LONDON :West Ham United fans staged demonstrations against the club's owners before their home Premier League derby against Crystal Palace on Saturday and a 2-1 defeat at the London Stadium only added to the early-season gloom at the club.

West Ham's fourth defeat in five games left them third from bottom and with manager Graham Potter under increasing pressure.

Since being appointed as Julen Lopetegui's successor in January, Potter has overseen only six league wins from 25 games.

By the final whistle there were swathes of empty seats and the cheers of the Palace fans was in marked contrast to the dejection of the home fans who had stayed to the end.

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