Crystal Palace vs West Ham United Predictions

• Both teams have scored in the last 14 Premier League meetings between these two teams
• Over 3.5 goals has landed in five of the last seven head-to-heads between this pair
• Six of the last 14 games between these two have finished as a draw

Question marks about defences

Both teams have scored in the last 14 Premier League meetings between Crystal Palace and West Ham and the same looks likely in this clash with question marks about both defences at present.

The Eagles have lost Joachim Andersen and Marc Guehi could well follow him out of the door so Oliver Glasner’s side need to add to their defensive options if they are to replicate their impressive top half finish from last term.

They lost 2-1 to Brentford in their first game of the campaign, although a controversially disallowed Eberechi Eze goal did them no favours.

West Ham also fell to defeat as they conceded a late winner to Aston Villa on Saturday night, although Lucas Paqueta did show why he is one of the most highly rated players outside of the top six with a stellar performance.

New signings Crysencio Summerville, Jean-Clair Todibo and Niclas Fullkrug came off the bench in that clash and will be pushing for a start in this game.

The Hammers have spent heavily over the summer and it may take some time for them to acclimatise to new manager Julen Lopetegui’s methods after David Moyes’ departure.

With both teams experiencing plenty of changes to the squad, it’s hard to especially fancy either of them for the victory in this one.

Goals on the cards

The smarter play looks to be siding with an entertaining affair.

Five of the last seven league head-to-heads have produced over 3.5 goals and those seven matches have produced a whopping 33 goals, an average of almost five per game.

Both teams have a plethora of exciting attacking options and question marks about their defences, so side with both teams to score in a game that should also see over 2.5 goals.

Correct score backers should note that six of the last 14 league meetings have finished in stalemate and a 2-2 draw is well worth keeping on side in this one.

Eze to star

Eberechi Eze was extremely unfortunate not to find the net against Brentford last time out, having a goal controversially disallowed and registering seven shots, three of which were on target.

He averaged 0.48 goals per game last season and has netted 21 league goals across the last two campaigns.

With the departure of Michael Olise, he has become even more important to this team and he can get on the scoresheet here.

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