West Ham will be looking to get back to winning ways as they go on to host Crystal Palace at the London Stadium.
Post their 2-0 win to Manchester United, Manuel Pellegrini’s West Ham side has hit a speed bump. The Hammers were knocked out to Oxford Utd in the Carabao Cup. It was soon followed by a 2-2 draw.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace is fresh with a 2-0 win over Norwich City om the Premier League.
Match Details
Date- Saturday, October 5
Kick-Off- 10 PM (IST)
Venue- London Stadium
West Ham Team News
The Hammers currently occupy the fifth spot in the Premier League. With three wins, three draws, and a defeat, West Ham has secured 12 points so far.
Front-line goalkeeper, Lukasz Fabianski has been ruled out from the squad due to an injury for a few months. Roberto Jimenez will get an opportunity to keep between the sticks in place of Fabianski.
Michail Antonio and Winston Reid are doubts to feature against Crystal Palace as well.
Left-back, Aaron Cresswell has successively scored two goals in consecutive league games and should be made available in the team sheet once again.
Manuel Lazini can come in place of Pablo Formals in the starting eleven.
Crystal Palace Team News
Roy Hodgson’s men are situated at the ninth spot with 11 points on board.
Post the 4-0 defeat to Tottenham, Crystal Palace have drawn 1-1 to Wolves, followed by a 2-0 win to Norwich.
Luka Milivojevic will have to serve a one-match ban after being on the receiving end of five yellow cards in seven league games.
Mamadou Sakho is also in doubt to feature against West Ham due to a muscle strain.
Jordan Ayew is expected to lead the attack up top in place of Christian Benteke on Saturday evening.
Predicted Lineups
West Ham- Jimenez Gago; Fredericks, Ogbonna, Diop, Cresswell; Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Rice, Noble, Anderson; Haller
Crystal Palace- Guaita; Ward, Kelly, Cahill, Aanholt; Townsend, McArthur, Kouyate, Schlupp, Zaha; Ayew
Key Points
West Ham is undefeated in its last eight games against Crystal Palace in all competitions.
West Ham is on a six-match unbeaten run in the Premier League.
Top Picks
Sebastian Haller has been impressive in front of goal for West Ham, The French centre-forward has scored three goals and has one assist in six appearances for the Hammers.
Felipe Anderson is another quality candidate for West Ham. Anderson, though might have not got his name on the scoresheet, he has managed to create chances and has three assists this season.
For Crystal Palace, Jordon Ayew will have to step up and lead the attack with purpose. Ayew has scored two goals in six league games this season.
Wilfried Zaha has had a disappointing start to the season, but the 26-year-old is highly capable of single-handedly winning games for Palace.
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