London Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Nicholas Hopton
Referee David Coote
Referee Graham Scott
Referee Lee Betts

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

West Ham United FC 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals Crystal Palace FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-16 West Ham United FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC 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

West Ham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–1	D
11 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	2–1	W
05 Dec	Manchester United FC	H	1–3	L
30 Nov	Aston Villa FC	H	2–1	W
22 Nov	Sheffield United FC	A	1–0	W
07 Nov	Fulham FC	H	1–0	W

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	1–1	D
13 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–1	D
06 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	5–1	W
27 Nov	Newcastle United FC	H	0–2	L
23 Nov	Burnley FC	A	0–1	L
07 Nov	Leeds United FC	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between West Ham United FC and Crystal Palace FC is underway.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Ham United FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Crystal Palace FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Declan Rice made 341 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' West Ham United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Joel Ward has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' West Ham United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
31' Christian Benteke is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
34' GOAL! Christian Benteke fires home to make it 0-1!
39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Roy Hodgson might look to freshen things up shortly.
44' West Ham United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Crystal Palace FC's shape.
46' Manuel Lanzini gets the nod from West Ham United FC. He replaces Pablo Fornals and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' GOAL! Sebastien Haller fires home to make it 1-1!
60' Crystal Palace FC have won 376 goals from 322 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
65' Crystal Palace FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Christian Benteke.
75' Controversy at the stadium! Luka Milivojevic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
76' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — Eberechi Eze exits the field as Jordan Ayew enters on 76.
80' West Ham United FC ring the changes. Jarrod Bowen has done his job and it is now time for Andrii Yarmolenko to step up.
85' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Andros Townsend by Jeffrey Schlupp on 85 minute.
88' West Ham United FC make a change. Said Benrahma trudges off to be replaced by Robert Snodgrass on 88 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — West Ham United FC 1-1 Crystal Palace FC.

Lineups

West Ham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Moyes

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Vicente Guaita
4
Luka Milivojevic C
8
Cheikhou Kouyate
2
Joel Ward
6
Scott Dann
3
Patrick van Aanholt
18
James McArthur
10
Andros Townsend ↓ Jeffrey Schlupp 85'
11
Wilfried Zaha
20
Christian Benteke
25
Eberechi Eze ↓ Jordan Ayew 76'

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michail Antonio	6
Wilfried Zaha	4
Tomas Soucek	4
Jean-Philippe Mateta	4
Jordan Ayew	3
Michael Olise	3
Odsonne Edouard	2
Sebastien Haller	2

Head to Head

West Ham United FC Form

2020-12-16 West Ham United FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2020-12-11 Leeds United FC 1–2 West Ham United FC W 2020-12-05 West Ham United FC 1–3 Manchester United FC L 2020-11-30 West Ham United FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W 2020-11-22 Sheffield United FC 0–1 West Ham United FC W 2020-11-07 West Ham United FC 1–0 Fulham FC W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2020-12-16 West Ham United FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2020-12-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2020-12-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–5 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-11-27 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC L 2020-11-23 Burnley FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-11-07 Crystal Palace FC 4–1 Leeds United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.64 West Ham United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Ham United FC30% Draw36% Crystal Palace FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes29% 0% No71%

Avg goals/match: 1.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	75%	25%
± 1.5	45%	55%
± 2.5	20%	80%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

West Ham United FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

70%

West Ham United FC or Crystal Palace FC

64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Ham United FC15% Draw62% Crystal Palace FC23%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

25%

0 – 1

17.7%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

12.5%

0 – 2

7.8%

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

4.1%

2 – 1

3.9%

0 – 3

2.2%

2 – 2

1.9%

1 – 3

1.6%

3 – 0

0.9%

Asian Handicap — West Ham United FC

Handicap	West Ham United FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	17%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	24%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	10%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✗

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