Mateta's double shows just what Potter's missing

JEAN-PHILIPPE MATETA scored for the third game running to give Crystal Palace fans the pleasure of handing Graham Potter his first home defeat as West Ham boss.

- Steve Judge

West Ham 0

C Palace 2

That in a nutshell was the game. Palace boss Oliver Glasner (below) had the luxury of a striker in prime form leading his frontline.

Potter did not even have a striker. With Michail Antonio, Niclas Fullkrug, Jarrod Bowen and Crycensio Summerville all out injured, the Hammers were desperately short of firepower.

The challenge for Potter was how to create goalscoring opportunities against a Palace side that are now unbeaten in their last eight top-flight away games.

Despite winger Mohammed Kudus energetically leading the line, it was not a problem the hosts solved as they failed to register a shot on target.