This was a match played in desperately difficult conditions and there was very little between the two sides and ultimately it was a single goal from a substitute that secured the points for the hosts.
MATCH INFORMATION
- 7.45pm – 2nd April 2024
- Bournemouth 1-0 Crystal Palace
- Vitality Stadium, Kings Park, Bournemouth BH7 7AF
PLAYER RATINGS
|
30 |
Dean HENDERSON |
7.2 |
|
2 |
Joel WARD © |
6.6 |
|
16 |
Joachim ANDERSEN |
6.3 |
|
3 |
Tyrick MITCHELL |
6.9 |
|
12 |
Daniel MUNOZ |
6.5 |
|
19 |
Will HUGHES (52 David OZOH 70 mins) |
7.1 (5.9) |
|
20 |
Adam WHARTON (22 Odsonne EDOUARD 86 mins) |
6.5 (6.0) |
|
8 |
Jefferson LERMA |
7.0 |
|
10 |
Eberechi EZE |
6.5 |
|
9 |
Jordan AYEW (15 Jeffrey SCHLUPP 70 mins) |
6.4 (6.2) |
|
14 |
Jean-Philippe MATETA |
6.6 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES – 5 James TOMKINS, 17 Nathaniel CLYNE, 29 Naouirou AHAMADA, 31 Remi MATTHEWS, 55 Franco UMEH-CHIBUEZE, 61 Roshaun MATHURIN
OPPOSITION LINE-UP
|
1 |
NETO |
7.2 |
|
11 |
Dango OUATARA (3 Milos KERKEZ 64 mins) |
6.3 (7.0) |
|
5 |
Lloyd KELLY |
7.1 |
|
27 |
Illia ZABARNYI |
7.2 |
|
15 |
Adam SMITH (37 Max AARONS 90 mins) |
7.1 (6.0) |
|
4 |
Lewis COOK |
7.1 |
|
29 |
Philip BILLING (19 Justin KLUIVERT 64 mins) |
7.3 (7.2) |
|
10 |
Ryan CHRISTIE |
6.8 |
|
14 |
Alex SCOTT (24 Antoine SEMENYO 46 mins) |
6.1 (7.7) |
|
16 |
Marcus TAVERNIER |
6.3 |
|
9 |
Dominic SOLANKI (26 Unes UNAL 90 mins) |
6.5 (6.3) |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES – 8 Romain FAIVRE, 18 Tyler ADAMS, 23 James HILL, 42 Mark TRAVERS
TEB VERDICT
Even with James Tomkins on the bench, Oliver Glasner struggled to find a centre back to take the place of Chris Richards who picked up an injury in the draw at Forest. Regardless, this was a tight affair that could have gone either way, and for a tight VAR decision right before the break, things could have been different after Eze netted. Unfortunately, the Eagles did not do enough to take any points and now sit looking over their shoulders with two very difficult games coming up.
While many will say that we should not find ourselves in such a position, one more win from the remaining eight games of the season should see off any concerns of being dragged into trouble.
POST GAME QUOTES
OLIVER GLASNER
“If you don’t score a goal you can’t win. We had many good situations. You need to shoot. Maybe we have to improve, be more decisive in offensive positions. We didn’t score and one situation for Bournemouth decided the game. I would worry about it if we didn’t have the situations to score. We played really well in the second half but we have to be more direct and not passing and passing. Take the shots.
We’ve got Manchester City next. They come to Selhurst and it’s a game we won’t have a lot of possession. Maybe we will get three or four chances but we have to be efficient. If you are not efficient you can lose everywhere.”
ANDONI IRAOLA
“It’s nice to have 41 points at this moment. We still have eight games to play and have a tough schedule. We need to keep improving. We have to go game by game.”
MATCH STATISTICS
|
Star Man |
Antoine SEMENYO (7.7) |
|
Goals |
Justin KLUIVERT (79) |
|
Assists |
Antoine SEMENYO (79) |
|
Most shots |
Philip BILLING (4) |
|
Most tackles |
Tyrick MITCHELL (6) |
|
Most dribbles |
Antoine SEMENYO (5) |
|
Team rating |
6.82 – 6.55 |
|
Total shots |
11 – 3 |
|
Shots on target |
6 – 2 |
|
Yellow cards |
Joachim ANDERSEN (35), Will HUGHES (59), Marcus TAVERNIER (65), Antoine SEMENYO (68), Lloyd KELLY (90+2) |
|
Red cards |
None |
|
Possession |
49.8% – 50.2% |
|
Pass success |
79% – 77% |
|
Passes |
428 – 448 |
|
Dribbles |
14 – 10 |
|
Aerials won |
14 – 15 |
|
Tackles |
21 – 27 |
|
Fouls |
13 – 14 |
|
Corners |
9 – 2 |
|
Saves |
2 – 5 |
|
Dispossessed |
8 – 13 |
POSITION IN THE TABLE (at the final whistle)
|
POS |
TEAM |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
PTS |
|
13 |
Fulham |
11 |
6 |
14 |
-3 |
39 |
|
14 |
Crystal Palace |
7 |
9 |
14 |
-16 |
30 |
|
15 |
Brentford |
7 |
6 |
17 |
-13 |
27 |
UPCOMING FIXTURES
06/04/24 Manchester City (h) – Premier League 12.30pm
14/04/24 Liverpool (a) – Premier League 2pm
21/04/24 West Ham United (h) – Premier League 3pm
