AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

AFC Bournemouth

3 – 0

Full Time

Crystal Palace FC

Sun 3 May 2026 · 13:00 UTC Vitality Stadium 11,122 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jefferson Lerma og 10' 1–0

Eli Kroupi pen 32' 2–0

Rayan 77' 3–0

Y 6' Jaydee Canvot

Y 38' Maxence Lacroix

Overview

Match Preview

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

AFC Bournemouth 38 games · 57 pts (2026/27)
Crystal Palace FC 38 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Assistant 1 Neil Davies
Assistant 2 Marc Perry

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Arsenal FC	38	85
5	Manchester City FC	38	78
6	Manchester United FC	38	71
7	Aston Villa FC	38	65
8	Liverpool FC	38	60
9	AFC Bournemouth	38	57
10	Sunderland AFC	38	54
11	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	38	53
12	Brentford FC	38	53
13	Chelsea FC	38	52
14	Fulham FC	38	52
15	Newcastle United FC	38	49
16	Everton FC	38	49
17	Leeds United FC	38	47
18	Crystal Palace FC	38	45
19	Nottingham Forest FC	38	44
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	38	41
21	Coventry City FC	0	0
22	Hull City AFC	0	0
23	Ipswich Town FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

AFC Bournemouth 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Crystal Palace FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Crystal Palace FC 2025-10-18 Crystal Palace FC 3–3 AFC Bournemouth 2025-04-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth 2024-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Crystal Palace FC 2024-04-02 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Crystal Palace FC	H	3–0	W
22 Apr	Leeds United FC	H	2–2	D
18 Apr	Newcastle United FC	A	2–1	W
11 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	2–1	W
20 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	2–2	D
14 Mar	Burnley FC	A	0–0	D

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–3	L
25 Apr	Liverpool FC	A	1–3	L
20 Apr	West Ham United FC	H	0–0	D
12 Apr	Newcastle United FC	H	2–1	W
15 Mar	Leeds United FC	H	0–0	D
05 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

AFC Bournemouth		Crystal Palace FC
#9	Position	#18
57	Points	45
38	Played	38
13 / 18 / 7	W / D / L	11 / 12 / 15
58	Scored	41
54	Conceded	51
+4	GD	-10
1.50	PPG	1.18
34%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Bournemouth are 9th (57 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 18th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Vitality Stadium that hosts another battle between AFC Bournemouth and Crystal Palace FC.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcos Senesi, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
6' The referee calls foul for Jaydee Canvot. He receives a card.
10' Jefferson Lerma makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Crystal Palace FC are in front.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' England international Dean Henderson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 335 games and scored 441 goals.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
32' Eli Kroupi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and AFC Bournemouth are in front.
37' It looks surprising AFC Bournemouth does not make any changes. Tyler Adams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' The referee calls foul for Maxence Lacroix. He receives a card.
43' 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.
48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
63' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Bournemouth is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
68' Crystal Palace FC have won 376 goals from 322 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
73' Evanilson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
77' Rayan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and AFC Bournemouth are in front.
82' Brennan Johnson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 65 goals in his last 372 appearances.
87' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AFC Bournemouth 3-0 Crystal Palace FC.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Eberechi Eze	4
Patrick van Aanholt	2
Jordan Ayew	2
Michy Batshuayi	2
Joshua King	1
Jordon Ibe	1
David Brooks	1
Jeffrey Schlupp	1

Head to Head

AFC Bournemouth Form

2026-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2026-04-22 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2026-04-18 Newcastle United FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2026-04-11 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2026-03-20 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2026-03-14 Burnley FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D

Crystal Palace FC Form

2026-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2026-04-25 Liverpool FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2026-04-20 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 West Ham United FC D 2026-04-12 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC W 2026-03-15 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2026-03-05 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.94 AFC Bournemouth xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: AFC Bournemouth to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Bournemouth59% Draw23% Crystal Palace FC18%

Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw

82%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

41%

AFC Bournemouth or Crystal Palace FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Bournemouth41% Draw43% Crystal Palace FC16%

Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.6%

0 – 0

3 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

3.1%

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%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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