Opta predicts West Ham vs Crystal Palace, Fulham vs Brentford results this weekend in the Premier League

West Ham are back in Premier League action with a home clash against Crystal Palace. The Hammers have made a slow start to the new season. Meanwhile, the Eagles find themselves unbeaten in the league after four fixtures.

Fulham welcome Brentford to Craven Cottage on Saturday night. The Whites are 11th in the table with five points on the board so far. The Bees are 12th and are only a point behind their London rivals.

Opta predicts West Ham vs Crystal Palace

As per Opta, West Ham only have a 27.2% chance of winning this weekend. Crystal Palace are the more likely victors on 48.9%. A draw is ranked at 23.9%.

Graham Potter is under pressure to start getting some points on the board. The ex-Swansea City, Brighton and Hove Albion man was picked as Julen Lopetegui’s replacement during the last campaign. However, he has struggled for results so far. The Hammers have been linked with Nuno Espirito Santo and Slaven Bilic as potential replacements, as per The Guardian.

Crystal Palace have to juggle domestic football with their European commitments this term. They are competing in the Europa Conference League after winning the FA Cup earlier this year. The Eagles beat Manchester City in the final at Wembley with Eberechi Eze scoring the winner in their famous 1-0 win.

Opta predicts Fulham vs Brentford

Opta has given Fulham a 43% probability of beating Brentford on Saturday. The Bees find themselves with a 30.2% of picking up three points on their travels. Meanwhile, a draw is 26.8%.

Marco Silva has done a great job with the Whites over recent years. He guided them out of the Championship and they have since established themselves as a top flight outfit. They beat Leeds United on their own patch and struck late to beat Daniel Farke’s men.

Brentford made the surprise decision to appoint Keith Andrews as their head coach this past summer. He was picked as their replacement for Thomas Frank, who left for a new challenge at Tottenham Hotspur. Andrews has done fairly well so far and is still learning on the job.

Speaking after their draw with Chelsea last weekend, Andrews heaped praise on attacker Kevin Schade and said: "Kev has been really good. Right from the go in pre-season, I felt he was ready for that next step in his journey to be a more prominent figure within the team. With that comes a level of responsibility.

"When you want to make those steps, you have to produce, you have to lead by example, and I think he’s been doing that really, really well. I felt early in pre-season that Jordan Henderson and Kevin Schade struck up a good relationship, even when Kevin was coming from the left and Jordan was in crossing positions.

"In general, I think Kevin can be versatile with how he plays and where he plays. He was selfless in his approach to the Chelsea game, understanding what was needed to get a result."