The Premier League’s worst defence so far meets the joint-best defence as West Ham take on Crystal Palace at the London Stadium.
The Irons have already lost two London derbies at home this season, being hammered by both Chelsea and Spurs and Graham Potter knows he needs to start picking up results if he is to keep his job.
On the other end, Palace are unbeaten and Oliver Glasner is the club’s most popular manager in a generation. However, they have won just one of their four league games and are struggling to score goals consistently.
The Sporting News has all the latest odds, tips and predictions for this exciting clash.
West Ham vs. Crystal Palace prediction
West Ham have shipped eight in two home games so far giving Palace the perfect opportunity to get back among the goals. They should in a tight win.
The Sporting News’ Score Prediction:
West Ham 1-2 Crystal Palace
- Graham Potter is the favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his job according to the bookies.
- Most of the favourite score picks for West Ham vs. Crystal Palace are best priced with Bet365.
- Oliver Glasner is the leading contender to replace Ruben Amorim at Man United.
West Ham vs. Crystal Palace football team lineups
Here’s how we think the two sides will line up on Saturday, with Kyle Walker-Peters expected to once again keep out Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
West Ham predicted lineup to play Crystal Palace
(4-2-3-1, right to left)
Hermansen (GK) — Walker-Peters, Mavraponos, Kilman, Diouf — Ward-Prowse, Paqueta — Bowen, Fernandes, Summerville — Wilson
Injured: Niclas Fullkrug, Luis Guilherme
Suspended: Tomas Soucek
Crystal Palace predicted lineup to play West Ham
(3-4-3, right to left)
Henderson (GK) — Richards, Lacroix, Guehi — Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell — Pino, Kamada, Mateta
Injured: Chadi Riad, Adam Wharton, Cheick Doucoure, Ismaila Sarr, Eddie Nketiah
Suspended: None
West Ham vs. Crystal Palace latest odds, correct score betting
Palace are the 7/5 favourites with Paddy Power, with West Ham back at 19/10. The draw is 9/4.
Our 2-1 prediction is at decent odds with Bet365 but here’s the best available odds for four of the other most likely results.
| Result | Odds* | Bet with |
| West Ham 1-0 | 9/1 | Bet365 |
| Palace 1-0 | 15/2 | Bet365 |
| West Ham 2-1 | 11/1 | Bet365 |
| Palace 2-1 | 9/1 | Bet365 |
| Draw 1-1 | 6/1 | Bet365 |
*Click odds to bet direct with our selected partners. Odds correct at time of publish.
West Ham vs. Crystal Palace team news
- Tomas Soucek is suspended after his red card in the loss to Spurs, meaning Lucas Paqueta could shift into midfield and Callum Wilson come in up top.
- Palace are still without several key players and are likely to name the same side that drew with Sunderland.
West Ham vs. Crystal Palace Bet Builder tips
Our bet builder for this one is Palace to win, both teams to score, over 2.5 goals and Jean-Philippe Mateta to score anytime. That is currently over 20/1 with Bet365.
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How to watch West Ham vs. Crystal Palace: Live stream, TV channel
- Date: Saturday, September 20
- Venue: The London Stadium
- Time & TV/Stream: 3:00 p.m., not televised in the UK