Crystal Palace hosts West Ham in round 19 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Thursday, December 26th at Selhurst Park (London)
Crystal Palace is significantly inferior in performance to many Premier League teams, but the Eagles have problems in attacking mainly in matches with rivals that have a good defense and are at the top of the standings. In recent home matches, Hodgson’s men did not score only Man City and Leicester, but they successfully breached the defense of Norwich, Brighton, and Bournemouth. In general, only three clubs managed to keep a clean sheet at Selhurst Park in 2019. Therefore, the low performance of Crystal Palace should not be confusing.
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Perhaps we can say that the team of Pellegrini is gradually “coming to life”. West Ham performed very well in the last derbies, having managed to not only score Arsenal, Tottenham, and Chelsea but also even to take away three points from Stamford Bridge. The other day, the Hammers dealt with Southampton. Moreover, the men of Pellegrini deserved to score more than one goal in a match with the Saints. That is, WHU looked good in the attack in the last games. And given that the Hammers managed to breach the defense of the giants of London, we can count on their goal in a less status derby.
West Ham can arrange the same assault as in the game with Tottenham, under which Crystal Palace may not resist. The Eagles did not shine on the defensive even without losses and kept a clean sheet in only six out of 18 matches of the Premier League. However, the visitors can take advantage of the absence of Fabiansky and Fredericks (they will not play due to excessive yellow cards). However, the Hammers showed a terrible game in defense in the last 12 games and kept a clean sheet only twice. Crystal Palace will intentionally give up the initiative and will be able to arrange quick counterattacks due to the speed of Ayew and Zaha. Therefore, I think that the derby will be scoring. In October, the teams played briskly and exchanged goals in West Ham’s field.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score - yes
