Prediction: Crystal Palace to win 2-1
Best Odds: 15/2
Bookmaker: Zetbet
Crystal Palace and West Ham United will lock horns with each other in the Premier League next week. The London derby between the Eagles and the Hammers will be held at Selhurst Park and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK next Monday.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace finished 12th in the Premier League table last season and won the FA Cup. Under manager Oliver Glasner, the Eagles were expected to kick on this season, but it has not exactly worked out that way.
Palace are 13th in the Premier League table at the moment with 42 points from 31 matches. The London club are 12 points above the relegation zone and only six points behind sixth-placed Chelsea.
The Eagles, though, will be without Glasner at the end of the season, with the manager having already decided that he will leave. Palace will take on Fiorentina away from home in Italy in the second leg of their UEFA Conference League quarter-final tie on Thursday evening before facing West Ham United at Selhurst Park in London next Monday.
Team News:
Crystal Palace are likely to line up in a 3-4-3 formation against West Ham United. Dean Henderson will be in goal for the Eagles. Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix and Caleb Canvot will be the three defenders. Daniel Munoz and Tyrick Mitchell will be the two wing-backs, with Adam Wharton and Daichi Kamada deployed in midfield. Ismaila Sarr, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Yeremy Pino will start in attack.
West Ham United
West Ham United are one of the biggest and most established clubs in the Premier League, but after a hugely disappointing 2024-25 season, it now looks likely that their luck has finally run out and they will end up in the Championship at the end of the current season.
The Hammers are 17th in the Premier League table at the moment with 32 points from 32 matches, two points above the bottom three.
West Ham will head into the London derby against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park next Monday on the back of a 4-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at London Stadium in the Premier League. It came after a defeat to Leeds United in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, which followed a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park in the Premier League.
Team News:
West Ham United are likely to line up in a 4-4-1-1 formation against Crystal Palace next week. Mads Hermansen will be in goal for the Hammers. Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Axel Disasi and El Hadji Malick Diouf will be the four defenders. Mateus Fernandes and Tomas Soucek will be the two holding midfielders. Jarrod Bowen, Pablo and Crysencio Summerville will be the three attacking midfielders. ValentÃn Castellanos will lead the line for the Hammers.
Key Factors to Consider
- Crystal Palace have won 3 of their last 6 Premier League games.
- Crystal Palace have scored 35 goals and conceded 36 goals in 31 Premier League games.
- Crystal Palace have lost 2 of their last 6 Premier League games.
- West Ham United have won just 8 of their 32 Premier League matches this season.
- West Ham United have lost 16 of their 32 Premier League matches this season.
Conclusion
Crystal Palace are in better form at the moment and have a better team than West Ham United. It is very likely that the Eagles will pick up all three points from the London derby.
Prediction: Crystal Palace to win 2-1
Best Odds: 15/2
Bookmaker: Zetbet
