LONDON. West Ham United beat Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Darren England assisted by Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Jarred Gillett. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 22 Total 10
- 6 On Target 5
- 16 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 96
- 78 Dangerous attack 56
- 80 Ball safe 79
- 17 Free Kicks 6
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 16
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Crystal Palace had a superior ball possession 62% while West Ham United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Crystal Palace was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, West Ham United was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Crystal Palace shot 22 times, 6 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, West Ham United shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Crystal Palace didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (B. Johnson and A. Masuaku).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Crystal Palace will stay with 23 points to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, West Ham United will have 34 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will play away with Brighton & Hove Albion on the 14th of January with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Crystal Palace (6 draws).
West Ham United will host Norwich City on the 12th of January with a 4-1 head to head in favor of West Ham United (3 draws).
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace
60'
83'
Crystal Palace started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Patrick Vieira decided to play with the following team: Vicente Guaita , Joel Ward , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Jeffrey Schlupp , Luka Milivojević , Will Hughes , Jordan Ayew , Christian Benteke and Odsonne Édouard .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Olise , Jack Butland, Eberechi Eze, Remi Matthews, Martin Kelly, Jaïro Riedewald , James Tomkins and Jean-Philippe Mateta .
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 3 changes: L. Milivojevic for J. Mateta (60′), C. Benteke for M. Olise (68′) and W. Hughes for J. Riedewald (75′).
Best player: Michael Olise
The most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Michael Olise.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 68′.
West Ham United – Formation
West Ham United
38'
West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
David Moyes played with: Łukasz Fabiański , Vladimír Coufal , Craig Dawson , Issa Diop , Ben Johnson , Declan Rice , Tomáš Souček , Jarrod Bowen , Manuel Lanzini , Saïd Benrahma and Michail Antonio .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alex Král, Ryan Fredericks, Alphonse Aréola, Andriy Yarmolenko, Armstrong Oko-Flex, Arthur Masuaku , Nikola Vlašić , Ajibola-Joshua Alese and Mark Noble.
Substitutions
West Ham United made 3 changes: B. Johnson for A. Masuaku (46′), S. Benrahma for N. Vlasic (71′) and M. Lanzini for M. Noble (88′).
Best player: Manuel Lanzini
The player that probably impressed the most for West Ham United was Manuel Lanzini.
His rating is with 2 goals, 48 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Arsenal – Manchester City – 1-2
- Crystal Palace – West Ham United – 2-3
- Watford – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-1
