Sunday People

MATCH FACTS

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West Ham manager David Moyes has won all six of his away league matches against Crystal Palace as a manager, defeating a different coach on each occasion (Alan Smith, Iain Dowie, Tony Pulis, Sam Allardyce, Roy Hodgson and Patrick Vieira).

West Ham have won five of their last eight away league matches against Crystal Palace (D2 L1); in their top-flight history, they have only lost three times in 16 visits to Palace (W8 D5).

Crystal Palace have lost a home league match on New Year’s Day for the first time in their history, with this their 14th such match (previously W7 D6 L0).

West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini has scored 25 goals in total in the Premier League, with 52 per cent of them coming in London derby matches (13). Of all players with at least 20 goals in the competitio­n, Lanzini has scored the highest percentage in matches between two London clubs.

Hammers pair Michail Antonio and Saïd Benrahma have combined for five goals in the Premier League this season (three from Antonio to Benrahma, two from Benrahma to Antonio), the most of any duo.

Aged 22 years and 352 days, Declan Rice is the 14th youngest player in Premier League history to reach 150 appearance­s in the competitio­n, while he has comfortabl­y surpassed Mark Noble (25 years 267 days) as the youngest player to reach this total in the Premier League for the Hammers.

The Eagles’ Michael Olise has been directly involved in five Premier League goals this season as a substitute (2 goals, 3 assists), the most of any player. He’s the first Crystal Palace player to score and assist from the bench in the Premier League.

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