Crystal Palace vs West Ham Preview: Team News & Prediction
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We have a London derby on Monday night as Europea semi-finalists Crystal Palace take on a relegation-battling West Ham United side at Selhurst Park in Croydon.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / USA – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / USA – Peacock
Crystal Palace preview: In-form Palace
Crystal Palace come into this one on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Fiorentina in the second-leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final tie, meaning that they have now succumbed to a 4-2 aggregate loss to I Viola.
The Eagles have been in excellent form of late after a mid-season collapse with some off-field squabbles but they have now suffered just three defeats in their last 14 matches across all competitions.
West Ham preview: Fighting Irons
West Ham United come into this one on the back of a 4-0 hammering of Wolverhampton Wanderers at the London Stadium, courtesy of a brace apiece from Konstantinos Mavropanos and Taty Castellanos.
The Hammers leapfrogged Tottenham Hotspur to climb out of the bottom three and the relegation places last weekend and they have been in good form in the last few months with just one defeat in their last four matches in the Premier League.
Crystal Palace team news: A few issues
Oliver Glasner has been dealing with a few issues for this one as Maxence Lacroix picked up an injury against Fiorentina, as did Adam Wharton. Games are expected.
Some further changes will also be expected, too, with the Eagles' squad having gone out to celebrate their progression against Fiorentina the other day.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Henderson; Richards, Riad, Canvot; Clyne, Hughes, Lerma, Sosa; Johnson, Strand Larsen, Pino
Unavailable: Doucoure (Injured), Guessand (Injured), Nketiah (Injured)
Questionable: Lacroix (Injured), Wharton (Injured)
West Ham team news: No injuries
Surprisingly for Nuno Espirito Santo, he gave some team news in his pre-match press conference, confirming that 'all the boys are okay'.
The only injury absentee remains veteran goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, who has been dealing with a back injury since he rejoined the club.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf; Soucek, Magassa; Bowen, Fernandes, Summerville; Castellanos
Unavailable: Fabianski (Injured)
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Crystal Palace vs West Ham prediction
Crystal Palace have been much-improved in the last few months. They have won just three of 12 games after playing in Europe, though, and their fatigued outfit could struggle on Monday night. West Ham head down to south London fighting hard and they will be confident of ensuring they can edge past the Eagles in a likely low-scoring affair in a capital city derby.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham tip: West Ham to win & under 3.5 goals
