⚽ Crystal Palace 4-3 West Ham Utd (29/4/23)

[funky chicken]

Premier League
Saturday 29th April
Selhurst Park
Kick-off: 12:30
Live on BT Sport 1

Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistants: Scott Ledger & Derek Eaton
Fourth official: Andy Madley
VAR: Jarred Gillett
Assistant VAR: Adrian Holmes

[master]

Same starting eleven with double training sessions for all 11 today, tomorrow and early Saturday morning. Love Sargent Moyes.

[hammers92]

Play anything like we did up to Bowen’s disallowed goal and we’ll blow this lot away imo.

[Puff Daddy]

We're guaranteed at least 3 points a season when we play Crystal Palace, away

[kitthehammer]

i just hope we haven't knackered ourselves v liverpool because we need to win this.
But at least we won't be playing 12 men.

[EastleighHammer16]

Need to win this game. Win and we are safe and can focus on the semi final games.

[funky chicken]

Is Zaha likely to be out again?

[sutts07]

Is Zaha likely to be out again?

“We’re hoping at some stage during the week both Wilf and Nathaniel Clyne will be able to join us as well, so in that respect, the squad is looking quite healthy,” Hodgson told reporters.

That quote was from two days ago, seems they are hoping to have him back for the weekend... tight turnaround if he hasn't started training yet though.

[sutts07]

Roll out the Lava kit again, another 4 goals please.

[kitthehammer]

Is Zaha likely to be out again?

PLAYER REASON POTENTIAL RETURN CONDITION STATUS
Wilfried Zaha Groin/Hip/Pelvic Injury 29/04/2023 Currently Being Assessed 50%

[Benaloon]

little Manu loves a goal against this lot - get him on!

#freelanzini

[HammerMan2004]

Guys, come on. There are just no minutes for the likes of Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, and Emerson. They can't be found. Same XI. 1-2 win.

[WorcesterWHU]

The return fixture was one of the worst performances I can remember (up until Brighton away).

Hopefully we can put that to bed in this one; we generally do okay at their place. It’d be good if we could find space for Fornals in this one; surprised and disappointed he didn’t feature at all last night.

[prophet:marginal]

Palace were mugged this week, at Wolves, by and large and only failed to score because the Wolves keeper was their best player.

Wolves f-l-uked themselves into the lead and then took perfect advantage of some calamitous goal-keeping right at the end of the match. For a good hour across the half-time interval, the away team were clearly dictating play.

Palace's main weakness appears to me to be that they don't have a really decent striker who knows how to time/make runs to maximise the team's potency. In both Eze and Olise, Palace have decent, technical players who dictate play from midfield. Their defence isn't too shabby either.

My worry for the weekend is that we are coming to the end of a lengthy and challenging season and a lot of our first eleven don't look like they've got the energy in their legs to run for a full 90...there was a real drop off in intensity last night, after our offisde goal was chalked off.

Winner stays up!

[Aztec Hammer]

Get a result here, basically secure Prem status and then use the reserves for 5atb up at Man City to avoid burnout and a cricket score.

Really big game this one in the overall plan of getting to the Semis without tired players.

[WestHamLyallStyle]

Nothing to fear here. This is provided we play to our potential.

[Alf Garnett's (Ex) Missus]

Thought we looked leggy in places last night so wouldn't be adverse to a slightly tweaked starting XI

[Coops]

It's going to be a tough game as the players are looking a bit tired. I would happily take a point, but I reckon a win would see us pretty much safe.

[El brooko79]

Thought we looked leggy in places last night so wouldn't be adverse to a slightly tweaked starting XI

Can we play Ings in this?
He made zero passes and only 3 touches last night.
Did look OK vs Bournemouth though I thought.
Maybe if we started Cornet wide left. In a proper 443.

Maybe time for Fornals Cornet Bowen, rotating as a front 3.

[westham,eggyandchips]

After last night's "Handball" I reckon there's an iffy one coming our way.

1-3 to us.