West Ham United manager Graham Potter admits his side struggled to keep up Crystal Palace's instensity in their 2-0 defeat.

Philippe Mateta scored twice in the second half as Crystal Palace completed a 2-0 Premier League away win at a toothless West Ham United on Saturday, more evidence for new manager Graham Potter of the difficult job he faces in east London.

Crystal Palace have gone seven consecutive away games without losing for the first time in their top-flight history (W4 D3). They've also kept a clean sheet in each of the past three, equalling their longest run without conceding away from home in the Premier League (a run of three in December 2017).

West Ham have a good track record at bringing in players from the Championship, including Antonio, Bowen, Aaron Cresswell and Crysencio Summerville. But stalling on targets has seen the club miss out on signing James Maddison, now of Tottenham Hotspur, in 2018 and Eberechi Eze, now of Crystal Palace, in 2020.

Can West Ham win back-to-back games for the first time this season — in Graham Potter's first two games in charge — or will Crystal Palace keep climbing?

West Ham United fans expect new manager Graham Potter to bring some style back to their team's football after a dispiriting and brief Julen Lopetegui reign but the new coach was happy to win ugly against Fulham on Tuesday.

West Ham United leads Crystal Palace by 2 points in the standings, but Crystal Palace only has a -5 goal differential to West Ham's -14. They are both in the bottom half of the st

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice in the second half as Crystal Palace completed a 2-0 Premier League away win at a toothless West Ham United on Saturday, more evidence for new manager Graham Potter of the difficult job at hand in east London.

Tottenham are 'considering' an approach for a high quality PSG star, though his profile may not suit Ange Postecoglou and the terms the Parisians are demanding make a deal doubly risky for Spurs.

The Hammers haven't kept a clean sheet in any of their last 18 Premier League home games against fellow London sides (38 goals conceded), since beating Tottenham 1-0 back in October 2021. Graham Potter has a lot to work on at West Ham and he would do well to make defensive solidity top of that list.

West Ham United rode their luck to beat London rivals Fulham 3-2 in new manager Graham Potter's first Premier League match in charge on Tuesday.