Saturday , 14 November 2026

AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
AFC Bournemouth
0 – 0
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Thu 26 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Vitality Stadium 11,129 HT 45' · FT 45'
Justin Kluivert 4' Y
Y 7' Eberechi Eze
Y 60' Marc Guehi
Dean Huijsen 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Assistant 1 Adam Nunn
  • Assistant 2 Constantine Hatzidakis
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

4
3
5
AFC Bournemouth 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Crystal Palace FC 2024-04-02 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Crystal Palace FC 2023-12-06 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth 2023-05-13 Crystal Palace FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth 2022-12-31 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 0–0 D
22 Dec Manchester United FC A 3–0 W
16 Dec West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
08 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 2–1 W
05 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W
30 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 4–2 W
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 0–0 D
21 Dec Arsenal FC H 1–5 L
15 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 3–1 W
07 Dec Manchester City FC H 2–2 D
03 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 1–0 W
30 Nov Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

AFC Bournemouth Crystal Palace FC
#7 Position #20
15 Points 7
10 Played 10
4 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 7
16 Scored 10
14 Conceded 24
+2 GD -14
1.50 PPG 0.70
40% Win % 20%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season
10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

AFC Bournemouth are 7th (15 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 20th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
1/3
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/7
61-75
1/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
Evanilson 5 G 4 A
Marcus Tavernier 5 G
Alex Scott 1 G
Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. AFC Bournemouth kicks off things out of here…
  • 4' AFC Bournemouth receives a card for a hard tackle on 4.
  • 7' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Eberechi Eze on 7 minutes.
  • 12' A quiet spell here at Vitality Stadium. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 17' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 27' David Brooks, a Wales , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Bournemouth in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 349 games and scored 466 goals.
  • 47' Crystal Palace FC come into this ranked 16 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maxence Lacroix, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Will Hughes trudges off to be replaced by Cheick Doucoure on 53 minutes.
  • 58' England international Tyrick Mitchell has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Marc Guehi argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 62' A change in the AFC Bournemouth ranks — Max Aarons exits the field as Tyler Adams enters on 62.
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Iraola will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 69' Dean Huijsen is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 71' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Justin Kluivert by Philip Billing on 71 minute.
  • 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Bournemouth side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' The whistle greets Jean-Philippe Mateta as he departs to be replaced by Daichi Kamada.
  • 85' AFC Bournemouth ring the changes. Dango Ouattara has done his job and it is now time for David Brooks to step up.
  • 88' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 88 minute. Eberechi Eze leaves to be changed by Justin Devenny.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Eberechi Eze 4
Jordan Ayew 2
Michy Batshuayi 2
Patrick van Aanholt 2
David Brooks 1
Jeffrey Schlupp 1
Junior Stanislas 1
Luka Milivojevic 1

Head to Head

2024-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Crystal Palace FC 2024-04-02 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Crystal Palace FC 2023-12-06 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth 2023-05-13 Crystal Palace FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth 2022-12-31 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Crystal Palace FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2024-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D 2024-12-22 Manchester United FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2024-12-16 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2024-12-08 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2024-12-05 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2024-11-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–4 AFC Bournemouth W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2024-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D 2024-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–5 Arsenal FC L 2024-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-12-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2024-12-03 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-11-30 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.88 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Bournemouth to win 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth57% Draw24% Crystal Palace FC19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
81%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
43%
AFC Bournemouth or Crystal Palace FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth42% Draw44% Crystal Palace FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
11%
2 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 24% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.