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West Ham vs Crystal Palace: result 3-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 8, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)London Stadium, London

West Ham
3-2
Crystal Palace

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What was the result of West Ham vs Crystal Palace?

West Ham won 3-2 on December 8, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 6′J. McArthurCrystal Palace
  • 48′R. SnodgrassWest Ham
  • 62′J. HernándezWest Ham
  • 65′Felipe AndersonWest Ham
  • 76′J. SchluppCrystal Palace

Official lineup for West Ham vs Crystal Palace

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

West Ham

4-4-2
  1. 27Lucas Pérez
  2. 17J. Hernández
  1. 41D. Rice
  2. 8Felipe Anderson
  3. 11R. Snodgrass
  4. 16Mark Noble
  1. 23I. Diop
  2. 4F. Balbuena
  3. 26A. Masuaku
  4. 5P. Zabaleta
  1. 1Ł. Fabiański

Crystal Palace

4-4-2
  1. 11W. Zaha
  2. 7M. Meyer
  1. 4L. Milivojević
  2. 10A. Townsend
  3. 8C. Kouyaté
  4. 18J. McArthur
  1. 29A. Wan-Bissaka
  2. 3P. van Aanholt
  3. 5J. Tomkins
  4. 12M. Sakho
  1. 13W. Hennessey
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, West Ham have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Crystal Palace have 4, 3 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

West Ham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 4, 2018Cardiff(home)3-1Premier League
Dec 1, 2018Newcastle(away)3-0Premier League
Nov 24, 2018Manchester City(home)0-4Premier League
Nov 10, 2018Huddersfield(away)1-1Premier League
Nov 3, 2018Burnley(home)4-2Premier League
Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 4, 2018Brighton(away)1-3Premier League
Dec 1, 2018Burnley(home)2-0Premier League
Nov 24, 2018Manchester United(away)0-0Premier League
Nov 10, 2018Tottenham(home)0-1Premier League
Nov 4, 2018Chelsea(away)1-3Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 West Ham wins, 3 draws, 0 Crystal Palace wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 30, 2018West Ham 1-1 Crystal PalacePremier League
Oct 28, 2017Crystal Palace 2-2 West HamPremier League
Jan 14, 2017West Ham 3-0 Crystal PalacePremier League
Oct 15, 2016Crystal Palace 0-1 West HamPremier League
Apr 2, 2016West Ham 2-2 Crystal PalacePremier League
Oct 17, 2015Crystal Palace 1-3 West HamPremier League

Last archived meeting: West Ham vs Crystal Palace on Jan 30, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

West Ham score 2.0 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 0.8 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
West Ham2.01.238/159/15
Crystal Palace0.81.164/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
12Crystal Palace62139127

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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