Our prediction for this Premier League match:
West Ham
Match Time & Date:
20 September 2025
15:00
Prediction: 1-2
Crystal Palace
There will be fireworks when West Ham United and Crystal Palace face each other in the London derby on Saturday afternoon. The Hammers are seen as one of the main candidates for relegation and their performance in a 3-0 loss to Tottenham is not giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of upcoming challenges. Tomas Soucek misses out through suspension following his sending-off against Spurs, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Eagles, on the other hand, played out a boring goalless draw with Sunderland at the weekend. Crystal Palace, though, are more of a team than West Ham and given their fine display in a 3-0 win at Aston Villa, we are tempted to place our bets on the visitors. Summer recruit Christantus Uche is pushing for his full Premier League debut, while all Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure, and Ismaila Sarr remain in the treatment room. Adam Wharton is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Jean-Philippe Mateta):
A talented French youngster Jean-Philippe Mateta worked his way up through football’s less glamorous landscapes plying his trade at local amateur sides and third-tier outfits before Ligue 1 giants Lyon took notice of his 11 goals in 22 matches and brought him to the big league.
Having failed to make it into the first team in a debut season with Les Gones, Mateta was shipped out to Le Havre, leading the club to promotion play-offs. Bundesliga side Mainz took notice of his ability and came calling in the summer of 2018 after he bagged 17 goals in 35 league matches. An imposing physical presence at his 192cm, Mateta is a mobile forward and a decent dribbler who can finish with both of his feet.
Having worked his way up from the very bottom, Jean-Philippe Mateta is a committed individual determined to make a name for himself. His impressive goalscoring record got rewarded in the form of France U19 call-up in 2017.
Highlighted Team (West Ham):
West Ham United are an English football club based in East London. The club was founded in 1895 and it has to be noted that the club’s name was Thames Ironworks back then. The Hammers were playing their home games at Upton Park from 1904 until 2016, when they moved to the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
West Ham have won three FA Cup trophies (1964, 1975 and 1980) and they were runners-up in 1923 and 2006. The capital club finished the 1985/1986 England first division campaign in third place in the standings and that is the club’s highest placing in the top flight. West Ham United have strong rivalries with fellow London clubs, but Tottenham Hotspur are considered the club’s main rivals.
A number of top-class players were part of West Ham in the past and the likes of Joe Cole, Carlos Tevez, Paolo Di Canio, Paul Ince, Julian Dicks, Shaka Hislop, Michael Carrick and Slaven Bilic are some of them.
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