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West Ham striker Antonio warns: Vieira has Crystal Palace ticking

West Ham striker Michail Antonio is wary facing Crystal Palace today.

Antonio is under no illusion as to the task West Ham will face at London Stadium, although the Hammers No9 is confident having recorded 11 goal contributions in 11 fixtures against Palace across his career – including a hat-trick of assists in 3-0 win at London Stadium in 2017.

“[Crystal Palace] have been playing some free-flowing football under Patrick Vieira," he said, on Sunday's opponents. “He has got them ticking. They have got some quality players [such as] Wilfried Zaha. They are a team to be worried about, but hopefully, we get the three points.

“Our start to the season was not the best but now we have started to pick it up and play well. Even if we haven't got the points at Liverpool and Manchester United, the performance has showed how well we can play. We are optimistic for the season and hopefully, we can move up the league [with two wins from our final two league games]."

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