PREM: West Ham v Crystal Palace preview


West Ham v Crystal Palace preview

West Ham will be without Dimitri Payet for the visit of Crystal Palace on Saturday after the France star refused to play as he wants to leave the club.


Crystal Palace, who hope to complete a deal for Leicester winger Jeffrey Schlupp in time to feature at the London Stadium, are yet to win a match under new boss Sam Allardyce.

His former club West Ham are struggling themselves, having lost three matches in succession without scoring a goal.

Allardyce is set to be boosted by the return of two key players from injury, with both Christian Benteke and Wayne Hennessey expected to be fit to play after missing the FA Cup draw at Bolton.

Payet will not be involved for West Ham while top scorer Michail Antonio did not train on Thursday due to flu so he will be assessed.

Defenders James Collins (thigh) and Sam Byram (hamstring) return to the squad after spells out but Diafra Sakho (back), Alvaro Arbeloa (calf), Arthur Masuaku and Gokhan Tore (both knee) are still injured while Andre Ayew and Cheikhou Kouyate are at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Benteke has recovered from a shoulder complaint which ruled him out against Bolton while goalkeeper Hennessey, who also missed the Wanderers game with a knock, is facing a late fitness but is likely to return.

Wilfried Zaha and Bakary Sako are away on Africa Cup of Nations duty and Connor Wickham, Steve Mandanda, Jonathan Benteke (all knee) and Pape Souare (broken leg) remain sidelined.

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