Football Bet of the Day: Visitors can deliver Hammer blow at Selhurst Park

| Monday 20th April 2026, 9:18

Monday 20th April 2026, 9:18

Monday's Football Bet of the Day comes from the Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and West Ham United at Selhurst Park (20:00 BST, live on Sky Sports Main Event).

The Hammers have the chance to move four points clear of the drop zone, and a victory here could be crucial to their Premier League survival bid after Nottingham Forest and Leeds United both managed to win over the weekend.

Football Bet of the Day - Monday, April 20

Match Result - West Ham @ 7/4

*odds correct at time of publication

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Crystal Palace vs West Ham Odds

As mentioned in the introduction, West Ham will know that a win here could be huge in terms of the relegation battle.

Wins for Leeds and Forest over the weekend have seen them move seven and five points clear of the drop zone respectively, and the Hammers could move four clear themselves with a win at Selhurst Park, so there's plenty of incentive here.

Palace are 8/5, giving them an implied win probability of 38.5%, the draw is 12/5 and West Ham are 7/4 for Monday's contest.

At 7/4, I think the Hammers are good value, especially with Crystal Palace having one eye on their upcoming Conference League semi-final tie with Shakhtar Donetsk.

It feels as though the Eagles could put all their eggs into that basket in terms of European qualification for next season, as they look too far away from the teams in sixth, seventh and eighth with Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal still to play.

Their bruising 4-2 over Fiorentina on Thursday did come at a cost, as Adam Wharton and Maxence Lacroix both were withdrawn before half-time with injuries and star striker Jean-Philippe Mateta was taken off at the interval as a precaution. Meanwhile, the Hammers have a fit and fresh squad at their disposal and will be fully focused on Monday's contest.

In addition, West Ham have had a 10-day break after their emphatic 4-0 win over Wolves, and the Irons have lost just twice in their last 11 matches in 90 minutes. Nuno Espirito Santo's side have proven themselves as a dangerous outfit away from home, scoring in 10 of their last 12 away trips, netting on 17 occasions.

Factor in that Palace have won just four of their 16 home league games this term - as well as suffering a 2-0 defeat to West Ham at Selhurst Park last year - and an away win certainly appeals.

Crystal Palace vs West Ham - Match Result

West Ham

7/4

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Odds correct at time of publishing.