Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#17 Position #15
3 Points 4
5 Played 5
0 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 3
6 Scored 6
8 Conceded 11
-2 GD -5
0.60 PPG 0.80
0% Win % 20%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

AFC Bournemouth are 17th (3 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier 3 G
Alex Scott 1 G
Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AFC Bournemouth host Crystal Palace FC — let the battle begin!
  • 4' Justin Kluivert was booked on 4.
  • 7' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Eberechi Eze on 7 minutes.
  • 12' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tyrick Mitchell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
  • 17' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Crystal Palace FC that had 324 games and scored 376 goals.
  • 27' Crystal Palace FC come into this ranked 16 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Bournemouth needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Justin Devenny, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 47' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Bournemouth must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 52' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 53' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Will Hughes by Cheick Doucoure on 53 minute.
  • 58' Jean-Philippe Mateta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Marc Guehi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 62' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Max Aarons departs to be replaced by Tyler Adams.
  • 67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' Dean Huijsen is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 71' The AFC Bournemouth bench stirs into life. Justin Kluivert is withdrawn and Philip Billing gets his opportunity.
  • 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' Antoine Semenyo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
  • 82' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 82 minute. Jean-Philippe Mateta leaves to be changed by Daichi Kamada.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Dango Ouattara as he leaves the pitch. David Brooks steps in for AFC Bournemouth.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Justin Devenny comes on to replace Eberechi Eze.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Patrick van Aanholt 2
Jordan Ayew 2
Michy Batshuayi 2
Jefferson Lerma 1
Rayan 1
Jack Simpson 1
Eli Kroupi 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
3 / 4
1.34 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Bournemouth or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth44% Draw29% Crystal Palace FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
73%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
56%
AFC Bournemouth or Crystal Palace FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth29% Draw50% Crystal Palace FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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