Two Premier League teams looking to win back-to-back games lock horns at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon as West Ham United play host to Crystal Palace.

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Four days after suffering a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in the FA Cup, Graham Potter marked his Premier League managerial debut with West Ham by guiding the Hammers to a much-needed 3-2 victory over Fulham at the London Stadium on Tuesday night.

Although Alex Iwobi's second-half brace set up a nervy finish, goals from Carlos Soler, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta ultimately secured maximum points for West Ham, who have climbed up to 13th place in the Premier League table, 10 points above the drop zone and nine points behind the top seven.

Potter has admitted that the Hammers' victory against Fulham was "stressful" at times and his team "cannot get carried away", but he was pleased with the application of his players and to watch three goals fly into the back of the net, especially with attacking trio Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug all out injured.

West Ham, who have not won back-to-back Premier League games since February/March 2024, will endeavour to complete a top-flight double over Crystal Palace for the first time since the 2016-17 campaign when the two teams face off on Saturday.

The Hammers will fancy their chances of making the net ripple, as they have scored in each of their last 21 Premier League encounters with the Eagles - their longest scoring streak against an opponent in their top-flight history.

Crystal Palace have put together a five-game run without defeat in all competitions and preserved their unbeaten start to 2025 when they secured a 2-0 victory away against Leicester City on Wednesday night.

Second-half goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi helped the Eagles pick up maximum points for the third time in their last four Premier League away games, as well as extend their unbeaten run on the road to six matches - their longest in the top flight since February 1992.

Oliver Glasner was pleased with the reaction of his players following a "louder" half-time discussion in the dressing room, and the Austrian boss now sees his Palace side sitting 15th in the table, eight points clear of the relegation zone.

Crystal Palace head into Saturday's encounter with West Ham having won just one of their last 22 away London derbies in the Premier League (D11 L10) and they are winless in their last 13 such games since beating the Hammers 2-1 in November 2022.

The Eagles' recent form at West Ham bodes well ahead of their trip to the London Stadium, though, as they are unbeaten in their last five away meetings with the East London outfit; only against Tottenham Hotspur have they ever had a longer unbeaten away run against an opponent in their top-flight history (seven between 1990 and 2004).

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