Overview
- Crystal Palace, which hosted West Ham on Monday, recorded their 12th clean sheet of the season and stretched their Premier League unbeaten run to four games.
- Dean Henderson's reflex stop and a key Maxence Lacroix block protected the shutout, and 19-year-old Jaydee Canvot limited Jarrod Bowen's influence on West Ham's right.
- Despite pre-match doubts, Lacroix started for Palace as confirmed XIs were released, while West Ham arrived with a fully fit squad and named an unchanged side from their 4-0 win over Wolves.
- Ismaïla Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta added late attacking spark off the bench after a frustrating outing for Brennan Johnson in the front line.
- The derby came days after Palace secured a Europa Conference League semi-final place, with the result maintaining their momentum as West Ham remain close to the relegation places.