Crystal Palace v West Ham: Line-up, stats and preview

A huge game for West Ham – and for Tottenham fans – takes place in south London under the lights on Monday night.

For Oliver Glasner’s Crystal Palace, this is an opportunity to continue their late-season surge. The Eagles have been in fine form recently, most notably securing a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United last time out to sit comfortably in 13th place with 42 points.

West Ham, however, arrive at Selhurst Park with far more anxiety. Sitting 17th in the table after Saturday’s results, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are perilously close to the drop zone.

Despite a morale-boosting 4-0 thumping of Wolves recently, the Hammers have struggled for consistency, losing 16 times this campaign. A win would provide a massive cushion between themselves and the bottom three, but their away form remains a major concern for the traveling faithful.

Tottenham conceding a late equaliser at home to Brighton left them 18th going into Sunday’s games. How important could that goal yet prove in the shake-up?

Team news for Crystal Palace v West Ham

Oliver Glasner is expected to stick with his favored 3-4-3 system. Jørgen Strand Larsen or JP Mateta will lead the line, supported by the creative duo of Brennan Johnson and Yeremy Pino. The Eagles remain without long-term absentees Eddie Nketiah and Chadi Riad.

Adam Wharton and Maxence Lacroix both picked up injuries in European action in midweek which could be a major blow.

West Ham are bolstered by the form of Jarrod Bowen, who has been their standout performer with eight goals and eight assists this season. Nuno is likely to deploy a 4-4-1-1 formation, with Taty Castellanos leading the line and Crysencio Summerville providing threat from the flanks.

The Hammers have no injury issues.

Predicted line-ups for Crystal Palace v West Ham

Crystal Palace: Henderson; Canvot, Richards, Riad; Munoz, Lerma, Hughes, Sosa; Sarr, Johnson; Mateta

West Ham: Hermansen; Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf; Bowen, Soucek, Fernandes, Summerville; Pablo; Castellanos

Where to watch Crystal Palace v West Ham: TV and online streams

The match is broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League. It can be streamed through Sky or Now.

Stats for Crystal Palace v West Ham

• In 2026 so far, only Bruno Fernandes (10) has more Premier League assists than West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen (7 in 13 games). Bowen has also scored in each of his last two league games against Crystal Palace.
• Jean-Philippe Mateta’s two goals against Newcastle took him to 48 Premier League goals for Crystal Palace, with Wilfried Zaha (68) the only previous Palace player to score 50. The brace took him to 37 goals in 75 games under Oliver Glasner, the outright most by an Eagles player under one manager in the competition – Zaha scored 35 in 134 games under Roy Hodgson.
• Four of West Ham’s last seven Premier League goals have come via corners, with three of those scored by Konstantinos Mavropanos. The Greek central defender had only scored one goal in his first 81 appearances for Arsenal and the Hammers before this run of three in three.

Prediction for Crystal Palace v West Ham

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While Palace are the favorites on paper, the desperation of West Ham’s relegation battle often produces gritty performances. We expect a tight, cagey affair with both sides settling for a point that helps their respective season targets.