West Ham United vs Crystal Palace live: What time does it start, what TV channel is it on, where can I watch it?
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Arsenal, West Ham and Southampton are all in action at 3pm as a busy day of Premier League action continues with six matches taking place in the top flight, with Leicester vs Chelsea set to wrap up the day’s programme in the evening kick-off. Chelsea will remain top of the table regardless of the result at the King Power Stadium, though the chasing pack will hope to close the gap to the league leaders. Follow all the action here.
Today’s fixtures:
- Tottenham vs West Brom – 12:30
- Burnley vs Southampton – 15:00
- Hull vs Bournemouth – 15:00
- Sunderland vs Stoke – 15:00
- Swansea vs Arsenal – 15:00
- Watford vs Middlesbrough – 15:00
- West Ham vs Crystal Palace – 15:00
- Leicester vs Chelsea – 15:00
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Preview...
Just over a week on since they were left red-faced in the FA Cup 3rd round tie against Manchester City, West Ham will try to regroup at home against former manager Sam Allardyce’s Crystal Palace.
West Ham will be looking to break a run of three straight defeats, whereas Palace will be looking for their first win under Sam Allardyce and their first win since the 3rd of December.
It’s a big game for…
Manuel Lanzini. From his last three games, it would seem that Lanzini loves playing in a London derby, having scored six of his nine goals in those games and scoring in all three against Palace.
With Dimitri Payet not as influential in games as of late, attentions turn to the Argentine trickster; he will be looked upon to run the game, against a stubborn Palace defence that knows him well.
Best stat…
During his time at Sunderland, Sam Allardyce lost only one match against West Ham, out of a possible 10 (W5 D4 L1).
Remember when…
Arguably one of the best free kicks for a while, specialist Dimitri Payet stepped up and slotted it into the top right hand corner in one of the last games at Upton Park.
Player to watch…
Christian Benteke. Since his arrival in the summer, the Belgian striker has scored a respectable eight goals from 18 games played, but with Wilfried Zaha away with the Ivory Coast for the Africa Cup of Nations, Allardyce and co have to figure out how to supply the former Liverpool striker with the service Zaha was giving him.
Past three meetings…
Crystal Palace 0 West Ham 1 (Lanzini) Selhurst Park, October 2016
West Ham 2 (Lanzini, Payet) Crystal Palace 2 (Delaney, Gayle) Upton Park, April 2016
Crystal Palace 1 (Cabaye) West Ham (Jenkinson, Lanzini, Payet) Selhurst Park, October 2015
Form guide…
West Ham: WWWLLL
Crystal Palace: LLDLLD
Vital information…
Kick off time: 3pm
TV: BBC1 highlights
Odds…
West Ham to win: 6/5
Crystal Palace to win: 5/2
Draw: 5/2
(Odds provided by BetVictor)
3 mins: GOAL! HULL 0 BOURNEMOUTH 1:
Junior Stanislas makes no mistake from the penalty spot, smashing the ball down the middle of Eldin Jakupovic's goal. Marco Silva's Premier League debut as Hull City manager is off to the worst possible start.
Moving scenes at Vicarage Road in tribute to Watford's greatest son.
7 mins: DISALLOWED GOAL! WATFORD 0 MIDDLESBROUGH 0:
The ball is in the back of the net at Vicarage Road, but it's not going to count. Cristhian Stuani steered past Heurelho Gomes after Alvaro Negredo had nodded down, but the Uruguayan was a yard ahead of his marker and was correctly flagged offside. However, it's an early warning for the out-of-form Hornets.
15 mins: GOAL! SUNDERLAND 0 STOKE 1:
Stoke City take the lead at the Stadium of Light! Marko Arnautovic took control in the box, and although Vito Mannone was equal to the Austrian's first effort, the Austrian was alert enough to smash home at the second attempt.
21 mins: GOAL! SUNDERLAND 0 STOKE 2:
Two for Stoke City, two for Marko Arnautovic! After failing to score in 12 matches, the Austrian now has two in six minutes after finishing a brilliant team move that saw him play one-twos with Charlie Adam and then Peter Crouch before beating Vito Mannone at the near post. It's a long way back for the Black Cats now.
27 mins: West Ham 0 Crystal Palace 0:
I've just tuned into the action at the London Stadium for the first time this afternoon to be greeted by the sight of Andy Carroll, rolling around injured on the pitch. Some things never change.
The West Ham striker is back up in the thick of the action, if the action is jumping up and down on the spot, shouting at referee Neil Swarbrick for ignoring handball claims in the box.
32 mins: GOAL! HULL 1 BOURNEMOUTH 1:
Abel Hernandez has levelled it up at the KCOM Stadium. The Uruguayan striker has only his second of the season as he rose to head home Andy Robertson's perfect left-wing cross. Welcome relief for the Premier League's bottom club and their new manager.
34 mins: GOAL! SUNDERLAND 0 STOKE 3:
Peter Crouch has his 99th Premier League goal, and some Sunderland fans have decided that they have seen enough of this first half. It's a trademark header from the veteran striker, who gets up highest to beat Vito Mannone with the Sunderland stopper out of position after spilling Xherdan Shaqiri's shot. David Moyes' men are in big trouble.
37 mins: GOAL! SWANSEA 0 ARSENAL 1:
Olivier Giroud has scored in every Premier League match he has started this season, and it's a run he's continued at the Liberty Stadium after poking in from five yards out. The Frenchman was roaming in the right place to convert after Mesut Ozil's header from Alexis Sanchez's cross had been blocked at close range.
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