Slaven Bilic warns West Ham United over "special" Yohan Cabaye threat

Slaven Bilic has told his West Ham United troops to be mindful of the "special" Yohan Cabaye ahead of Saturday's London derby away to Crystal Palace.

The French midfielder, a club-record £12m signing from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, has scored three goals in eight Premier League outings so far.

Palace sit fourth in the Premier League table, one point ahead of the sixth-placed Hammers, and Bilic has warned his charges that a difficult 90 minutes lies ahead.

"Palace are a good team, they are good in everything - defending, contacts, counter attacks," the Croat told a press conference.

"They also have Cabaye who can do special things on the pitch. They are doing really, really good. It is a London derby, it is a great game and it will be an extremely difficult test."

Bilic's side have beaten Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City away from home this season.