The break for the World Cup is almost upon us as Palace face three difficult trips away from Selhurst Park, starting with a short trek across London to take on an indifferent West Ham side.
TIME/ DATE/ VENUE
- 2pm
- 6th November 2022
- London Stadium, London E20 2ST
PREVIOUS MEETING
An entertaining contest was had when this fixture was last played back in August 2021. A first half goal was enough to give the hosts a half time lead but the visitors battled back to find an equaliser from Conor Gallagher. Michael Antonio quickly gave the Hammers the lead before Gallagher grabbed his and Palace’s second just two minutes later to ensure the points were shared.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Conor Gallagher (8.8)
OFFICIALS
- Referee: Paul Tierney
- Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, Neil Davies
- Fourth official: John Brooks
- VAR: Michael Salisbury
- Assistant VAR: Derek Eaton
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Odsonne Edouard and Cheick Doucoure are expected to feature after recovering from knocks during the week. James McArthur and Chris Richards continue to miss out.
WEST HAM – Lucas Paqueta could make his return after injury. Maxwell Cornet, Lukasz Fabianksi and Lucas Lima are doubts.
DISCIPLINARY THIS SEASON
RED CARDS – none
YELLOW CARDS (4+) – Cheick Doucoure (5), Marc Guehi (4), Thilo Kehrer (4)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 01/01/22 Palace 2-3 West Ham
- 28/08/21 West Ham 2-2 Palace
- 26/01/21 Palace 2-3 West Ham
- 16/12/20 West Ham 1-1 Palace
- 26/12/19 Palace 2-1 West Ham
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 29/11/22 Palace 1-0 Southampton
- 22/10/22 Everton 3-0 Palace
- 18/10/22 Palace 2-1 Wolves
- 15/10/22 Leicester 0-0 Palace
- 09/10/22 Palace 2-1 Leeds
Last FIVE results for West Ham;
- 03/11/22 FCSB 0-3 West Ham
- 30/10/22 Manchester United 1-0 West Ham
- 27/10/22 West Ham 1-0 Silkeborg
- 24/10/22 West Ham 2-0 Bournemouth
- 19/10/22 Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are in 10th with 16 points from 12 games played while West Ham are 13th with 14 points from 13 games played.
RECORD AGAINST WEST HAM
- Played 46
- Won 9
- Drawn 17
- Lost 20
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Wilfried Zaha 7.14
- Declan Rice 7.06
- Eberechi Eze 7.05
- Tomas Soucek 6.96
ONE TO WATCH
GIANLUCA SCAMACCA
FORMER CLUBS – Lazio, Roma, PSV, Sassuolo, Cremonese (loan), PEC Zwolle (loan), Ascoli (loan), Genoa (loan)
The 23-year-old has certainly had a number of clubs in his young career, but impressive loan spells at Ascoli and Genoa ensure a run of games at Sassuolo. His form last season caught the eye of many clubs across Europe but it was West Ham that secured his services for a deal reportedly worth over £35million.
KEY CLASH
ODSONNE EDOUARD v CRAIG DAWSON
The in-form Frenchman will be looking to add to his goal tally but he will be up against a wily old Premier League defender in Dawson who, less we forget, clattered our Jules all those years ago.
PRE-MATCH FACTS
- West Ham are unbeaten in their last 4 games against Palace, winning 2 and drawing 2.
- Both teams have scored in each of the past 10 league meetings, the longest current such streak of any fixture in the division.
- Palace have won only 2 of their 14 most recent league matches against West Ham.
- West Ham can win 4 successive league home matches for the first time since the end of the 2001-02 season.
- The Hammers have earned 6 consecutive home victories in all competitions for the first time in a decade. They last won 7 in a row in 1999.
- Tomas Soucek is 1 appearance away from 100 league appearances.
- David Moyes has lost only once in 14 league games as a manager against Palace, winning 10. The defeat came as Sunderland boss in 2016.
- Palace have not won in their last 7 league away games – their longest streak since 2017, when they failed to win on the road in 10 attempts.
- Only 3 of their 16 points this season have come away.
- The Eagles have managed just 4 wins in 24 league away fixtures under Patrick Vieira (D10, L10).
- They have not scored a goal on the road from their last 3 games, despite 37 attempts on goal.
- Wilfried Zaha has failed to score or assist in any of his 7 league away appearances against West Ham.
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Wilfried Zaha (5 – 12th in PL)
- ASSISTS – Eze/ Edouard/ Olise/ Mitchell (2)
- PASSES – Marc Guehi (717 – 17th in PL)
- TACKLES – Jeffrey Schlupp (26)
- TOUCHES – Marc Guehi (859)
- SHOTS – Wilfried Zaha (28 – 18th in PL)
- SAVES – Vicente Guaita (36 – 10th in PL)
DID YOU KNOW?
The club were founded as Thames Ironworks in 1895, but it was only five years later that they reformed as West Ham United, moving to the Boleyn Ground in 1904.
PREDICTION
The Hammers have started to find their feet this season, just as the break for the World Cup arrives. Meanwhile, Palace must try and pick up some points away from Selhurst Park and they could do that this weekend following West Ham’s away trip in the Conference League on Thursday where they completed the group stage with a 100% record, the first team to do so since that competition started. A point would be a decent additional to the points column for Palace and that is what we are going for.
FINAL SCORE: 1-1
BETTING ODDS
- Home – 9/10
- Draw – 10/5
- Away – 16/5
- Both teams to score – 9/10
RESOURCES
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT OUR CHAT WITH THE OPPOSITION AHEAD OF THE MATCH AT THE LONDON STADIUM
