Ismaïla Sarr had a late effort ruled out, while Brennan Johnson twice went close, but in the end Palace had to take the point against a Hammers side battling for Premier League survival.

It’s now four unbeaten in the league for the Eagles, who are once again showing desire to produce a strong finish to the season.

### **Summary:**

- Four changes for the Eagles from the side that beat Fiorentina on Thursday, but Oliver Glasner names an identical team to the one that started against Newcastle.
- 7: Strand Larsen flicks Mitchell’s cross wide of the target as the Eagles start fast.      
- 20: Johnson heads wide after more positive play from Mitchell.
- 27: Pino finds Johnson, who curls a smart effort just wide as Palace seek control.
- 44: Mavropanos heads the ball towards goal, but it is saved well by Henderson.
- **Half-time: Palace 0-0 West Ham**
- 55: Johnson forces Hermansen into a save.
- 59: Glasner introduces Mateta, Sarr and Kamada from the bench.
- 76: Mateta nearly finds Sarr with a powerful cross but Hermansen saves.
- 82: Sarr fires home, but the goal is ruled out for a Mateta handball.
- **Full-time: Palace 0-0 West Ham**

Match Action: Crystal Palace 0-0 West Ham United

Oliver Glasner made four changes from the last outing in Florence, with Will Hughes, Jefferson Lerma, Brennan Johnson and Jørgen Strand Larsen returning to the starting team.

And, on a sunny spring South London evening, Palace began brightly with Johnson and Strand Larsen linking up nicely in the early stages.

The Norwegian had the first sight of goal of the evening with a clever flick from Tyrick Mitchell’s cross off-target.

The Hammers' first chance arrived exactly on the 15th minute. Pablo caused confusion with a driving run at the Palace defence, before Taty Castellanos lashed a shot into the Holmesdale end.

Five minutes later and a golden opportunity came Palace’s way. Lerma was given space and produced an exquisite cross from the left channel.

Johnson met the ball with his head, but couldn’t trouble Hammers ‘keeper Mads Hermansen. The Wales international was at the heart of every Palace attack, going close with a wonderful curling effort after he was picked out by Yéremy Pino.

The visitors did have their fair share of territory, with Palace forced to deal with a number of dangerous Mateus Fernandes free-kicks. But the biggest scare of the half came when Konstantinos Mavropanos powered a header towards goal from a great position.

Dean Henderson reacted superbly to keep the ball out, before Mitchell dragged wide after a rapid Eagles counter-attack. That meant, despite decent chances at either end, it was goalless after the first 45 minutes.

West Ham threatened early on after the break, with a overhead kick from Jarrod Bowen causing confusion in the Palace penalty area, before Jaydee Canvot eventually dealt with the situation.

Johnson then forced Hermansen into action after a flowing move from the right, before only a last-gasp Mavropanos interception prevented Strand Larsen scoring, with the Eagles starting to find their rhythm.

Glasner then once again decided to play a three-card trick, with Jean-Philippe Mateta, Daichi Kamada and Ismaïla Sarr joining the action in a triple change.

The Hammers nearly benefitted from a horrendous bit of luck for the Eagles when Lerma slipped just outside his own penalty area. Fortunately, Castellanos could only run the ball into Henderson’s arms.

At that point it felt like one goal either way would win it.

The visitors, knowing they could take a big step towards survival with a win, threw on striker Callum Wilson to try and test the Palace backline.

But at the other end, Mateta was causing real problems with his physicality and nearly found Sarr with a powerful cross. Lerma then forced a save from Hermansen as the Eagles continued to offer a threat.

Then came the moment that looked to have won it for the Eagles. A high ball in front of the Hammers’ goal caused chaos, with Sarr eventually firing in from only a few yards out. However, Mateta had flicked the ball towards him with an arm – VAR confirming the on-field decision and keeping the score at 0-0.

Four minutes of added-on time were indicated but by this point West Ham had firmly shut up shop. And once Lerma headed over from a set-piece that was Palace’s chance at all three points gone.

The Eagles return to action on Saturday (15:00 BST) for our fourth meeting with Liverpool this season and our second at Anfield – with Palace yet to lose to the Reds in 2025/26.

**Palace:** Henderson (GK), Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Muñoz, Hughes (Kamada, 59), Lerma, Mitchell, Johnson (Devenny, 78), Pino (Sarr, 59), Strand Larsen (Mateta, 59).

**Subs:** Benítez (GK), Clyne, Riad, Sosa, Cardines.

**West Ham**: Hermansen (GK), Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf, Fernandes, Souček, Bowen, Summerville, Pablo (Wilson, 75), Castellanos (Kanté, 84).

**Subs**: Areola (GK), Wan-Bissaka, Scarles, Todibo, Potts, Magassa, Adama.

Despite creating some excellent chances Crystal Palace were held to a 0-0 draw by a stubborn West Ham at Selhurst Park.

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Last May, it was announced that [Crystal Palace Women would be competing in the newly-named Women's Super League 2.](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/palace-women-to-compete-in-newly-named-wsl2-from-2025-26/)

Along with a new name - the WSL2 has a new structure for this season. 

In previous years, only the top team would earn promotion to the WSL,  this was how Palace earned WSL promotion in the 2023/24 season.

However, for this season only, up to three teams can go up - making this a totally unique campaign for Jo Potter's side.

#### **Who gets promoted to the WSL this season?**

- Like previous years, the first-place side will earn automatic promotion to the WSL.
- The second-place team will also earn automatic promotion to the topflight.
- The third-place team will contest a playoff game against the bottom side in the WSL, with the winner taking the last spot in the topflight.

The 2025/26 format is unique to this campaign, as from the 2026/27 season onwards - the second-place team will contest the playoff against the 13th-place WSL side.

This means the WSL will have 14 teams instead of 12 from the 2026/27 season.

#### **What do Palace need to do?**

Following the recent 1-0 win over Ipswich Town, Palace Women are now in third-place with 38 points - the promotion playoff position.

Birmingham now sit in first-place, six points ahead of Palace on 41 points.

Second-place Charlton Athletic are also on 41 points, but have a significantly worse goal difference than the Blues.

Fourth-place Newcastle United find themselves on 33 points, and must win both of their remaining games to have a chance at making the playoff.

**If Palace win one of their two remaining games**, they will guarantee a promotion playoff spot as a minimum.

**To catch Birmingham**, Palace will need to win both games, and hope the Blues earn no more than two points from their remaining two games.

**To catch Charlton**, Palace will need to win all three games, and hope the Addicks fail to win both of their two remaining games.

It's all set to be a dramatic final day - as Palace host 12th-place Portsmouth, whilst Charlton take on Birmingham at home.

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## From Academy to Premier League

> Having joined the Palace Academy from Brentford in 2016, Tyrick Mitchell rose to prominence rapidly at Palace and set the record for the youngest-ever player to make 200 Premier League appearances for the club.

Mitchell was a regular in both of Palace's Under-18 and Under-23 Professional Development League South winning teams in 2017/18 as he spent a second campaign featuring at both levels.

A recruit from Brentford at the end of the 2015/16 season, Mitchell, an attacking left-back with bundles of pace, impressed sufficiently for the Academy side to be handed a chance with the Development team in 2016. He used that experience to his advantage in 17/18 as he helped his two teams to silverware.

In 2018/19, Mitchell was a regular fixture in Richard Shaw's U23s team and joined the first-team on their pre-season tour in the summer of 2019.

After returning from an injury sustained while on tour, Mitchell made several first-team squads and earned his Premier League debut against Leicester City in July 2020. He went on to secure his first Premier League start by playing the full 90 minutes against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In April 2021, he signed a contract extension through til the end of 2024/25. Mitchell then followed this up with his first goal and assist for the Eagles, as helped the side to a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa in May 2021.

His performances throughout 21/22 saw him earn a senior England call-up for the first time in March 2022, making his debut in a 2-1 win over Switzerland.

Mitchell was nearly ever-present in 2022/23, featuring for Palace in 38 out of a possible 41 games in all competitions. He made his 100th appearance in red and blue against Tottenham Hotspur towards the end of the campaign and was also awarded the PFA Community Champion Award for his support for the Palace for Life Foundation.

He was again so close to being ever-present in 2023/24, this time only missing a single game through injury. Nevertheless, he continued to make the left-back position his own, and even stepping further forward as a left wing-back under new manager Oliver Glasner. Mitchell concldued the campaign with his best attacking returns, with two goals and three assists.

In 2024/25, Mitchell was one of the first names on the teamsheet - featuring in 37 out of a possible 38 league games. He kept 11 clean sheets in the league, assisting five times. 

He also kept four clean sheets in the games he featured in as Palace lifted the FA Cup.

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Henderson helped earn Palace's 12th clean sheet of the season in a goalless draw with a stubborn Hammers side, making a number of notable stops. 

But the Eagles had the better chances, with Brennan Johnson twice going very close in the first-half. Substitute Ismaïla Sarr then had the ball in the net late on, only for the referee to rule it out for a handball by Jean-Philippe Mateta in the build-up. 

Henderson admitted it was a frustrating result in his post-match assessment, but still believes his team in are in a good position to push on in the league. 

"We're disappointed," he told Sky Sports. "I think the lads gave it everything they could. Obviously we had a few tired legs out there. 

"But we did manage to push on towards the end and try and get the winner, unfortunately we just couldn't do that today.

"We take the clean sheet, we move on and then we'll get ready for some important games coming up.

"I'll be honest. We wanted to win. We wanted to close the gap to the teams above.

"Ultimately we tried. We tried our best. We played late midweek and that can be tough at times... with the three games in a week.

"It's a bit of a missed opportunity really. We wanted to push on in the league, but we can still do that. Hopefully we can win our game in hand and push on."

In the first-half Henderson produced the save of the match with a magnificent stop to deny in-form defender Konstantinos Mavropanos, who scored twice in his last outing for the Hammers.

The big centre-back met a cross with a powerful header, only for the Palace captain to produce a remarkable reaction save to retain his clean sheet.

"To be fair he [Mavropanos] leaped over the defender," said Henderson. "He got some real power behind it. I didn't really see it after that.

"I just managed to get my hand up and keep it out. But that's my job, so I was happy to make a save like that tonight."

Palace skipper Dean Henderson admitted that the team "missed an opportunity" to climb further up the Premier League following Monday's 0-0 draw with West Ham.

Henderson reveals dressing room mood after West Ham stalemate

The Eagles had the better of the second-half against their in-form opponents, but were unable to find the vital goal that would have sealed back-to-back Premier League wins. 

But despite the scoreline there were still plenty of positive displays from those wearing red and blue.

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