West Ham United vs Crystal Palace, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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Potter pressure mounts as West Ham lose to Crystal Palace
Graham Potter prospects of keeping his job as West Ham manager are looking ever more bleak after Crystal Palace won 2-1 at a mutinous London Stadium.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace).
- 2': Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 6': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 8': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 8': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
- 9': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Callum Wilson.
- 14': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 17': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 17': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 31': Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 32': Attempt missed. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yéremy Pino with a headed pass.
- 33': Foul by Callum Wilson (West Ham United).
- 33': Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 36': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Daichi Kamada with a cross.
- 37': Goal! West Ham United 0, Crystal Palace 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
- 40': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 40': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Offside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
- 44': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 44': Attempt missed. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
- 45'+1': Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 45': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Yéremy Pino because of an injury.
- 46': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 47': Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross following a corner.
- 47': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 48': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 49': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Adam Wharton.
- 49': Goal! West Ham United 1, Crystal Palace 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 53': Attempt missed. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
- 54': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 56': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 56': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 56': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 58': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 59': Substitution, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Callum Wilson.
- 60': Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham United).
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
- 64': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 64': Attempt missed. Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
- 65': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Will Hughes.
- 67': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a cross.
- 68': Goal! West Ham United 1, Crystal Palace 2. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 70': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jefferson Lerma.
- 71': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 73': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 73': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 75': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Adam Wharton.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
- 76': Attempt saved. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United).
- 77': Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 78': Substitution, West Ham United. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Mateus Fernandes.
- 78': Substitution, West Ham United. Luis Guilherme replaces Crysencio Summerville.
- 79': Attempt missed. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
- 81': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
- 81': Foul by El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United).
- 81': Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Offside, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace).
- 83': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
- 86': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham United).
- 86': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
- 88': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham United).
- 88': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+1': Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Luis Guilherme (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 90'+3': Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham United).
- 90'+7': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Crystal Palace 2.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 1, Crystal Palace 2.
Statistics
 CRY |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.4 | Possession | 56.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 375 |
| 345 | Passes | 450 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 18 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 22 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 35 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,455
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,455
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 3 | Max Kilman  |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 12 | El Hadji Malick Diouf |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 9 | Callum Wilson |
| 7 | Crysencio Summerville |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Yeremy Pino |
| 18 | Daichi Kamada |
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