West Ham vs Crystal Palace LIVE - What time does it start, TV channel, team news, odds and predictions
There are two places but six points between West Ham United and Crystal Palace as the two teams meet on Saturday afternoon.
West Ham won in midweek against Cardiff City, and are now nine points clear of the relegation zone in 13th place.
Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace slumped to a disappointing 3-1 defeat at rivals Brighton last week but did win their first home game of the season against Burnley last week; they’re in 15th place on 12 points. Follow the live action below.
Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's 3pm Premier League games, with a busy day of action featuring five afternoon matches as part of an eight-game programme.
Once Bournemouth vs Liverpool has wrapped up in the day's early match - which you can follow live here - the action moves north as Arsenal host Huddersfield at the Emirates looking to record a 21st consecutive unbeaten result. Manchester United are also in action at 3pm as they welcome Claudio Ranieri's Fulham to Old Trafford, with Jose Mourinho's side in desperate need of a win after four league games without victory.
Burnley will look to try and climb out of the relegation zone as they face Brighton at Turf Moor, while Cardiff will take on a Southampton side being guided by new manager Ralph Hasenhuttl for the first time. Finally, West Ham and Crystal Palace collide in a derby at the London Stadium, before the day's late games take centre stage.
Ralph Hasenhuttl has picked his first team since taking charge of Southampton on Thursday, with Oriol Romeu and Jan Bednarek earning opportunities from the start. The two were rather cast aside lately under predecessor Mark Hughes, but Hasenhuttl has trusted them to do the job in what could be a huge game at the bottom against Cardiff.
No Paul Pogba yet again for Manchester United, though Romelu Lukaku does return to the starting eleven. It seems Jose Mourinho has ditched the three-at-the-back he played both last weekend and against Arsenal in midweek.
Lucas Perez capitalised on Marko Arnautovic's injury against Cardiff to secure back-to-back victories in the league for the first time in nearly two years for West Ham. He starts again and will hope to repeat his double dose against Crystal Palace at the London Stadium.
GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Crystal Palace (James McArthur, 6 minutes)
A free kick is delivered into the West Ham box and won by former Hammer James Tomkins, who flicks it on to James McArthur, lurking in space and able to jab it past Lukasz Fabianski to give Palace the early lead.
Diogo Dalot twice delivers into the Fulham box, but first Denis Odoi (with his head) and then Sergio Rico (with his gloves) are able to clear and claim to prevent any danger.
West Ham United vs Crystal Palace kicks off at 3:00pm (GMT) on Saturday 8th December.
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.
Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.
Highlights will be shown at 10:20pm on BBC One.
Lucas Perez scored twice last week for the Hammers (Getty)
Player to watch…
Lucas Perez: The Spanish striker scored his first league goals for 700 days on Wednesday, as his double helped the Hammers beat Cardiff City 3-1. The 30-year-old came off the bench to great effect, and will be pushing for a start in a team which has discovered some form in recent weeks. Perez signed from Arsenal for £4m in the summer but has been restricted to just six appearances from the bench in the league so far this season.
Form guide…
West Ham United: LWDLWW
Crystal Palace: LLLDWL
Odds…
West Ham United to win: 5/4
Crystal Palace to win: 47/20
Draw: 47/20
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
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