West Ham vs C Palace 2021-22 English Premier League
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2 - 2
2 - 2
West Ham top Premier League after 2-2 draw with Palace
Midfielder Conor Gallagher scored the first two league goals of the season for Crystal Palace as they held West Ham United to a 2-2 draw.
Match Commentary
- 39': Goal! West Ham United 1, Crystal Palace 0. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, West Ham United 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 58': Goal! West Ham United 1, Crystal Palace 1. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a headed pass.
- 68': Goal! West Ham United 2, Crystal Palace 1. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Goal! West Ham United 2, Crystal Palace 2. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 79': Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Jarrod Bowen.
- 87': Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Pablo Fornals.
- 88': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces James McArthur.
- 90'+1': Declan Rice (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,751
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,751
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +17 | Arsenal | 13 | 30 | 1 |
| +20 | Manchester City | 13 | 29 | 2 |
| +17 | Liverpool | 13 | 28 | 1 |
| +13 | Aston Villa | 13 | 28 | 3 |
Statistics
 WHU |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 295 | Accurate Passes | 380 |
| 378 | Passes | 462 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 28 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 13 | Clearances | 32 |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 8 | Pablo Fornals |
| 41 | Declan Rice  |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guehi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 20 | Christian Benteke |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
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