Crystal Palace defeats West Ham 2-0 in London

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice to lead Crystal Palace to a 2-0 victory over West Ham United, marking a challenging debut for new Hammers manager Graham Potter. Mateta opened the scoring just two minutes into the second half with a low strike from outside the box, followed by a penalty conversion after Konstantinos Mavropanos was sent off for a second yellow card. West Ham's performance was lackluster, with no shots on target and a disjointed attack, further emphasizing their struggles this season. With this win, Crystal Palace extended their unbeaten away run in the Premier League to a club-record seven matches and climbed to 12th place in the standings. The defeat leaves West Ham in 14th, just one point above the relegation zone, amid growing frustrations from their supporters. The match highlighted the difficulties facing Potter as he attempts to turn around the team's fortunes.