Potent Palace are well worth backing to pocket the points

Crystal Palace may be celebrating three pointsCredit: Mark Runnacles

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The international break could not have come at a better time for West Ham boss Slaven Bilic yet opponents Crystal Palace are poised to come back firing when the sides clash at Selhurst Park.

The Hammers were crying out for time off as Bilic sought answers to his team’s disastrous start to the season but it is hard to see why they will necessarily return any better.

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Steve DaviesRacing Post Sport

Published on 14 October 2016inFootball tips

Last updated 16:18, 14 October 2016

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