Pre-Match Round-up: West Ham United

<html><head></head><body><p>Firstly, start off by <a href="/news/2019/february/the-palace-preview-west-ham-united/" target="_blank">reading the Palace Preview</a>, the essential pre-match guide that includes full team news, stats, tactical analysis and a run-down of both sides&#39; form and recent history.</p>
<p>Next up, <a href="/news/2019/february/hodsgon-praises-attacking-options-and-revival-of-scoring-form/" target="_blank">Roy Hodgson looked ahead to today&#39;s clash</a> and praised his attacking options, stating that having a full roster of offensive choices can only benefit the team as they move through the season. To watch the manager&#39;s press conference from yesterday in full, <a href="https://eagles.cpfc.co.uk/home/" target="_blank">head over to Palace TV now</a>.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It&#39;s matchday! <br/><br/>🤙 <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisbenteke?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chrisbenteke</a> 🤙 <a href="https://t.co/oTlMjrPYeD">pic.twitter.com/oTlMjrPYeD</a></p>
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<p><a href="/news/2019/february/going-home-with-kouyate/" target="_blank">Cheikhou Kouyate offered Palace TV a lift home</a> and, in the video below, you can hear him open up about leaving Senegal aged 17, his views on English food, the worst passenger from the Eagles&#39; squad and much more.</p>
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<p>In the official Palace programme, Steve Parish penned his regular notes and in them, he discussed Michy Batshuayi, the Fulham match and what&#39;s happening behind the scenes at Selhurst Park. <a href="/news/2019/february/steve-parish-on-batshuayi-fulham-and-his-plans-going-forward/" target="_blank">Read them here now</a> and, for <a href="/news/2019/february/inside-the-palace-v-west-ham-united-programme/" target="_blank">an overview of what&#39;s in this week&#39;s programme, click here</a>.</p>
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<p>To see how the Eagles have been preparing for their clash with the Hammers this afternoon, <a href="/news/2019/february/gallery-batshuayi-prepares-with-eagles-for-west-ham-battle/" target="_blank">click here, where Batshuayi has been captured training with the squad this week</a>.</p>
<p>If you fancy something to listen to pre-match, <a href="/news/2019/february/listen-to-ep.22-of-the-palace-podcast-with-kouyate-wan-bissaka-shaw-and-hodgson/" target="_blank">make sure not to miss this week&#39;s Official Palace Pod</a>, featuring Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Cheikou Kouyate, Richard Shaw, Hodgson and more.</p>
<p>Want to relive a classic game? Click on the video below, and see if it brings back last-minute memories for you too.</p>
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<p><strong>Stay in the loop</strong></p>
<p>The Football Association has released a statement on Wilfried Zaha. <a href="/news/2019/february/fa-statement-on-wilfried-zaha/" target="_blank">Read it here</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/news/2019/february/mamadou-sakho-wins-man-of-the-match-for-fulham-display/" target="_blank">Mamadou Sakho was voted as Man of the Match for his display against Fulham</a>.</p>
<p>Wan-Bissaka visited his former primary school earlier in the week and you can see how he got on, as well as the kids&#39; roaring welcome, in the video below.</p>
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<p><a href="/news/2019/february/doncaster-rovers-v-palace-ticket-information/" target="_blank">Doncaster tickets are on sale here</a> and the Club Shop have launched a mid-season sale. <a href="https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/" target="_blank">Shop now</a>!</p>
<p>Please remember that Selhurst&#39;s food and drink outlets are now cashless. <a href="/news/2019/february/selhurst-park-food-and-drink-outlets-cashless/" target="_blank">Find out more here</a>.</p>
<p>Now, there are two opportunities to meet a pair of sporting legends. Firstly, <a href="/news/2019/february/shipperley-to-serve-fans-pints-before-palace-face-west-ham/" target="_blank">Neil Shipperley will be serving fans&#39; pints</a> in the Shipperley Bar in the Upper Holmesdale Concourse and, secondly, there will be a <a href="/news/2019/april/crystal-palace-sporting-dinner-to-host-frank-bruno---buy-your-place-now/" target="_blank">Sporting Dinner held with boxing legend Frank Bruno</a> over two nights in May. Buy your place here!</p>
<p>If you can&#39;t make the match today, don&#39;t miss out on the chance to listen to full commentary of it for just £1.49 with Palace Audio. <a href="/fans/Palace-Audio/" target="_blank">Find out more</a>.</p>
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Crystal Palace host West Ham United today and, while you're waiting for the game to kick-off, why not check out everything you'll want to see from the past week below?

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