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West Ham vs. Crystal Palace: Bilic not fooled by visiting side's poor league form

Slaven Bilic feels Crystal Palace can cause West Ham problems in Saturday's Premier League encounter regardless of the team's poor run of form.

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has warned his team Crystal Palace's poor Premier League form in recent months counts for nothing in Saturday's meeting at Upton Park.

Palace last won a league encounter on December 19, when it beat Stoke City 2-1, and has since gone 13 games without victory.

It has progressed to the semifinals of the FA Cup, though, and Bilic is adamant West Ham – which is one point outside the top four and unbeaten in its last eight games in all competitions - cannot afford to take this weekend's match lightly.