Crystal Palace v. West Ham United | PREMIER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS | 4/29/2023 | NBC Sports

Time now for our Kia starting line-up, starting with the home side, Robbie Earl. Yeah, Palace make four changes to the team that lost to Wolves. Anderson came off at half-time at Molineux, but he's fit enough to start. Bit of a change up in midfield to Koura and Schlupp. They'll hold Mourne as they will get on the ball. He's a class act in the middle of the park. Higher up the pitch on the right-hand side, it's a left foot of Michael Alissi that's a danger. Two goals, eight Premier League assists for him. And great news for Palace fans, Wilfred Zaha's back in the team after missing the last four games with a groin injury. Yeah, that is great news. All right, how about David Moyes and his men? Well, two changes to the team that narrowly lost to Liverpool. Emerson comes in at the left-back position instead of Creswell. There's a thought that Csucs and Raj are back in the best form they've been for most of the season. Raj plays his 200th Premier League appearance today. He's only 24 years of age. There's a nice look to the attacking area, to the pitch finales. One side, Boeing's threat on the other. Pakataw's the one who can make things play from the number 10. And Mikel Antonio's physical attributes will make sure that Palace defence stay honest. After their respective renaissances, this London derby doesn't quite have the billing that it threatened, but whilst it's no longer the jeopardy-laden epic that seemed eminently possible, it still has the potential to leave West Ham sweating if things were to go against them. Yeah, big game for both teams this one today, really, particularly the visitors, particularly West Ham. They would dearly love to come here and get all three points. That would, I think, pretty much secure things for them, and they've got a lot to focus on between now and the end of the season. And as for Palace, disappointed at Wolves' chance to bounce back. see an awful lot seven players in close attendance right in front of him. They peel away as he's bent in towards the far post. Defensive header not good enough and Socek scores for West Ham. Perfect start for the Hammers. Salvation is tangible. Great finish from Thomas Socek. We're so often, he's a guy that gets his head on something in that six yard box. Dangerous corners. Roy Hodgson will know that his team have got to try and defend them a little better. There's so many bodies around Sam Johnston. And Jarrod Bowen's quality was good. It was reliable. The first corner was a decent one. This one even better. It's got such pace on it. Goalie can't come and get it. It's a poor header down. It really isn't the best header. It's Alisa, I think in the end, who's afraid of letting it go. He just puts his head on it and he drops it on a sixpence for Socek on his left peg. And he rattles that into the back of the net. They haven't been brilliant in this opening phase of the game, West Ham, but they now have a lead. And Tomasz Socek capitalises with the first shot of the game for either side. And it's Moyes boys who lead it by a goal to nil. and they're able to find plenty of space in the midfield. It's a good ball forward. IU 1-1 Golan! Great response from the Eagles and Jordan Ayoub drives them back on level terms within five minutes. It's a brilliant goal. There's some lovely football in there as well. Really is, yeah. He'd be disappointed, David Moyes, that reaction says it all from his team's perspective, but from a Palace one, it's an excellent goal. Ball goes out wide to Alisse and he just drifts infield, drops it back to Decore. And that little ball there is an absolute peach, it really is. And it just needs Jordan Ayoub right to the screen. Does he just get going that little bit before Kurt Zouma, he does. Just gets on the move quicker than the centre-half, he sees it, senses that there's a bit of space there, and if you find me, I've got a chance to go and score a goal. And that's exactly what he does. Great football, lovely movement and a beautiful finish. Fair, I'm sure, no problem for him, concentration is the key. When it becomes a four, he's got to see things that little bit sharp, for Zouma just to look slow, reacting to that through ball. Great ball it was from Alisse and a lovely finish from Jordan Ayoub. Ayoub, here's Alisse, trying to cause problems again. Zaha! 2-1. Alise and Ayoub working well in tandem once more, this time Zaha was the beneficiary, he hasn't scored a goal since he last played against West Ham back in November. Back in the side today, he's back on the score sheet, and they lead only five minutes after being behind. Yeah, been a great response from them, hasn't it? Really has, again this time, Anderson knocking it forward, they just pick up that second ball there, nice little triangle there with Eze, Ayoub and Alise, Jordan O close to getting on the end of this one, just misses it, it comes to Wilfrid Zarath, it's almost off the heel, sometimes when it hits your heel it can go almost back out the way it's come from, but this time for Wilfrid Zaha, he just manages to keep that one inside the frame of the goal, that was opposed and ends up in the back of the net, but brilliant response from Palace, too easy from a West Ham point of view, as twice they've served the ball forward, Palace got in behind their midfield players and have penetrated. And how quick he is across the ground there, reacting. doing everything he can to show that he's good value for his new contract offer he's slipped, embarrasses Socek and makes it three He dillied and dallied in the midfield, and Schlupp attacked it with intensity, robbed him of possession, the rest are formality. Yeah, great play from Jeff Schlupp. It's so poor Thomas Sochek, it really is. It's kind of typical of the way West Ham have been playing with the ball. They haven't really been moving it about with any play. Look, Sochek comes off here almost in a straight line, it's a heavy touch, he's not aware that Schlupp is breathing down his neck. Schlupp does everything right, pinches the ball, then keeps his composure, slots it through Fabianski's legs. That now is a very comfortable-looking two-goal cushion for the home team. They fully deserve it, it's been a great response. To go one down and then all of a sudden respond with three is excellent. Three goals in quarter of an hour, that one a gift. Yep, not had a lot of support so far has he. Kyle Antonio, but manages to get his team a corner there. And with these set plays, as we saw already, this might be their best route back into the game if they can produce another decent delivery. Socek and Bowen both trying to get free, and Socek flicked on for Antonio and in for 3-2. What a first half. Incredible. Great delivery again. Really good delivery into the box. And you've got to make first contact, Palace, they don't. Thomas Socek it is, making amends for that really poor mistake for the third Palace goal. He gets first contact and Mikael Antonio just drifts to the back post. Just has to acrobatically lean and get his head on that, and it flies in the back of the net. Just looking at offside position, he looks good there, I think he's OK. He was just behind Decore, it's tight, he looked OK. He scored home and away against the Eagles last season, he's found the net again, able to get West Ham on the front foot. Pakata, 4-4 Antonio. Dominance the lead remains only one West Hammer but set piece or sharp counter-attack from getting themselves back on level terms. Obviously changing the direction of play, working wide for Barreiro. Ezer, it's Ezer again. And again! will have a chance from the spot for number four. Well of course he'll be checked, lovely football again. Just when they quicken those passes up and they're one touch. The stuff that Palace play on the edge of the area is always a bit of one touch. Which contact is there? Actually on the end of there. Is it just maybe a pull on his arm? Look again. Tell you, I don't see that much contact. Again, may have touched his arm a little bit. Looks like a pen, it does. It's one of those that referees absolutely, I think, well within his rights initially to think, Didn't look like a lot of contact in terms of the feet. It's just whether that... motion from again is enough to put Eze to the floor. There, just on the side of his shirt. How does he actually pull him? From that angle, you can't really see. You can see there's some contact, but it's gotta be more than just a real insignificant contact. It's gotta be something that actually grabs him to the floor. Is it that? Is Eze already going down? I think they're happy with the award of the penalty, they're now just checking the attacking phase of play to make sure there are no infringements in there, but this decision is going to be upheld. Had to have a proper look at that one. This football game was no surprises, when he gets the ball in those areas he's always looking for a little give and go, a one-two, he's very good at that. So, Beresic has there the man that has given the penalty and he's the man that will try and put it away. Eze against Fabianski. As you like, there are ice in those veins. It's a two-goal lead for Palace. And the 40-point mark surely theirs. Nice pen, that's some cool, kept his composure, just waited to see Fabianski go one way in. Got the confidence to just roll it in the other direction. Good finish. fourth goal in his last five games, but it's his first here since October. hand corner as Antonio again asks questions of Anderson just gives a potential avenue back into this game for the Hammers. Bowen will go across to take it, O'Connor and again making their ways forward. attempting a look at Munchen, it's around the edge of the penalty area. Done again by Socek, and again coming around the back, it's fumbled in again! Incredible. And it's 4-3! And again, as Setpiste does the job, again forces it over the line, and they are back in it. Somehow they're still alive and kicking in this game, West Ham, I don't know how. But they are... Again, that's not good from a Palace point of view, someone's got to get in front there, that's not the greatest corner, but it's a brilliant flick. Again, I think it's Socek who just somehow manages to glance it towards that back post where both Agued and Antonio are waiting. Doesn't matter, they've bonded it in the back of the net, and Palace should be cruising this game as we approach the last phase. Now they're going to panic a bit. Don't see it coming off a hand or anything like that. There's a lot of players are crowding around the referee as we speak. Is that a foul? Aguered on Joel Ward? So... Well, there doesn't appear to be any evidence of the ball hitting Aguered's hand. And the goal stands. Brilliant flick from Socek at the near post, but Palace, they're slow to get someone into that space first. Shouldn't happen. It does, it happens an awful lot. It's the first thing you talk, make sure we have someone in that near post in case that delivery's not great. Pogbana, they get one good delivery inside the penalty area, it could be all it takes. The answer was no. Still, the referee happy for play to continue. Another phase of play. Rice, Cresswell, down for Benrahma. sums up his afternoon and it's a Palace victory. The Eagles are flying and they'll be up in the rarefied air again next season. They've hit the 40-point mark, retention of their Premier League status assured, but the Hammers can't yet say the same after another poor defensive display. They still have work to do after losing a seven-gold thriller. 4-3. Hi there, I'm Rebecca Lowe, studio host for NBC's coverage of the Premier League. Don't forget to hit subscribe to watch more videos all season long. For even more Premier League content, from original series to live matches, head over to Peacock and be sure to tune in for Premier League mornings every weekend on USA Network and on Peacock. We will see you over there.