Crystal Palace v West Ham result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 2–3 West Ham

Premier League · Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:00 GMT · Selhurst Park

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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Crystal Palace 2–3 West Ham — West Ham won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

West Ham won 3–2 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Tuesday 26 January. It is West Ham’s first win over Crystal Palace since 8 December 2018, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

West Ham led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Crystal Palace: Wilfried Zaha (3’, assisted by C. Benteke) and M. Batshuayi (90’, assisted by Jordan Ayew); West Ham: T. Souček (9’, assisted by Michail Antonio; 25’, assisted by A. Cresswell) and C. Dawson (65’, assisted by Jarrod Bowen).

Discipline

S. Attwell showed no yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 21 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

Crystal Palace are winless in their last four matches in all competitions. West Ham are unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions. West Ham have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, T. Souček (West Ham) 13.4, Pablo Fornals (West Ham) 6.7 and Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

Crystal Palace next travel to Beşiktaş on 22 October 2026.

West Ham next host Southampton on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Crystal Palace: Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for West Ham: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 2–3 West Ham · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: S. Attwell
Head-to-head (last 6): Crystal Palace 2 · draws 3 · West Ham 1 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 1W 2D 2L · West Ham 5W 0D 0L

Crystal Palace 2–3 West Ham (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.5 / 1.38

Goals

against 2.13 / 0.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.25 / 4.6

Corners

against 5.75 / 3.8 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

2.25 / 4

Shots on target

against 5 / 2 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.5 / 0.6

Cards

against 1.38 / 1.4 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.76 yellows

Referee · S. Attwell

2.19 home / 2.57 away

over 21 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 January 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 January 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Crystal Palace for / against	Line	West Ham for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.25 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.6 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	7.25 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 7.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	2.25 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.88 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.6 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.6 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: S. Attwell — 4.76 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 22.19 fouls over 21 matches (2.19 to the home side, 2.57 to the away side).

Home 2.19Away 2.57

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Ward n 8	90	2 7/4	0.4 3/0	—
J. McArthur n 8	77	2 8/4	0.6 2/1	—
C. Benteke n 8	78.6	1.9 6/3	0.9 4/2	—
J. Schlupp n 8	70	1.4 5/3	1.6 5/3	—
M. Batshuayi n 8	40.4	1.4 3/2	0.8 2/1	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Benteke n 8	78.6	3.1 7/5	1.4 4/4
Wilfried Zaha n 8	81.3	1.2 5/3	0.6 4/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	80.5	1.1 6/1	0.6 2/1
J. Schlupp n 8	70	1.1 4/2	0.8 4/1
A. Townsend n 8	56.4	0.8 3/1	0.2 1/0

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Benteke n 8	78.6	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
J. Schlupp n 8	70	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
A. Townsend n 8	56.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Ward n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
P. van Aanholt n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. McArthur n 8	77	3.9 7/6
A. Townsend n 8	56.4	3.4 5/4
Luka Milivojević n 8	82.3	2.9 8/6
T. Mitchell n 8	81.3	2.6 8/7
J. McCarthy n 8	61.6	2.4 6/4

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Guaita n 8	90	2.9 6/3
J. Butland n 8	90	2.5 6/4

West Ham

West Ham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Haller n 8	78.9	2.4 6/5	1.7 6/3	—
O. Afolayan n 7	21.3	2.4 4/0	3 3/2	—
R. Fredericks n 8	72.9	1.7 6/3	1.4 5/2	—
T. Souček n 8	79	1.6 6/2	1.3 6/2	—
M. Antonio n 8	60.1	1.3 5/2	1.7 5/3	—

West Ham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Afolayan n 7	21.3	3.6 4/1	1.2 2/0
M. Lanzini n 8	51.1	2.4 7/2	0.9 3/1
S. Haller n 8	78.9	1.9 7/3	0.9 3/1
S. Benrahma n 8	67.6	1.5 5/3	0.7 4/0
M. Antonio n 8	60.1	1.5 5/2	0.9 4/1

West Ham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Afolayan n 7	21.3	1.2 2/0	0 0/0
M. Antonio n 8	60.1	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
A. Yarmolenko n 8	42.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
R. Fredericks n 8	72.9	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
J. Bowen n 8	62.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

West Ham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
V. Coufal n 8	90	3 7/7
O. Afolayan n 7	21.3	2.4 3/1
Declan Rice n 8	90	2 7/5
Ben Johnson n 8	61.9	2 5/3
Pablo Fornals n 8	60.4	1.7 4/3

West Ham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Fabianski n 8	89.1	2.9 7/3
D. Randolph n 8	90	2 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		West Ham
54%	Possession	46%
6	Shots	17
3	Shots on target	7
3	Shots off target	6
0	Blocked shots	4
2	Shots inside the box	10
3	Corners	4
0	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	8
5	Saves	1
536	Passes	459
79%	Pass accuracy	75%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
V. Guaita	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Ward	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.2
C. Kouyaté	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	6.2
G. Cahill	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
T. Mitchell	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	6.6
J. McArthur	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	7
Eberechi Eze	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
Wilfried Zaha	90	1	0	4	2	0	0	7
Luka Milivojević	73	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
C. Benteke	73	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Townsend	66	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
M. Batshuayi sub	24	1	0	1	1	0	0	7
J. Riedewald sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Ayew sub	17	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2

West Ham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
L. Fabianski	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
V. Coufal	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	7
C. Dawson	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	6.9
A. Ogbonna	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
A. Cresswell	90	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.6
T. Souček	90	2	0	3	3	0	4	9
Declan Rice	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	7.3
Pablo Fornals	90	0	0	1	1	5	2	7.7
S. Benrahma	87	0	0	2	1	3	1	6.9
M. Antonio	83	0	1	4	1	2	0	6.6
J. Bowen	81	0	1	0	0	1	2	7
A. Yarmolenko sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Noble sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Fredericks sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Crystal Palace v West Ham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Crystal PalaceDWLDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

West HamWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Crystal Palace 2 · 3 draws · West Ham 1 · 2.83 goals/game

2020-12-16 West Ham 1–1 Crystal Palace
2019-12-26 Crystal Palace 2–1 West Ham
2019-10-05 West Ham 1–2 Crystal Palace
2019-02-09 Crystal Palace 1–1 West Ham
2018-12-08 West Ham 3–2 Crystal Palace
2018-01-30 West Ham 1–1 Crystal Palace

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#14 pos44 pts38 pl-25 GD

West Ham#6 pos65 pts38 pl+15 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.08

West Ham scored1.63

Crystal Palace conceded1.74

West Ham conceded1.24

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What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and West Ham?: In their last 6 meetings, Crystal Palace won 2, West Ham won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and West Ham?: Recent form — Crystal Palace 1W 2D 2L; West Ham 5W 0D 0L.

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