West Ham lost both Premier League games against Crystal Palace last season, as many defeats as they’d suffered in their previous 14 against the Eagles. They’ve never lost three in a row against them in league competition before.

Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last four Premier League away games against West Ham (W2 D2) and are looking to win on consecutive visits for the first time since February 2015.

Both teams have scored in each of the last 12 Premier League meetings between West Ham and Crystal Palace – only Fulham against Man City (15 between 2004-2011) and Newcastle vs Wolves (13 between 2003-2021) have seen longer such streaks in the competition.

Crystal Palace have won just two of their 16 Premier League London derby matches since the start of last season (D5 L9), though both of these victories have come against West Ham.

West Ham have won their last two Premier League games, more than they’d won in their previous seven (W1 D1 L5). The Hammers last won three in a row in August and September this season.

Crystal Palace have lost four of their last five Premier League games (W1), as many as they did in their first 18 games of Roy Hodgson’s second spell in charge (W8 D6 L4). Palace haven’t lost three in a row under Hodgson since May 2021.

West Ham United have won their last two Premier League games despite falling behind in both games, having won only two of their previous 45 games when going behind (D10 L33). It’s the first time the Hammers have won consecutive games despite trailing in each since December 2014 against West Brom and Swansea.

Tomas Soucek scored the winning goal in West Ham’s last two Premier League games, doing so against Nottingham Forest (88th minute) and Burnley (90th). It is just the fifth instance of a player netting the winner in the 86th minute or later of consecutive Premier League appearances, and the first since Diego Costa in August 2016 for Chelsea (vs West Ham and Watford). No player has ever done that in three games in a row.

50% of Tomas Soucek’s Premier League goals for West Ham United have come via set plays (12/24 – nine via corners, three free kicks). Since February 2020, the only player with more goals from set plays (excl. penalties and direct free kicks) is Mohamed Salah (13).

Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise has been involved in seven goals in his last 10 Premier League starts (1 goal, 6 assists). Since his debut in September 2021, only Bukayo Saka (46) and Gabriel Martinelli (32) have more Premier League goal involvements while aged 21 or younger than Olise (21 – 5 goals, 16 assists).