Boos rained down on Graham Potter and West Ham United following a 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace at the London Stadium on Saturday.
WATCH — West Ham v Crystal Palace full match replay
Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell scored for the South London visitors, with Jarrod Bowen’s goal off Malick Diouf’s corner kick the only West Ham marker in yet another loss.
West Ham’s three points have them 18th, behind three teams with four points. Palace move fourth with nine points, six behind leaders Liverpool.
Is Potter’s West Ham tenure ill-fated?
West Ham’s roster is not that of world beaters but Palace’s team isn’t teeming in depth, either. The Eagles were the better team on the day and as the game wore on it became clear they were the team that remained sharp and engaged in the contest. The midfield of James Ward-Prowse and Mateus Fernandes was not up to the challenge provided by Palace. It just feels messy, and Potter may wind up falling victim to a bad situation he’s not fit to fix. Julen Lopetegui failed here. Manuel Pellegrini didn’t hit his standards. Sometimes success is not on the cards. Hey — maybe it’s club karmic retribution for dismissing David Moyes despite his silverware capture and subsequent Europa League run.
What’s next?
Palace host Liverpool at 10am ET Saturday, while West Ham are off until Monday, September 29 at Everton.
How to watch West Ham vs Crystal Palace live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 10am ET Saturday (September 20)
Venue: London Stadium — London
TV Channel: USA
Streaming: Watch live on NBC.com
West Ham vs Crystal Palace final score: 1-2
Jean-Philippe Mateta 37', Jarrod Bowen 49', Tyrick Mitchell 68'
West Ham vs Crystal Palace live updates — by Nick Mendola
Seven minutes stoppage
Plenty of time for West Ham, but they’ll have to get the ball first and Palace have been managing this game well for a solid 10 minutes if not longer.
West Ham subs
Fernandes and Summerville come off for Soungouto Magassa and Luis Guilherme.
Irons trail 2-1 in the 78th minute.
A third Palace sub
Eddie Nketiah comes into the game, joining Jefferson Lerma and Justin Devenny as second-half subs.
Tyrick Mitchell goal — West Ham 1-2 Crystal Palace
Wharton’s cross is knocked down by Mavropanos but it’s slowly dropping out of the air to an unmarked Mitchell.
The left back picks it cleanly out of the air for a side-volleyed finish. Real nice stuff.
West Ham sub
Niclas Fullkrug replaces Callum Wilson in the 59th minute.
Jarrod Bowen goal — West Ham 1-1 Crystal Palace
Well, West Ham can also score off corners!
Bowen backs away from Adam Wharton and flashes a header over a ducking Max Kilman to make it 1-1.
Crossbar
Palace hit the frame off another corner kick.
It’s Maxence Lacroix with an almost-unmarked header. We assume they practice these.
Halftime — West Ham 0-1 Crystal Palace
Graham Potter’s probably feeling cursed at this point.
West Ham have kept the ball but Palace are generating more shots by far — 7-1 — and the Irons have again conceded off a set piece.
Jean-Philippe Mateta goal — West Ham 0-1 Crystal Palace
You will certainly believe this: West Ham concede off a set piece.
A swirling corner kick is won at the back post by Marc Guehi.
His header slaps off the cross bar but Jean-Philippe Mateta’s header is true and Palace are in front after 37 minutes.
Just wide from Palace
Yeremy Pino climbs above Kyle Walker-Peters to head a ball back across the box.
Daichi Kamada tries to head it on frame but misses his near post.
0-0, 33'.
Injury delay
Konstantinos Mavropanos goes up for a 50/50 and drops hard onto his right arm.
He looks miserable, but gets treatment and looks like he’s trying to return to the game.
0-0, 26'.
No real chances as both sides prod
The gold-clad Eagles have taken their fair share of the ball since the early moments but there have been some wayward passes and touches to defy hopes of real danger.
0-0, 21'.
Irons bright early
The hosts are up for this, hoping to give Graham Potter a boost at home.
West Ham lineup
Areola, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf, Ward-Prowse, Fernandes, Paqueta, Summerville, Bowen, Wilson
Crystal Palace lineup
Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Wharton, Hughes, Pino, Kamada, Mateta
West Ham vs Crystal Palace preview — by Joe Prince-Wright
Hammers boss Graham Potter is under serious pressure as they have lost three of their opening four games of the season and were battered 3-0 by local rivals Spurs last time out. West Ham’s players don’t appear to be taking to Potter’s tactics and time is running out for him as their talented squad is clearly underperforming and defensively they are all over the place.
Palace have drawn three of their opening four games and are unbeaten so far this season, but Oliver Glasner was not too happy with their summer transfer business. After selling Eberechi Eze, and nearly losing captain Marc Guehi on deadline day, the only major arrival for Palace was Spanish playmaker Yeremy Pino. After winning the FA Cup last season and being in Europe this season, Glasner would have expected more backing amid a summer takeover of the club by American billionaire Woody Johnson.
West Ham team news, focus
What a mess West Ham find themselves in, as Potter is trying to play expansive football but his squad of players don’t really have the ability to carry out what he wants. Jarrod Bowen continues to work hard up top but he’s getting little service. Defensively West Ham look so shaky, especially when defending set pieces, and new goalkeeper Mads Hermansen has had a tough start to life as a Hammer. We should expect either Niclas Fullkrug or Callum Wilson to start up top in this game, while Tomas Soucek is out through suspension so Lucas Paqueta could drop into a deeper central midfield role.
OUT: Tomas Soucek (suspension), Luis Guilherme (shoulder)
Crystal Palace team news, focus
Pino went close to scoring on multiple occasions against Sunderland last weekend and he has plenty of pressure on his shoulder to replace Eberechi Eze. Elsewhere, new signings Borna Sosa and Jaydee Canvot are back ups for now as Guehi had his move to Liverpool blocked by Palace late on deadline day. Ismaila Sarr and Cheick Doucoure are out injured, but Adam Wharton and Eddie Nketiah available for selection after absences.
OUT: Ismaila Sarr (hamstring), Cheick Doucoure (knee), Chadi Riad (knee), Caleb Kporha (back), Walter Benitez (finger)
West Ham vs Crystal Palace prediction
This feels like Palace will put on a perfect away day display and pile more pressure on Potter. West Ham 1-3 Crystal Palace.
