West Ham United vs Crystal Palace Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Premier League 2025

West Ham United vs Crystal Palace Preview

• Tournament: 2025/26 Premier League
• Date: Saturday, 20th September 2025
• Kick-Off Timing: 14:00 PM GMT
• Venue: London Stadium, London

An enticing Premier League clash can be expected as an under-pressure West Ham United take on an upbeat Crystal Palace side on Saturday afternoon. The West Ham United vs Crystal Palace clash will take place at the London Stadium, with both sides eager to get three points. Here is our West Ham United vs Crystal Palace preview. West Ham have had a poor start to the 2025/26 season, with just one win from five games across all competitions. They're in 18th place in the Premier League table with three points, and Graham Potter will hope his players can produce an efficient performance and be clinical in taking up their chances to get a win and ease the pressure on him.

Crystal Palace have impressed in the early parts of the 2025/26 campaign and are actually on a 10-match unbeaten run in the Premier League. They have, although, only won one of their four league games so far and are in ninth place in the table, with Oliver Glasner being eager for his side to turn the draws into wins and be way more ruthless in taking up their chances against the Hammers.

West Ham United Team News

Graham Potter will be without his key midfielder, Tomas Soucek, as he serves out a suspension after being sent off in the recent loss to Spurs. Luis Guilherme is also out for the long term with a shoulder injury.

Crystal Palace Team News

Oliver Glasner has his share of injury troubles. The likes of Ismaila Sarr (thigh), Cheick Doucoure (knee), Chadi Riad (knee), Odsonne Edouard (calf), and Caleb Kpoha (back) are all out, while Adam Wharton and Eddie Nketiah could be in the squad.

West Ham United vs Crystal Palace Predicted Lineups

Here are our West Ham United vs Crystal Palace predicted lineups.

West Ham United Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Mats Hermansen

Defenders: Kyle Walker-Peters, Kostas Mavropanos, Max Kilman, El Hadji Diouf

Midfielders: Mateus Fernandes, James Ward-Prowse, Lucas Paqueta

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen, Crysencio Summerville, Callum Wilson

Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1):

Goalkeeper: Dean Henderson

Defenders: Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi, Daniel Munox, Tyrick Mitchell

Midfielders: Jefferson Lerma, Adam Wharton

Forwards: Yeremy Pino, Daichi Kamada, Jean-Philippe Mateta

West Ham United vs Crystal Palace Head-to-Head record

There have been 70 matches to have taken place between these two. Out of that, West Ham United have won 26 games and Crystal Palace have won 20 times. In their last five games, West Ham have only won one game, and Crystal Palace have won three times.

Key Players to Watch in West Ham United vs Crystal Palace

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United)

Jarrod Bowen has had a shaky start to the 2025/26 campaign with just one goal, but he has overperformed his 0.43 xG (expected goals). He needs to raise his performance levels to torment the Crystal Palace defenders. Bowen will look to make smart runs into the final third to help create chances for teammates, but he needs to be sharp and efficient enough to put away any chances that fall his way to uplift West Ham's goal threat.

Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace)

Jean-Philippe Mateta has also only scored one goal in the Premier League this season and actually underperformed his 1.83 xG (expected goals). However, the Frenchman's goal-scoring quality is well known. Mateta will look to trouble the defenders with his smart off-the-ball runs and needs to read the game well to get to the end of big chances and put them away decisively to help his side get a big away win.

West Ham United vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Considering how entertaining the recent London derbies between these two teams have been, this upcoming clash should be a thrilling encounter as well! Because of the pressure West Ham are under to win, they'll throw the kitchen sink at the Eagles to get a necessary win.

Both teams should have plenty of chances, but Crystal Palace's admirable recent away form can tip things in their favor. The Eagles should be able to capitalize on West Ham's shaky form to produce an efficient performance to claw a win. Here is our West Ham United vs Crystal Palace prediction.

Predicted Score: West Ham United 0-1 Crystal Palace

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