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' West Ham United FC have kicked off against Crystal Palace FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Scott Dann is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Ham United FC tonight.
10' Czech Republic international Tomas Soucek has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' West Ham United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Crystal Palace FC's shape.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vicente Guaita, as he is very good at scoring at London Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
31' It’s a booking for Crystal Palace FC player. Christian Benteke gets a Yellow card.
34' A goal from the Belgium international Christian Benteke! He fires home on 34 to make it 0-1!
39' It is a cagey affair so far. West Ham United FC in their trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact .
44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' The supporters are chanting for Manuel Lanzini. He replaces Pablo Fornals on 46 minute.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
55' Sebastien Haller adds to his 0 season tally! West Ham United FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
60' Issa Diop has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
65' Crystal Palace FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Christian Benteke on 70.
75' A moment of madness from Luka Milivojevic on 75 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Crystal Palace FC will be frustrated.
76' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Eberechi Eze is withdrawn and Jordan Ayew gets his opportunity.
80' West Ham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrii Yarmolenko is hanging Jarrod Bowen on the field on 80 minute.
85' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeffrey Schlupp is hanging Andros Townsend on the field on 85 minute.
88' Fresh legs for West Ham United FC! Robert Snodgrass comes on to replace Said Benrahma.
The final score is 1-1.

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
Tomas Soucek	4
Jean-Philippe Mateta	4
Wilfried Zaha	4
Jordan Ayew	3
Michael Olise	3
Eberechi Eze	2
Robert Snodgrass	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.