Premier League: Crystal Palace prevails over AFC Bournemouth 2-0 on Saturday
BOURNEMOUTH. Crystal Palace tops AFC Bournemouth with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Ayew (19') and a goal from E. Eze (36').
BOURNEMOUTH. Crystal Palace defeats AFC Bournemouth with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Ayew (19′) and a goal from E. Eze (36′). AFC Bournemouth lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner with the support of Simon Long and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.54 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
AFC Bournemouth was in firm control of the ball 59% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
AFC Bournemouth was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Crystal Palace was able to find the solution to win this match.
AFC Bournemouth shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
AFC Bournemouth received 4 yellow cards (Lloyd Kelly, Jaidon Anthony, Dominic Solanke and Marcos Senesi). On the other side, Crystal Palace received 1 yellow card (Joachim Andersen).
After this encounter, AFC Bournemouth will stay with 16 points to stay in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace will have 19 points to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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19'19'
Jordan Ayew
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25'25'
Lloyd Kelly
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26'26'
Jaidon Anthony
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36'36'
Eberechi Eze
Michael Olise
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38'38'
Siriki Dembélé
Philip Billing
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67'67'
Dominic Solanke
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70'70'
Joe Rothwell
Jordan Zemura
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74'74'
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Jordan Ayew
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74'74'
Odsonne Édouard
Eberechi Eze
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80'80'
Ryan Christie
Jaidon Anthony
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80'80'
Jamal Lowe
Lewis Cook
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87'87'
Joachim Andersen
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88'88'
Will Hughes
Michael Olise
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90'90'
Marcos Senesi
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, AFC Bournemouth will play away with Manchester United on the 3rd of January with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).
Crystal Palace will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 4th of January with a 13-4 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (3 draws).
AFC Bournemouth: Formation and Lineups
AFC Bournemouth started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Gary O\’Neil chose to play with the following team: Mark Travers , Jaidon Anthony , Adam Smith , Marcos Senesi , Lloyd Kelly , Jordan Zemura , Lewis Cook , Jefferson Lerma , Philip Billing , Dominic Solanke and Kieffer Moore .
Substitutes
AFC Bournemouth made 4 changes: Philip Billing for Siriki Dembélé (38′), Jordan Zemura for Joe Rothwell (70′), Jaidon Anthony for Ryan Christie (80′) and Lewis Cook for Jamal Lowe (80′).
Best player: Mark Travers
The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Bournemouth was the goalkeeper: Mark Travers. His rating is 7.02. He performed 4 saves.
Crystal Palace: Formation and Lineups
Crystal Palace started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Patrick Vieira played with: Vicente Guaita , Nathaniel Clyne , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Joel Ward , Michael Olise , Cheick Doucouré , Jeffrey Schlupp , Jordan Ayew , Wilfried Zaha and Eberechi Eze .
Substitutes
Crystal Palace made 3 changes: Jordan Ayew for Jean-Philippe Mateta (74′), Eberechi Eze for Odsonne Édouard (74′) and Michael Olise for Will Hughes (88′).
Top player: Michael Olise
The player who no doubt impressed Crystal Palace the most was Michael Olise even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.
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