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

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 28, 2021 at 02:00 PM (UTC)London Stadium, London

West Ham
2-2
Crystal Palace

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What was the result of West Ham vs Crystal Palace?

West Ham and Crystal Palace drew 2-2 on August 28, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 39′Pablo FornalsWest Ham
  • 58′C. GallagherCrystal Palace
  • 68′M. AntonioWest Ham
  • 70′C. GallagherCrystal Palace

Official lineup for West Ham vs Crystal Palace

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

West Ham

4-2-3-1
  1. 20J. Bowen
  1. 22S. Benrahma
  2. 8Pablo Fornals
  3. 41D. Rice
  1. 28T. Souček
  2. 9M. Antonio
  1. 5V. Coufal
  2. 15C. Dawson
  3. 3A. Cresswell
  4. 21A. Ogbonna
  1. 1Ł. Fabiański

Crystal Palace

4-3-3
  1. 11W. Zaha
  2. 9J. Ayew
  3. 20C. Benteke
  1. 23C. Gallagher
  2. 8C. Kouyaté
  3. 18J. McArthur
  1. 3T. Mitchell
  2. 6M. Guéhi
  3. 16J. Andersen
  4. 2J. Ward
  1. 13Guaita
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, West Ham have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Crystal Palace have 6, 2 and 7.

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

West Ham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 23, 2021Leicester(home)4-1Premier League
Aug 15, 2021Newcastle(away)4-2Premier League
Aug 7, 2021Atalanta(home)2-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 31, 2021Brentford(away)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 24, 2021Celtic(away)6-2Friendlies Clubs
Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 24, 2021Watford(away)0-1League Cup
Aug 21, 2021Brentford(home)0-0Premier League
Aug 14, 2021Chelsea(away)0-3Premier League
Aug 7, 2021Watford(home)3-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 31, 2021Reading(away)3-1Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 West Ham wins, 2 draws, 2 Crystal Palace wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 26, 2021Crystal Palace 2-3 West HamPremier League
Dec 16, 2020West Ham 1-1 Crystal PalacePremier League
Dec 26, 2019Crystal Palace 2-1 West HamPremier League
Oct 5, 2019West Ham 1-2 Crystal PalacePremier League
Feb 9, 2019Crystal Palace 1-1 West HamPremier League
Dec 8, 2018West Ham 3-2 Crystal PalacePremier League

Last archived meeting: Crystal Palace vs West Ham on Jan 26, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

West Ham score 2.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 1.1 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
West Ham2.20.958/159/15
Crystal Palace1.11.446/157/15

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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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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