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Overview.
West Ham United are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games against Crystal Palace (W4 D4 L0) since losing 3-1 in February 2015. Following their defeat on the opening weekend against Manchester City, West Ham are unbeaten in their last six Premier League matches (W4 D2), conceding fewer goals in those six games (4) than they did in that single defeat (5). Crystal Palace have taken one point from three Premier League visits to the London Stadium against West Ham (W0 D1 L2). West Ham have lost more Premier League London derbies than any other side (97), while only Fulham (19.5%) have a lower win rate in such games than Crystal Palace (22.7% – won 22 of 97). Since December 22nd 2018 (when they beat Manchester City 3-2 away), Crystal Palace have won 25 points in Premier League away games – only Manchester City (36) and Liverpool (30) have won more points on the road in the competition during this period.
Match Info.
Competition: ENGLAND: Premier League – Round 8
Kick off: 05.10.2019, 16:30 UTC.
Venue: Olympic Stadium (London).
Referee: Oliver M. (Eng).
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Teams Comparison.
West Ham’s defence has been a big factor in their Premier League (PL) success so far (W3, D3, L1). Although their tally of nine PL goals conceded looks medial, it’s worth noting that 55.56% of those goals came in one game vs Manchester City. Across the other six matches, they kept three clean sheets and conceded over 1.5 goals just once. The ‘Hammers’ recent PL matches have followed a familiar trend. They have scored exactly two goals in three of the previous four, with each occasion seeing one goal scored in the first half and one in the second. In the second period, they have been particularly dangerous in between the 61st-75th minute where they have scored 40% of their PL goals.
Crystal Palace have been solid so far (W3, D2, L2), even if those PL matches have often been short of entertainment – five of the fixtures have had two goals or less. The ‘Eagles’ drew a blank in three of those games, but also kept a clean sheet in three – contributing to both teams scoring in just two of the matches overall. The visitors will be looking to end an eight-game winless run vs West Ham (D4, L4). Key to that will be improving on their defensive record of having conceded two or more goals in five of those H2H meetings.