West Ham v Crystal Palace result

Full-time · West Ham 3–2 Crystal Palace

Premier League · Sat, 08 Dec 2018 15:00 GMT · London Stadium

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

West Ham beat Crystal Palace 3–2 at London Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 8 December.

The goals

West Ham came from behind: Crystal Palace led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Crystal Palace: J. McArthur (6’, assisted by J. Tomkins) and J. Schlupp (76’, assisted by M. Meyer); West Ham: R. Snodgrass (48’), J. Hernández (62’) and Felipe Anderson (65’).

Discipline

Anthony Taylor, England showed three yellow cards — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — West Ham: Issa Diop (38’); Crystal Palace: J. Tomkins (90’) and Wilfried Zaha (90’).

What it changes

West Ham have won their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Snodgrass (West Ham) 8.9, J. McArthur (Crystal Palace) 7.7 and Felipe Anderson (West Ham) 6.6 led the match.

Next up

West Ham next host Southampton on 24 October 2026.

Crystal Palace next travel to Beşiktaş on 22 October 2026.

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

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

The numbers

Result: West Ham 3–2 Crystal Palace · Premier League
Venue: London Stadium · London
Referee: Anthony Taylor, England
Head-to-head (last 2): West Ham 0 · draws 2 · Crystal Palace 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: West Ham 3W 1D 1L · Crystal Palace 1W 1D 3L

West Ham 3–2 Crystal Palace (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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.33 / 6.25

Corners

against 5.33 / 5.13 · 3 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

6 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 4.33 / 3 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.67 / 1.25

Cards

against 1.67 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 December 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	West Ham for / against	Line	Crystal Palace for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.33 for · 5.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.25 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.83 for · 11.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	14.38 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.67 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.63 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

West Ham

West Ham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2018. 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
A. Carroll n 8	24.8	3.6 4/2	2.7 3/2	—
R. Snodgrass n 8	72.3	1.6 6/4	1.2 4/4	J. McArthur
M. Arnautović n 8	73.9	1.5 7/2	0.8 4/1	—
A. Yarmolenko n 8	62.9	1.4 6/1	1.6 6/2	—
M. Noble n 8	76.8	1.2 6/2	1.9 7/5	J. McArthur

West Ham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Carroll n 8	24.8	4.1 5/2	2.3 4/1
M. Arnautović n 8	73.9	3.5 7/6	1.5 5/2
M. Antonio n 8	47.1	3.3 7/4	1.4 5/1
A. Yarmolenko n 8	62.9	2.7 6/5	0.9 3/2
Lucas Pérez n 8	43.4	2.3 6/3	1 3/1

West Ham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Carroll n 8	24.8	1.4 2/1	0 0/0
Lucas Pérez n 8	43.4	1 3/1	0 0/0
J. Hernández n 8	51.9	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
Felipe Anderson n 8	76.4	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
R. Snodgrass n 8	72.3	0 0/0	0.6 3/1

West Ham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Diop n 8	90	3 7/6
G. Diangana n 8	52	3 7/4
Declan Rice n 8	90	2.9 8/6
A. Masuaku n 8	77.4	2.8 8/5
Fabián Balbuena n 8	90	2.3 8/5

West Ham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Fabianski n 8	90	3.4 6/5
Adrián n 8	90	3.2 7/5

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2018. 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. Ayew n 8	49.8	2.9 6/4	1.6 4/2	—
Alexander Sørloth n 8	34.5	2.6 4/1	1.3 2/1	—
J. McArthur n 8	75.5	2.5 7/6	0.9 5/1	M. Noble
J. Schlupp n 8	40.8	2.5 5/2	0.8 2/1	—
S. Kaikai n 4	27	2.5 2/1	0 0/0	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Kaikai n 4	27	6.7 2/2	1.7 2/0
M. Meyer n 8	69.1	3.3 7/5	0.8 5/0
Alexander Sørloth n 8	34.5	2.6 5/1	1 2/1
Wilfried Zaha n 8	89.9	2.3 7/3	0.4 1/1
A. Townsend n 8	89.5	2.3 8/7	0.9 7/0

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Townsend n 8	89.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Luka Milivojević n 8	81.9	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
J. Riedewald n 8	41	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Alexander Sørloth n 8	34.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
J. McArthur n 8	75.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	90	3.6 7/6
J. McArthur n 8	75.5	2.8 8/6
Luka Milivojević n 8	81.9	2.6 7/6
J. Ayew n 8	49.8	2.5 7/3
J. Riedewald n 8	41	2.2 4/3

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Guaita n 7	90	3.6 5/4
W. Hennessey n 8	90	1.5 3/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
West Ham		Crystal Palace
48%	Possession	52%
13	Shots	8
6	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	2
2	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	5
5	Corners	3
2	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
430	Passes	474
81%	Pass accuracy	79%

West Ham player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Fabianski	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
P. Zabaleta	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.8
Fabián Balbuena	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
I. Diop	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.7
A. Masuaku	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.4
R. Snodgrass	90	1	1	1	3	2	0	8.1
M. Noble	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
Declan Rice	90	0	2	0	1	1	0	7.2
Felipe Anderson	84	1	3	2	0	1	0	6.9
J. Hernández	75	1	3	2	0	0	0	7.2
Lucas Pérez	45	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
A. Carroll sub	45	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
G. Diangana sub	15	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.6
Pedro Obiang sub	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Hennessey	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. Tomkins	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	Y	6.2
M. Sakho	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Luka Milivojević	90	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	6.7
C. Kouyaté	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
A. Townsend	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Wilfried Zaha	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	Y	6.8
M. Meyer	84	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	6.6
J. McArthur	66	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	7.4
P. van Aanholt	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Schlupp	35	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.3
J. Ayew	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Puncheon	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2

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

Recent form

West HamWDLWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Crystal PalaceLLDWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

West Ham 0 · 2 draws · Crystal Palace 0 · 3 goals/game

2018-01-30 West Ham 1–1 Crystal Palace
2017-10-28 Crystal Palace 2–2 West Ham

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

West Ham#10 pos52 pts38 pl-3 GD

Crystal Palace#12 pos49 pts38 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

West Ham scored1.37

Crystal Palace scored1.34

West Ham conceded1.45

Crystal Palace conceded1.39

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

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