The clear frustration from Patrick Vieira after the final whistle on Monday has hopefully been cleared on the training ground this week ahead of the trip to the South Coast. There is no doubt that there is a point to prove by the players and staff alike.
TIME/ DATE/ VENUE
- 3pm
- 31st December 2022
- Vitality Stadium, Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth BH7 7AF
PREVIOUS MEETING
The last visit to the Vitality Stadium was in the League Cup which ended goalless but Palace exited the competition courtesy of a missed penalty from Wayne Hennessey.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – David Brooks (8.0)
OFFICIALS
- Referee: Andre Marriner
- Assistants: Simon Long, Natalie Aspinall
- Fourth official: Sam Allison
- VAR: Peter Bankes
- Assistant VAR: Nick Greenhalgh.
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Marc Guehi returns from suspension while James Tomkins and Tyrick Mitchell will serve their bans. Sam Johnstone, James McArthur and Nathan Ferguson are not expected to feature.
BOURNEMOUTH – David Brooks and Norberto Neto will not be involved while there are doubts over Ryan Fredericks, Junior Stanislas and Marcus Tavernier.
DISCIPLINARY THIS SEASON
RED CARDS – Tyrick Mitchell (1), James Tomkins (1)
YELLOW CARDS (5+) – Cheick Doucoure (5), Marc Guehi (5), Chris Mepham (5)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 15/09/20 Bournemouth 0-0 Palace
- 20/06/20 Bournemouth 0-2 Palace
- 03/12/19 Palace 1-0 Bournemouth
- 12/05/19 Palace 5-3 Bournemouth
- 01/10/18 Bournemouth 2-1 Palace
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 26/12/22 Palace 0-3 Fulham
- 12/11/22 Forest 1-0 Palace
- 06/11/22 Newcastle 0-0 Palace
- 29/11/22 Palace 1-0 Southampton
- 22/10/22 Everton 3-0 Palace
Last FIVE results for Bournemouth;
- 27/12/22 Chelsea 2-0 Bournemouth
- 20/12/22 Newcastle 1-0 Bournemouth
- 12/11/22 Bournemouth 3-0 Everton
- 08/11/22 Bournemouth 4-1 Everton
- 05/11/22 Leeds 4-3 Bournemouth
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 11th in the Premier League with 19 points from 15 games while Bournemouth are 14th with 16 points from 16 games.
RECORD AGAINST BOURNEMOUTH
- Played 75
- Won 26
- Drawn 20
- Lost 29
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Wilfried Zaha 6.96
- Eberechi Eze 6.95
- Marcus Tavernier 6.94
- Philip Billing 6.91
ONE TO WATCH
PHILIP BILLING
FORMER CLUBS – Jerne IF, Esberg, Huddersfield Town
The Danish midfielder first made his name at Huddersfield after breaking through into the youth system having joined the club in 2013. After Huddersfield’s relegation from the Premier League, Bournemouth came calling in 2019 and he has to date made over a century of appearances for the club.
KEY CLASH
MARC GUEHI v DOMINIC SOLANKE
With Guehi returning from suspension, we will have the first choice centre back pairing back together again which should make all the different to the back line. No offence to Tomkins, but he is now an old school centre back which the likes of which are a dying breed and for a reason. Guehi will be up against for Liverpool striker Solanke who Palace were so heavily linked with once upon a time.
PRE-MATCH FACTS
- Palace have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 games against Bournemouth
- Bournemouth have lost 5 of their last 6 league matches
- Palace have lost just once in their last 9 meetings with Bournemouth
- Palace are unbeaten in their 4 games against Bournemouth
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Wilfried Zaha (6 – 12th in PL)
- ASSISTS – Eberechi Eze (3 – 18th in PL)
- PASSES – Joachim Andersen (913 – 12th in PL)
- TACKLES – Jordan Ayew (34 – 18th in PL)
- TOUCHES – Joachim Andersen (1124 – 14th in PL)
- SHOTS – Wilfried Zaha (35 – 14th in PL)
- SAVES – Vicente Guaita (45 – 8th in PL)
DID YOU KNOW?
Bournemouth weren’t actually Bournemouth but in-fact Boscombe, which is a suburb of the town and where the club play their football at the Vitality Stadium. They then became Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1923, a name the club are still registered under before in 1971 they became AFC Bournemouth.
PREDICTION
After what happened against Fulham, this fixture is so difficult to predict. We are all expecting a reaction from the players but the hosts put in a decent performance at Stamford Bridge but ended in defeat. The hope is that there is a far better performance from the Eagles but would take a point from the away trip.
FINAL SCORE: 1-1
BETTING ODDS
- Home – 9/5
- Draw – 11/5
- Away – 6/4
- Both teams to score – 20/23
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