A thrilling contest is expected as West Ham host Crystal Palace in a Premier League fixture on Sunday. Separated by only two points at the moment, both teams have battled inconsistency this season and appear evenly matched heading into this one.
West Ham will head into Sunday’s clash on a high after progressing to the knockout stage of the Europa Conference League. David Moyes’ men finished top of their group and claimed a 3-0 victory over Steaua Bucharest on Thursday with Pablo Fornals netting a brace.
The Europa Conference League has been a welcome distraction from West Ham’s erratic showings in the Premier League. Thursday’s win was a return to winning ways as they were beaten 1-0 at Manchester United in their previous domestic fixture.
West Ham have done some of their best work at the London Stadium, where they have won their last six matches across all competitions. Their previous home outing in the Premier League was a 2-0 victory at AFC Bournemouth.
Crystal Palace head to the London Stadium off the back of a 1-0 victory over Southampton in their previous Premier League fixture. Odsonne Edouard struck the only goal six minutes before the break as they held on for the win.
The Eagles have been unconvincing at times this season but head into Saturday’s clash with just one defeat in their last five matches. Patrick Vieira’s men are just inside the top half and will be keen to stave off the likes of Brentford and Everton who are also pushing for a top 10 place.
One thing that has hampered Crystal Palace this season is a poor away record as they are winless in their last four matches on the road. However, they have earned two draws in that run, holding out at Leicester City and in-form Newcastle United.
How the bookies view it
West Ham have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 22/23 by SBK. A victory for Crystal Palace is valued at 3/1 by Betfred while a draw is set at odds of 5/2 by Unibet.
Recent head to head
West Ham and Crystal Palace have claimed two wins each and as many draws from their last six meetings. They played out a 2-2 draw in last season’s fixture at the London Stadium.
Players to watch
Gianluca Scamacca sat out the win in Bucharest and is expected to return to the team for Sunday’s clash. The striker should continue to lead the line for West Ham and is priced at 9/4 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Wilfried Zaha is the top scorer for Crystal Palace with five goals and will be the one to watch on Sunday. Bet365 has the forward at odds of 10/3 to get on the score sheet at the London Stadium.
Anything else catch the eye?
The last three meetings between West Ham and Crystal Palace have produced over 3.5 goals and a repeat could be on the cards at 3/1 with Paddy Power. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 11/10 with bet365 while SBK is offering 28/29 on both teams to score.
The second half produced more goals in last season’s meeting at the London Stadium and Sunday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 6/5 with Paddy Power.
This English Premier League match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace will be played on Nov 6, 2022 and kick off at 14:00. Check below for our tipsters best West Ham United vs Crystal Palace prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
