Crystal Palace 2 - 3 West Ham United: Finished | 2021-01-26 | Premier League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Vicente Guaita	0	3	5

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Wilfried Zaha 3'	1	0	4	2	1
Christian Benteke 73'	0	1	0	1	0

Midfielders	S	FC	FW
James McArthur	1	3	0
Eberechi Eze	0	0	3
Luka Milivojevic 73'	0	1	2
Andros Townsend 66'	0	0	0

Defenders	FC	FW
Joel Ward	1	0
Tyrick Mitchell	0	0
Cheikhou Kouyaté	1	1
Gary Cahill	0	0

Substitutes	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Michy 66'(Andros Townsend) 97'	1	0	1	0	0
Jordan Ayew 73'(Christian Benteke)	0	1	0	0	1
Jairo Riedewald 73'(Luka Milivojevic)	0	0	0	0	0
James McCarthy	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Dann	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick van Aanholt	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Kelly	0	0	0	0	0
Nathaniel Clyne	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Butland	0	0	0	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Lukasz Fabianski	0	2	1

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Michail Antonio 83'	0	1	6	2	1

Midfielders	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Declan Rice	0	0	0	1	0
Tomas Soucek 9', 25'	2	0	3	2	1
Pablo Fornals	0	0	1	0	3
Saïd Benrahma 87'	0	0	2	2	1
Jarrod Bowen 81'	0	1	0	0	1

Defenders	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Vladimir Coufal	0	0	1	1	1
Aaron Cresswell	0	1	1	0	0
Craig Dawson 65'	1	0	1	0	1
Angelo Ogbonna	0	0	0	0	0

Substitutes	FC	FW
Ryan Fredericks 81'(Jarrod Bowen)	0	0
Andriy Yarmolenko 83'(Michail Antonio)	0	0
Mark Noble 87'(Saïd Benrahma)	0	0
Ademipo Odubeko	0	0
Ben Johnson	0	0
Issa Diop	0	0
Manuel Lanzini	0	0
Fabián Balbuena	0	0
David Martin	-	-

90'+8'

Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!

90'+8'

Palace will be visited by Wolves next, while West Ham host reigning champions Liverpool.

90'+8'

There goes the full-time whistle! A thrilling contest is finally brought to a close and West Ham emerge the victors. Palace opened the scoring inside three minutes as Zaha lashed in, but Soucek scored twice to put the Hammers into the lead before the break. Batshuayi grabbed a consolation from close range late on, but Moyes' side take all three points and temporarily move into the top four! It finishes 3-2 to West Ham!

90'+8'

FULL-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 2-3 WEST HAM

90'+7'

Ayew's flick was clever and inventive, allowing Batshuayi the opportunity to convert from inside the six-yard box.

90'+7'

GOAL!! PALACE HAVE ONE BACK!!! McArthur drives into the middle and feeds Ayew, who produces a lovely flick for Batshuayi to slot home from close range! It's 3-2 now, but there may not be time for any more action.

90'+4'

Fornals drives dangerously at the Palace defence but Kouyate gets back just in time to put in a crucial challenge.

90'+2'

West Ham are compact and look relatively comfortable at the moment. They're repelling whatever Palace have thrown at them so far.

90'

There will be SIX minutes of added time. Can Palace pull off an unlikely comeback?

87'

Moyes makes another defensive change, replacing Benrahma with the industrious Noble in midfield.

85'

CLOSE! West Ham are sat very deep and Palace are starting to pile the pressure on now. They work it well around the edge of the box and McArthur tries to lash one in from distance, but it's only just over the bar!

83'

Moyes affords Antonio - who is unlucky not to be on the scoresheet - a rest, with Yarmolenko replacing him up front.

83'

WIDE! Palace work the ball well and set Zaha up on the edge of the box and the forward curls towards the far corner, but it's just wide of the target!

81'

Moyes is clearly keen to see the game out securely as he replaces right-winger Bowen with a right-back in Fredericks.

79'

Palace have the ball now but they can't seem to increase the tempo. West Ham are in an organised block behind the ball and the hosts haven't got the creativity to break them down at present.

77'

Soucek tries his luck from outside the box but it's blocked away and Palace have it back. They go up the other end but Zaha takes on a speculative effort of his own and sends it high over the bar.

75'

West Ham are controlling proceedings now, playing the ball safely around and keeping possession. They're not allowing Palace to build any momentum.

73'

Meanwhile, Milivojevic is replaced by the more mobile Riedewald in the centre of midfield.

73'

Hodgson makes a double-change now as he tries to get his side back into the game. The ineffective Benteke is off for Ayew up front in the first alteration.

71'

Benrahma pulls off a dazzling piece of skill in the corner, flicking the ball behind him and past two markers to Coufal, who promptly loses possession.

69'

WIDE! Rice's cross from the left drops for Coufal on the edge of the box and the right-back strikes it on the half-volley, but he drags it off-target to the left. It heads towards Antonio, but the speed of the strike makes it difficult to direct the ball and the striker can only steer it wide of the post! His team are leading, but he's still frustrated not to get himself on the scoresheet.

67'

Dawson has scored two goals in his last four appearances for West Ham in all competitions, as many as in his previous 34 appearances across spells with West Ham, West Ham U21s and Watford.

66'

Hodgson responds to going further behind by replacing Townsend with an extra striker in Batshuayi, while Zaha moves into a wider role.

65'

Bowen lofted his corner into a good area and it hung nicely in the air for Dawson to attack with power.

65'

GOAL!!! IT'S 3-1 TO WEST HAM!! The visitors' dominance finally pays off as Bowen swings a corner in from the right and Dawson makes a late run into the box, towering over Cahill to power a header in from six yards out!

64'

Antonio shifts effortlessly through the gears as he glides in from the left wing, escaping several markers before taking a shot from the edge of the box that's charged down.

62'

SAVE! Coufal surges forward and fires a low cross in from the right that takes a wicked deflection off Kouyate, but Guatia is on hand to keep it out!

59'

SAVE! What a save by Guaita!! Benrahma drifts out to the right and crosses into the six-yard box, where an unmarked Antonio meets it on the volley, but somehow Guaita keeps it out! Benrahma then races onto the loose ball, but the Palace keeper gets a hand to that as well! Antonio can't believe he's not scored yet!

57'

Soucek (24:15) has netted the fastest brace from the start of a Premier Legaue game for West Ham since Mark Noble against Manchester United in April 2011 (also 24:15). Can Soucek get his hat-trick in the time that remains?

55'

Bowen tries his luck from range but the effort is blocked. He then tries to slip Antonio in behind, but the flag goes up for offside.

53'

Coufal clatters into Benteke as the pair compete for an aerial ball just inside the Hammers box, but the free-kick is given West Ham's way. The Palace striker looks bewildered.

51'

Kouyate appears to have come off worse and it takes longer to check him over, but eventually Palace have both central defenders back on the pitch and, thankfully, neither appears to be seriously hurt.

45'+3'

Palace seemed to fall apart after going behind and can count themselves lucky to be just one goal down at half-time. Hodgson has to get his side to regroup ahead of the second half if they are to get back into the game. Moyes, meanwhile, will rightly feel that his side should have made their first-half dominance pay and put the game to bed before the break.

49'

There's a clash of heads between Kouyate and Cahill as they both go for the same ball and the game is stopped so both players can receive treatment.

45'+3'

There goes the half-time whistle! Palace got off to the perfect start as Zaha fired the hosts ahead inside the first three minutes, but Soucek levelled the scores just six minutes later with a powerful header from close range. The Hammers midfielder then put his side in front, squeezing the ball in at the near post following a free-kick into the box. Antonio struck the post twice after that, but the visitors couldn't extend their advantage. It's 2-1 to West Ham at the break!

45'+3'

HALF-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 1-2 WEST HAM

47'

SAVE! Eze pounces on a mix-up in the West Ham midfield and drives at goal with options left and right. He plays it through for Zaha to his left, but Fabianski is out to close the angle and block the shot! Zaha gets onto the rebound, but the Polish goalkeeper blocks his cross behind for a corner!

46'

We're back under way for the second half!

45'+1'

Kouyate charges down the Palace right as the hosts try to break away after defending a corner, but Antonio slides in and fouls him to stop the counter. Kouyate is furious that Antonio isn't booked.

44'

Zaha rushes out to challenge Coufal on the wing and leaves a lazy leg trailing, catching the full-back. Palace look a frustrated outfit and need to regroup at half-time.

42'

Each of the first three goal attempts in this game were scored - the first time that each of the first three in a Premier League game have all been converted since Everton played Leicester City in April 2017.

40'

POST! Antonio hits the woodwork again! The ball is cut back towards Fornals on the penalty spot, but he dummies cleverly for Cresswell behind him. The left-back takes the shot on, but drags it well wide of the goal and it hits Antonio, who can only direct it onto the post with the goal gaping!

38'

Guaita is called into action again as he's forced to charge off his line and thump a ball in behind clear. The pressure is unrelenting.

36'

SAVE! West Ham continue to pile the pressure on, zipping it around in the Palace half before Fornals hits one from the edge of the box, but it's a little too central and Guaita gets down and holds on.

34'

West Ham are completely dominant now and Palace are struggling to get the ball to their main threats. The visitors are pushing high up the field and winning the midfield battle.

32'

SAVE! Soucek, on a hat-trick, pops up on the edge of the box and fires a low shot towards the bottom-right corner, but Guaita is down to make the save!

29'

Palace are suddenly all over the place. Their confidence looks shot and their passing has been very sloppy since going behind.

25'

Antonio earns himself another assist for the slight touch he got on Cresswell's free-kick, but the left-back deserves plenty of credit for the quality of his delivery.

25'

GOAL!!! SOUCEK PUTS WEST HAM IN FRONT!! Cresswell curls a free-kick into the back post where Soucek meets it, controlling on his knee before poking in at Guaita's near post! It's 2-1 to the Hammers! A VAR check for offside is being conducted, however.

24'

Kouyate is furious as he believes Antonio has bought a foul against him, backing into the defender before going down. The set-piece is in a promising position for a dangerous delivery.

21'

Eze has looked very bright today and has linked up well with Zaha. He looks to burst down the left and gets around Coufal, drawing a foul from the Hammers right-back.

19'

There's a bit of confusion as Zaha is hauled down by Soucek and the referee initially plays advantage, but Benteke doesn't hold his run and is immediately caught offside, meaning the play is brought back to the initial Palace free-kick for the foul on Zaha.

17'

Eze drifts into the middle and produces a lovely turn get away from Benrahma and Rice before going for a sharp one-two with Zaha, but the return ball goes astray.

15'

Zaha picks up a loose ball in the Hammers' half and feeds Eze on the left. The youngster curls a cross into the middle, but Benteke is back on his heels and the delivery is wasted.

13'

Interestingly, Fornals is playing out on the left for West Ham, with Benrahma operating in the space behind Antonio.

11'

Since his debut in February 2020, no player has scored more headed goals in the Premier League than Soucek (5). In that time, only Bruno Fernandes (19) has scored more goals than Soucek (9) among midfielders.

9'

Antonio made a sharp run to the byline and showed great invention to hook the bouncing ball into the path of Soucek, who made no mistake with the finish from close range.

9'

GOAL!!! WEST HAM ARE LEVEL!!! Fornals dinks the ball towards the left byline in the box for the run of Antonio, who hooks it back across goal for Soucek - making a late run into the box - to power a header in! It's 1-1!

7'

Zaha has now scored nine goals in 17 Premier League appearances this season - only in 2018-19 (10) has he bagged more in a single campaign in the competition.

5'

Zaha has scored just his fourth Premier League goal from outside the box and his first since doing so against Chelsea in July 2020.

3'

Benteke occupied a couple of defenders with his back to goal and played it back to Zaha with one touch, giving the Ivory Coast international just enough space to pick out the corner.

3'

GOAL!! WHAT A START FOR PALACE!!! Zaha receives the ball in a tight space just outside the box, plays a neat one-two with Benteke and drills a low shot into the bottom-left corner! That was sharp from Palace's top scorer and it's 1-0 to the hosts!

1'

We're under way at Selhurst Park!

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Palace have won just four of their last 22 home Premier League London derbies (D6 L12), while West Ham have an identical record in their last 22 away London derbies in the competition, losing five of their last six. In fact, only Fulham have picked up fewer points (1) in Premier League London derbies so far this season than the Hammers (5).

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Palace have not lost any of their last four Premier League games against West Ham (W2 D2), their longest unbeaten streak against the Hammers in the competition. However, Moyes has won all four of his away league matches against the Eagles, doing so with four different teams – Preston North End (2001), Everton (2004), Manchester United (2014) and Sunderland (2017).

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Meanwhile, West Ham manager David Moyes makes seven changes after his rotated team earned a 4-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers in the FA Cup on Saturday. Fabianski, Soucek, Fornals and Benrahma are the four players to keep their spots, while Arthur Masuaku and Darren Randolph remain sidelined.

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Palace head coach Roy Hodgson makes three changes after his side were beaten 4-0 by Manchester City in their last outing. Zaha, Benteke and Kouyate come into the starting line-up, with Ayew and McCarthy dropping to the bench - James Tomkins misses out altogether through injury. The central defender joins a lengthy list of absentees that includes Connor Wickham, Jeffrey Schlupp, Mamadou Sakho, Wayne Hennessey, Nathan Ferguson and Jean-Philippe Mateta.

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West Ham substitutes: Issa Diop, Andriy Yarmolenko, Ryan Fredericks, Ben Johnson, David Martin, Mark Noble, Manuel Lanzini, Ademipo Odubeko, Fabian Balbuena.

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West Ham XI (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Vladimir Coufal, Craig Dawson, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell; Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice; Jarrod Bowen, Said Benrahma, Pablo Fornals; Michail Antonio.

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Crystal Palace substitutes: Scott Dann, Jairo Riedewald, Jack Butland, Jordan Ayew, Patrick van Aanholt, Martin Kelly, James McCarthy, Nathaniel Clyne, Michy Batshuayi.

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Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, Cheikhou Kouyate, Gary Cahill, Tyrick Mitchell; Andros Townsend, James McArthur, Luka Milivojevic, Eberechi Eze; Christian Benteke, Wifried Zaha.

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West Ham have enjoyed a strong start to the season and find themselves seventh, just two points off fourth-placed Liverpool and could temporarily leapfrog the reigning champions with victory over London rivals Palace.

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