Graham Potter concedes West Ham must do better, after third home defeat in a row

West Ham 1-2 Crystal Palace West Ham slid to their third successive home defeat, this time against Crystal Palace, in what is turning into a nightmare season at the London Stadium. What is difficult to fathom is the lacklustre attitude of this West Ham team. This was another game where it seemed the points were there for the taking but West Ham couldn't get up the impetus to make it happen. Crystal Palace took the lead just after the half hour. A corner was met by Marc Guehi, who saw his header come back off the bar but only as far as Jean-Philippe Mateta, who headed home. West Ham nearly snatched an equaliser just before half time, as a decisive move involving El Hadji Malik Diouf, Crysencio Summerville and Callum Wilson ended, when Yeremy Pino finally blocked the shot. After half time, Maxence Lacroix rattled the cross bar with a header. The West Ham equaliser followed quickly after, when a Diouf corner, was met by Jarrod Bowen, who came short to head home. Then, Mateus Fernandez had a header cleared off the line. Kyle Walker Peters also saw his headed effort go wide, after getting on the end of a cross from Lucas Paqueta. But that was the last of West Ham's serious efforts. Then, Palace's Adam Wharton struck a long ball that was headed out to an unmarked Tyrick Mitchell, who turned and volleyed home. Most of the stadium had once again gone before the final whistle. The frustration for the home fans must be that with more effort and bit of luck this game was easily winnable. But that spark was missing, as heads went down and another defeat became inevitable. Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner told how his team targeted West Ham's seeming weakness over set plays, with six goals conceded from corners in recent games. The Palace manager explained how having played as a defender for many years, these things can get inside your head. A satisfied Glasner reflected on seeing "many positive things but also a lot of potential." His only complaint was that his team should have killed the game off. West Ham manager, Graham Potter accepted the problem with set plays, declaring that the only way to overcome the problem was hard work, with the players. There were protests from fans before the match. Potter responded, saying he understood the frustration, accepting that "everyone is entitled to an opinion " Opinions are not in short supply at the moment regarding the future at West Ham United.