Crystal Palace vs West Ham tips and predictions: Goals galore in action-packed London derby

The Irons bowed out of the Europa Leaue quarter-final on Thursday, though their hopes of returning to continental football next season are certainly alive.

With five games to go before the end of the season, West Ham find themselves just two-points adrift of sixth-placed Newcastle Utd and seventh-placed Man Utd.

Trouble is, David Moyes and his men are struggling to find rhythm in this final stage of the campaign.

West Ham have picked up one win from their last seven games in all competitions. What’s more, they’ve only picked up six points from their last six Premier League matches.

The Irons take on Crystal Palace this weekend who are also struggling to find consistency.

Oliver Glasner’s side picked up a shock 1-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield last weekend, but only picked up two points from their five prior matches in the Premier League.

With both teams offering little in terms of consistency, we’re staying clear of the match result and backing both teams to score instead.

This bet has landed in 13 consecutive head-to-head meetings between these clubs.

 

Team news

Crystal Palace will be without Cheick Doucoure, Marc Guehi, Sam Johnstone, Jefferson Lerma and Matheus Franca.

West Ham, on the other hand, will be missing George Earthy.

 

Key stats

- West Ham lost this exact fixture 4-3 last season

- Both teams scored in the previous 13 meetings

- West Ham have scored in their last 19 Premier League games against Crystal Palace

- Crystal Palace are looking to record back-to-back PL wins for the first time this season

 

Suggested bets

Both teams to score
Both teams to score in both halves
Over 3.5 goals