AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Substitute Justin Kluivert bagged a late winner as Bournemouth beat shot-shy Crystal Palace 1-0 to claim a third straight win and fourth in five matches.
The game was played in torrential rain and swirling winds, which made it difficult for either side to get the ball down and play.
Palace thought they had taken the lead in first-half stoppage time when Eberechi Eze fired home at the far post via a deflection but their celebrations were cut short after a VAR review deemed Mateta was just offside in the build-up to the goal.
Palace’s stubborn resistance was finally broken in the 79th minute when Semenyo got the better of David Ozoh down the right wing before cutting the ball back for fellow substitute Kluivert to rifle home from 12 yards.
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A clumsy foul on the edge of the penalty area by Mateta on Scott. A very dangerous position for the free-kick.
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Andersen with another foul. He will need to be careful. He is already in a yellow.
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SO CLOSE! Kelly puts his header centimetres wide of the post from the corner. The left back connected with the cross from the corner but he could not control it into the net and it went just wide. Palace are living on the edge with the Cherries seemingly determined to enter the break in the lead.
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WHAT A SAVE! Henderson keeps the game level. Biling will be wondering how he did not give Bournemouth the lead. The midfielder rose highest to connect perfectly with the cross from Smith, but his effort was tipped over by Henderson for a croner. Bournemouth are looking likely to go ahead.
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Excellent defending from Zabarnyi. The Ukranian defender got his body across Eze on the six-yard box to deny the Eagles player a chance at goal with the ball rolling to the grateful hands of Neto. Cook will be the most thankful player though as it was he that lost the ball under pressure on the edge of the penalty area to Eze to present the chance to Palace. But they got away with that one.
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The Palace fans have not let up in the noise they have created for their the travelling team. And at times their small pocket of support are over powering the noise of the home support.
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The match has truly come to life now. This time a missed opportunity from Biling. The midfielder flashed his effort wide across the face of goal. After collecting the ball on the halfway line he drove to the opposition box before playing a one-two with Dango. And he swiftly fired towards goal but Palace will be thankful he could not find the net with his effort.
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Hughes once key to Palace. As his pressure won the ball on the edge of the Bournemouth penalty area. He knicked the ball away from Scott, with the ball falling the way of Eze. He moved it swiftly to Mateta. But the striker could not add the finish to open the scoring. Great pressing.
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Hughes is key to the transitional play and keeping the momentum in the Palace team as he has made 23 passes so far, with 17 of them finding their target. More than any other player for the visitors.
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