Pre-Match Commentary

Crystal Palace have breathing room in 13th, ten points clear of the drop zone, whilst West Ham are in genuine bother just one point above the relegation places. Palace arrive on the back of three wins in five, conceding just four goals in that stretch. West Ham's away form is genuinely worrying: eight losses in sixteen on the road, with a goal difference of minus eleven in those matches.

Palace's Selhurst Park record shows mixed results overall, but they've won three of their last five at home and look far more organised than the visitors. West Ham have taken just four points from sixteen away games, a record that screams fragility. Head-to-head, Palace have the edge in recent meetings, winning three of the last five and winning both league meetings this season.

Palace should have the measure of this one. West Ham's away struggles and Palace's home confidence make the hosts the clear favourites, though Palace's home record remains streaky enough that a draw wouldn't shock.