West Ham United vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Crystal Palace in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
West Ham United vs Crystal Palace
Olise looks to put a cross in from the left but gets it all wrong. The ball bounces straight into the gloves of Fabianski.
West Ham United vs Crystal Palace
Eze's finds Zaha after a one-two with Olise but his curling attempt is blocked by Paqueta.
West Ham United vs Crystal Palace
It has been all Palace in the opening nine minutes. They have controlled the possession and have not allowed West Ham to get into the match. Instead, they are trapped in their defensive third.
West Ham United vs Crystal Palace
Eze is in the middle of the action again. Clyne pulls it back towards him, but he gets the ball stuck under his feet and drags an attempt wide from inside the box.
West Ham United vs Crystal Palace
Olise looks to roll the ball past Benrahma inside the box but is tackled. He was looking to shoot after receiving the ball from Ayew.
West Ham United vs Crystal Palace
Expect this match to burst into life. Both teams have scored in each of the last 10 Premier League meetings between West Ham and Crystal Palace, the longest current run in the competition. The team scoring first has gone on to win just one of these 10 matches (D5 L4), with West Ham winning 3-2 at Selhurst Park last season.
West Ham United vs Crystal Palace
Eze elects to shoot from distance. His free-kick goes over the wall but is collected by Fabianski on the second attempt. Kehrer protected the goalkeeper with Zaha looking to score the rebound.
West Ham United vs Crystal Palace
Palace have an early free-kick in a crossing position. Dawson pulls Zaha to the floor with the attacker looking to break forward.
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