Watch Crystal Palace V West Ham Live Stream Barclays Premier League Match 3 -December 2013. New Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis must decide whether to make changes to the side beaten 1-0 at Norwich for his first home game in charge.
Marouane Chamakh and Cameron Jerome were paired up front at Carrow Road and both may be rtained.
West Ham striker Carlton Cole is pushing for his first start of the season after scoring at the weekend.Watch Crystal Palace V West Ham Live, Watch Crystal Palace V West Ham Live Stream, Watch Crystal Palace V West Ham Free Live Stream, Watch Crystal Palace V West Ham Online, Watch Crystal Palace V West Ham Online Free, Crystal Palace V West Ham Live, Crystal Palace V West Ham live stream Online.
Ravel Morrison is also in line for a recall, but George McCartney has been left out of the squad.
MATCH PREVIEW
It hasn't taken long for Tony Pulis to decide he needs "to make one or two changes" to his Crystal Palace squad in the upcoming transfer window. One game watched from upstairs, and one from the touchline in tracksuit and cap is all he has needed
More upheaval at Selhurst Park is imminent then, despite the arrival of 14 entirely new players since promotion was achieved via the play-offs.
With a change of manager and massive changes in playing personnel in such a short space of time, there seems to me to be something of an echo of Queens Park Rangers' situation on their way to relegation.
That said, the win at Hull showed that all is far from lost, and if Pulis can get a win in his first home game in charge - against a team that falls firmly into the 'catchable' category - then there could be the beginnings of a real change in momentum.
That's exactly what Sam Allardyce will be hoping Saturday's win against Fulham will mean for his West Ham team.
A first win in half a dozen games was achieved comfortably against another struggling London rival, giving Allardyce just the perfect start to a week he's labelled as "season-defining".
After his goal having come on as a substitute, I'll be interested to see if Carlton Cole gets a start in this one. He's a great example of how things can change for the better in a most unexpected way in football - released by West Ham last summer, then re-signed due to Andy Carroll's ongoing injury problems.
As the Hammers have struggled for goals, the former England striker has almost become a better player in the fans eyes by NOT playing! Once a figure of frustration to them, they were even singing his name on Saturday.
His short-term contract expires next month. A couple more goals before then could see him stick around for a little while longer.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last four league matches with West Ham at Selhurst Park but have only won two of 13 home meetings in total (W2, D6, L5).
The last Premier League meeting ended 3-3 at Selhurst Park in May 1998, and three of the last five league meetings between the sides have ended level.
Palace's 2-0 win at Upton Park in April 1992 was the last time the away team triumphed in this fixture. There have been four home wins and four draws since that game.
Crystal Palace
Palace have lost eight of their last 10 top-flight games.
However, they have earned four points from the last three matches - as many as they managed in their first 10 fixtures.
They have the worst goalscoring record in the division, scoring only seven times. The Eagles have failed to score in a league-high eight fixtures.
West Ham
The Hammers ended a five-match winless run by beating Fulham 3-0 at the weekend. They started with a recognised striker in Modibo Maiga, having opted for a strikerless 4-6-0 formation in recent weeks.
They are yet to earn a point after going behind this season.
Sam Allardyce's side have scored just three goals before half-time this campaign.