Opposition Dangerman: Crystal Palace (A)

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Opposition Dangerman: Crystal Palace (A)

West Ham United’s form has been recently picking up after their 11-game run without a win, as the Hammers managed to win two of their previous four matches.

They’ve beaten Chelsea and Southampton in games that were nothing less than vital because if lost, could’ve seen the Hammers coming into the Boxing Day fixture sitting in the relegation zone.

Since West Ham’s previous matchup against Crystal Palace that ended with the Eagles’ 1-2 win in October, the man we identified as the game’s dangerman has also massively picked up in form, scoring three goals and assisting once.

And we think that yet again he will be the main dangerman, despite not being on the scoresheet against the Hammers earlier this season.

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Wilfried Zaha

After his summer transfer fiasco and a patch of bad form, the Ivorian has picked up his performances yet again to the level everyone knows he’s capable of.

And that resulted in another potential move away from Selhurst Park, this time with Chelsea FC eyeing the winger ahead of January transfer window which opens in less than a week as the Blues look to bolster their attacking option with either Zaha or Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho

Zaha has been Palace’s most influential forward with three goals and two assists to his name, and he will be most certainly be looking to take advantage out of West Ham’s poor-ish form and contribute on Thursday.

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