West Ham vs Crystal Palace team news: Slaven Bilic makes three chaanges with Adrian Nordtveit and Fernandes back
Everything you need to know as The Hammers welcome The Eagles to the London Stadium
WEST HAM and Crystal Palace could both have lengthy lists of absentees this weekend.
The Africa Cup of Nations and injuries mean that both Slaven Bilic and Sam Allardyce could face selection headaches.
Here is everything you need to know for the London Stadium clash...
What is the latest West Ham team news?
Gokhan Tore has a thigh injury, while fellow midfielders Andre Ayew and Cheikhou Kouyate are also out of contention after call-ups to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Forward Diafra Sakho is sidelined with a back injury, while Simone Zaza is a fitness doubt.
What is the Crystal Palace team news?
Knee injuries rule out strikers Connor Wickham and Jonathan Benteke, whose brother Christian is doubtful with a shoulder problem.
When is West Ham vs Crystal Palace?
The match kicks off on Saturday January 14 at 3pm.
Where can I watch the game?
Highlights are available on BBC 1 at 10.30pm, while SunSport will be blogging the game live.
Alternatively, you can listen to live commentary on talkSport.
Premier League form guide
WEST HAM - WWWLL
CRYSTAL PALACE - LLDLL
Latest odds
WEST HAM - 11/10
DRAW - 12/5
CRYSTAL PALACE - 12/5
SunSport prediction
Two poor teams and Big Sam will want a clean sheet on his return to a club he never felt appreciated him - before firing him. 0-0.
West Ham and Crystal Palace - Facts
- West Ham haven't won any of their last four home league games against the Eagles, last beating them in October 2003 at home (D2 L2).
- However, Crystal Palace have been victorious in just one of their last five league contests against the Hammers (D1 L3).
- West Ham's only win in a London derby this season came at Selhurst Park (L3) while Palace have lost all four of their London derbies this season.
- Sam Allardyce has been beaten just once in his last 10 Premier League games against former side West Ham, though this was with Sunderland in February 2016 (W5 D4 L1).
- Manuel Lanzini has scored in all three of his Premier League games against the Eagles.
- Overall, Lanzini has scored six of his nine Premier League goals in London derbies (six goals in 10 apps).
- Yohan Cabaye has scored three goals in his last three Premier League matches against the Hammers.
- Crystal Palace had won 15 points more at this stage last season (31) than they currently have after 20 games in 2016-17 (16).
- West Ham had won 32 points after 20 Premier League games this season; 10 more than they have after 20 matches this season (22).
- Since he arrived in the Premier League, Dimitri Payet has created the most goalscoring chances (193) - a category he also leads in 2016-17 alone (74).
- In his three Premier League appearances against Crystal Palace, Dimitri Payet has scored two goals, had 10 shots and created 13 goalscoring chances.
- Palace will be missing Wilfried Zaha for this game due to his participation in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The Ivory Coast winger has had a hand in more Premier League goals than any other Eagles player this season (10 - four goals, six assists).
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