English Premier League: London Derby featuring West Ham and Crystal Palace

By Shanith de Mel | Feb 9, 2019

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 09: General view inside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and West Ham United at Selhurst Park on February 9, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /

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LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: General view inside the stadium of a corner flag prior to the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and West Ham United at Selhurst Park on February 9, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: General view inside the stadium of a corner flag prior to the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and West Ham United at Selhurst Park on February 9, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) /

The Eagles are finally flying in the league after a rough start to the season and an encouraging run of recent form has seen them play an exciting brand of attacking football, vaulting them up to the safety of 14th in the table.

Roy Hodgson’s alternating 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 tactics have not always worked this season, but with a fit and firing Zaha and Benteke leading the line, allied with new signing Batshuayi off the bench, the trio will be a handful for West Ham’s nervy defence.

Luckily for the Eagles, they have Zaha, who must still face his one-match ban. Expect a continuation of the counter-attacking zeal that was on show against Fulham.

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Expected Lineup:

Guiata; Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Sakho, Van Aanholt; Townsend, McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp; Zaha, Benteke

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