Crystal Palace vs West Ham United; Premier League
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United. Premier League.
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Crystal Palace 0-0 West Ham United: Wolves relegated as Hammers restore two-point advantage over Spurs
Report and free match highlights as West Ham claim a point at Crystal Palace to move two points clear of the bottom three that opens the door for Tottenham who next face Wolves after their relegation from the Premier League was confirmed after an eight-year stay
Monday 20 April 2026 23:07, UK
West Ham restored their two-point lead over Tottenham and the bottom three with a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace that confirmed Wolves' relegation from the Premier League.
Spurs endured a difficult weekend, but this result opens the door for Roberto De Zerbi's side in their fight for survival ahead of Saturday's trip to Wolves, who, after an eight-year stay, become the first side relegated from the top flight this season.
West Ham have given themselves another week outside the drop zone but may look back on this as a missed opportunity after seeing Nottingham Forest and Leeds win and Spurs take a big step forward in their performance.
Opta rate West Ham as having the toughest final fixtures of all the teams battling at the bottom, with games against Everton, Brentford, Arsenal, Newcastle and Leeds still to play.
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Nuno Espirito Santo's side failed to create a big opening in the second half and very nearly conceded a late goal only for Ismaila Sarr's strike to be ruled out for an unnecessary handball by fellow Palace substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Late in the first half West Ham's Taty Castellanos had an acrobatic effort that was heading in cleared by Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix – who overcame an injury scare to start – after Dean Henderson's miscued clearance nearly left the goal gaping.
Henderson made amends shortly after his error by producing a fine save to keep out Konstantinos Mavropanos. The West Ham defender, scorer of two goals in the win over Wolves, perhaps could have done better, his header too close to the keeper.
Former Tottenham winger Brennan Johnson, yet to score since his £35m January move, spurned a glorious chance to give Palace an early lead against the run of play, heading well wide when completely unmarked in the box.
For all the talk of Palace potentially dropping off after their celebrations in Florence on Thursday after reaching the Conference League semi-finals, Oliver Glasner's side finished the stronger and extend their unbeaten run to four games to move up to 13th.
Point gained or two points lost for West Ham?
West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen to Sky Sports:
"It's probably a bit of both.
"Palace are really good at home and on a high after getting into a European semi-final. We knew it was going to be really difficult and that we'd have to defend really well.
"We did have some chances that on another day could go in. We did come here to win the game.
"But I don't think a point here is the worst thing in the world."
Former West Ham striker Dean Ashton to Sky Sports:
"It feels like a tiny opportunity missed for West Ham with the way Crystal Palace played, and even the way they themselves played in the first half.
"They had enough opportunities in the penalty area to get that goal.
"But Crystal Palace away is not an easy fixture, so right now, it has to be a positive result."
Nuno: Relegation fight will go all the way
West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo to Sky Sports:
"We performed well. We were organised and compact. Tough match. Our offensive process, the combinations didn't quite go – the final ball, the final touch.
"The game was very balanced. It's a tough shape to play against. It's brought them a lot of success. It's hard because they are good players. You cannot find the gaps. They are a threat on the counter-attacks.
"We were solid. It's going to be a fight until the end.
"It will go all the way, for sure. Not only at the bottom of the table but at the top. This season has been very tight."
Glasner: Mixed feelings after draw
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner to Sky Sports:
"Mixed feelings like always after a draw. Let's talk about the positives – another clean sheet. What I liked to see is that at the end of the game we looked closer to winning it.
"West Ham defended the box very well. We matched their motivation today. It's all good.
"The biggest threat came from set-plays today. We gifted them too many especially in the first half. They have many tall players and Bowen delivers the ball well.
"The performance was okay. The commitment was great."
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- Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last four Premier League games (W2 D2), only enjoying a longer unbeaten run in the league this season in their opening six matches (W3 D3).
- West Ham United have kept clean sheets in successive Premier League games for the first time since February 2025 against Arsenal and Leicester City.
- Crystal Palace recorded their 12th clean sheet of the season, only keeping more in a Premier League campaign in 1994-95 (15). Indeed, since Oliver Glasner's first game in February 2024, only Arsenal (36) and Manchester City (32) have more shutouts in the league than Palace's 28.
- This was Crystal Palace's sixth goalless draw in the Premier League this season, the most by a side since Newcastle United in 2022-23 (7).
