Two clubs in the bottom half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Crystal Palace and West Ham United. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at Selhurst Park in London and can be live streamed here free.
It didn't take long for the Sam Allardyce to return to the hot seat. After a season opening loss to Tottenham Hotspur, the West Ham United boss is feeling intense scrutiny from the fans and media. Allardyce, however, remains defiant, insisting he won't be sacked as the club's manager.
"If they're going to do it after one, game they might as well have done it at the end of last season," said Allardyce (via the Standard). "Why wait until now? Why do the whole preseason we've done, create what we've tried to create and buy what we've tried to buy under my stewardship and then do it after one game?"
When asked about his team's performance, he added: "We've got a lot of players that will come back and make us stronger when they are fit. And on that performance today, I'm very confident our season's going to be a good one."
Allardyce can provide substance to his words with a victory over Crystal Palace this afternoon.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Crystal Palace's Mile Jedinak will be charged with maintaining structure and discipline in the club's defensive setup. The 30-year-old finished with an astounding nine tackles and five interceptions in Week 1.
Crystal Palace's Projected Lineup (4-4-1-1): Speroni; Ward, Delaney, Hangeland, Kelly; Bolasie, Jedinak, Ledley, Bannan; Chamakh; Campbell
West Ham's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Adrian; Cresswell, Tomkins, Reid, Demel; Noble, Kouyate; Te, Nolan, Downing; Cole
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
2 |
Manchester City |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
3 |
Arsenal |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
3 |
Liverpool |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
3 |
Swansea City |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
6 |
Aston Villa |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
6 |
Hull City |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
9 |
Everton |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
9 |
Leicester City |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
9 |
Sunderland |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
9 |
West Bromwich Albion |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
13 |
Crystal Palace |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
13 |
Manchester United |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
13 |
Southampton |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
16 |
Queens Park Rangers |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
16 |
Stoke City |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
16 |
West Ham United |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
19 |
Burnley |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
|||
|
20 |
Newcastle United |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
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