Crystal Palace and West Ham split the points in a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park, leaving Oliver Glasner’s squad on 43 points in 13th place while Graham Potter’s West Ham remain two points above the relegation line on 33.
Glasner kept faith with his back three of Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix and Jaydee Canvot, with Tyrick Mitchell and Daniel Muñoz stretching the pitch as wing backs. Palace controlled 54 percent of the ball but created little, their lone shot on target arriving when Jefferson Lerma forced Mads Hermansen into his only save. Brennan Johnson’s yellow card in the 21st minute capped a first half full of perspiration but short on penetration.
Potter lined West Ham up in a narrow 4-2-3-1 built around Tomáš Souček and Mateus Fernandes. Fernandes organised the visitors, completing 56 passes and contesting nine duels to free Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville on the break. West Ham generated four shots on target, yet Dean Henderson read everything, finishing with three saves.
Glasner responded on the hour with a triple substitution, introducing Daichi Kamada, Ismaïla Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta in the 59th minute. Kamada supplied two key passes, Sarr stretched play and Mateta offered a focal point, but Palace could not turn territory into end product. Johnson, already booked, departed for Justin Devenny in the 78th minute as Glasner searched for cleaner possession.
Potter countered by sending on Callum Wilson for Pablo Felipe in the 75th minute, then bringing in Mohamadou Kanté for Valentín Castellanos nine minutes later to secure midfield balance. West Ham’s centre-backs saw it through: Konstantinos Mavropanos produced two efforts on target from set pieces, Axel Disasi proved dominant in the air and El Hadji Malick Diouf collected a yellow card alongside Muñoz in the second minute of stoppage time as tempers flickered.
Lacroix and Canvot were standouts for Palace; Lacroix completed 65 of 73 passes and won five of six duels, while Canvot contributed four tackles and eight duel victories. Palace’s expected goals of 0.73 reflected sterile pressure, with West Ham’s 0.61 xG underscoring their threat without a breakthrough.
Key statistics
- Shots on target: Crystal Palace 1, West Ham 4
- Expected goals: Crystal Palace 0.73, West Ham 0.61
- Possession: Crystal Palace 54 percent, West Ham 46 percent
- Saves: Dean Henderson 3, Mads Hermansen 1
- Yellow cards: Brennan Johnson (21st minute); Daniel Muñoz (second minute of stoppage time); El Hadji Malick Diouf (second minute of stoppage time)
Next for Palace is another Selhurst Park assignment as they chase Brentford, who sit five points ahead in the hunt for European qualification. West Ham prepare for a pivotal run while monitoring Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley, with Potter’s staff eyeing Thursday’s Burnley vs. Manchester City developments for cues on the relegation battle timeline.
