Odsonne Edouard’s second-half finish salvaged a Premier League point for Crystal Palace against West Ham at London Stadium.
Mohammed Kudus had opened the scoring for the Hammers after 13 minutes.
James Ward-Prowse’s sublime cross-field ball was collected by Vladimir Coufal, whose cutback into the box was converted thanks to a first-time finish from the onrushing Kudus.
The Hammers were in complete control but Konstantinos Mavropanos was caught out when his poor back pass was intercepted by Edouard, who slotted home to equalise for Palace, scoring his sixth league goal of the season.
Mavropanos had the chance to make amends for his earlier mistake when he rose to meet a ball into the box but his header landed just wide of the far post.
Pablo Fornals’ cross was met by Jarrod Bowen in added time but it could only land in the grateful arms of away goalkeeper Sam Johnstone as West Ham had to settle for a point.
Hammers left frustrated after dropping points again
West Ham could have made it three consecutive league wins but were unable to make the most of their opportunities against Palace.
Mavrapanos’ error was West Ham’s only lapse in concentration throughout the match but it proved costly with David Moyes’ side unable to find another opening.
England forward Bowen, back in the starting line-up after suffering a minor knee issue during the international break, got beyond Joachim Andersen but was unable to lift the ball over Johnstone for the required finish.
Kudus was in the thick of the action, regularly troubling the Palace defence and he thought he had a second for the hosts just after the break but it was ruled out for offside with Tomas Soucek deemed to be interfering with play and in the eyeline of Johnstone.
Lucas Paqueta whipped in a brilliant ball at the back post but Emerson was unable to sort his feet out and ended up blazing it over the bar.
A worrying trend continued for West Ham, who have now lost 12 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, with only Burnley (14) losing more.
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West Ham United
Starting XI
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Squad number23Player nameAreola
Average rating6.37
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Average rating6.47
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Squad number15Player nameMavropanos
Average rating5.34
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Squad number27Player nameAguerd
Average rating6.18
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Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Average rating6.32
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Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Average rating6.24
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Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
Average rating7.06
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Squad number14Player nameKudus
Average rating7.57
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Average rating6.37
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Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
Average rating6.09
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
Average rating6.50
Substitutes
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Squad number8Player nameFornals
Average rating5.55
Crystal Palace
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player nameJohnstone
Average rating6.35
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Squad number2Player nameWard
Average rating6.39
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Squad number16Player nameAndersen
Average rating6.69
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Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
Average rating6.53
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Squad number3Player nameMitchell
Average rating6.37
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Squad number8Player nameLerma
Average rating6.24
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Squad number26Player nameRichards
Average rating6.30
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Squad number7Player nameOlise
Average rating6.92
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Squad number19Player nameHughes
Average rating6.45
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Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Average rating6.68
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Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
Average rating6.80
Substitutes
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Squad number14Player nameMateta
Average rating5.86
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Squad number44Player nameRiedewald
Average rating5.81
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Areola
- 5CoufalBooked at 79mins
- 15Mavropanos
- 27Aguerd
- 33Emerson
- 19ÁlvarezSubstituted forFornalsat 89′minutes
- 7Ward-ProwseBooked at 37mins
- 14Kudus
- 28Soucek
- 10Lucas Paquetá
- 20Bowen
Substitutes
- 1Fabianski
- 3Cresswell
- 8Fornals
- 17Cornet
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 22Benrahma
- 24Kehrer
- 45Mubama
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Johnstone
- 2Ward
- 16Andersen
- 6Guéhi
- 3Mitchell
- 8Lerma
- 26Richards
- 7Olise
- 19HughesSubstituted forRiedewaldat 82′minutes
- 9J Ayew
- 22ÉdouardSubstituted forMatetaat 87′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Tomkins
- 11França de Oliveira
- 14Mateta
- 17Clyne
- 23Ebiowei
- 29Ahamada
- 31Matthews
- 41Whitworth
- 44Riedewald
- Referee:
- Michael Oliver
Match Stats
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Match ends, West Ham United 1, Crystal Palace 1.