Overview

• Crystal Palace won 2-1 at the London Stadium, handing West Ham a third straight home defeat and a fourth loss in five league games.
• Multiple reports say West Ham began identifying potential successors before the match, with Nuno Espirito Santo, Slaven Bilic and Gary O'Neil among the options discussed.
• Thousands of supporters protested against the ownership before kickoff after a vote of no confidence from the Fan Advisory Board, with plans for further demonstrations and a proposed boycott of the Oct. 20 Brentford game.
• Recurring set-piece frailties persisted as Palace’s opener came from a corner, the seventh goal West Ham have conceded from corners this season despite a switch to goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.
• Graham Potter has six wins from 25 matches since January, West Ham remain in the relegation zone, and the upcoming fixtures against Everton and Arsenal precede an international break viewed as a possible decision point on his future.