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Your support makes all the difference.There are two places but six points between West Ham United and Crystal Palace as the two teams meet on Saturday afternoon.
West Ham won in midweek against Cardiff City, and are now nine points clear of the relegation zone in 13th place.
Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace slumped to a disappointing 3-1 defeat at rivals Brighton last week but did win their first home game of the season against Burnley last week; they’re in 15th place on 12 points. Follow the live action below.
What time does it start?
West Ham United vs Crystal Palace kicks off at 3:00pm (GMT) on Saturday 8th December.
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.
Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.
Highlights will be shown at 10:20pm on BBC One.
Player to watch…
Lucas Perez: The Spanish striker scored his first league goals for 700 days on Wednesday, as his double helped the Hammers beat Cardiff City 3-1. The 30-year-old came off the bench to great effect, and will be pushing for a start in a team which has discovered some form in recent weeks. Perez signed from Arsenal for £4m in the summer but has been restricted to just six appearances from the bench in the league so far this season.
Form guide…
West Ham United: LWDLWW
Crystal Palace: LLLDWL
Odds…
West Ham United to win: 5/4
Crystal Palace to win: 47/20
Draw: 47/20
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
Full time in Cardiff. Defeat for Ralph Hasenhuttl in his first game as Callum Paterson pounces on an error to secure a 1-0 victory.
A comfortable home win for Manchester United, while Fulham's defensive problems continue. 4-1.
A tight affair at Turf Moor - James Tarkowski deflecting in the only goal of the game as Burnley edge it 1-0.
Three in a row for West Ham in a thriller at the London Stadium. Crystal Palace took the lead but fall 3-2.
Arsenal 1-0 Huddersfield, stoppage time.
SEVEN added minutes at the Emirates, of which we've played five or so...
That's that for Arsenal and Huddersfield. They had to work hard for it but Lucas Torreira's late overhead kick gave the home side the victory 1-0.
FULL TIME SCORES
Arsenal 1-0 Huddersfield
Burnley 1-0 Brighton
Cardiff 1-0 Southampton
Manchester United 4-1 Fulham
West Ham 3-2 Crystal Palace
Home comforts...
That's all from us here today. Stay tuned to The Independent for reaction, analysis and much more to this afternoon's games.
There is still two more games to come. Later it will be Leicester and Tottenham on Saturday Night Football, but now it is the day's main event - you can follow Chelsea vs Manchester City here:
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