AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as AFC Bournemouth face Crystal Palace today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
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AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
Eze! After the corner on the right is cleared, Eze forces a saw from Kepa through the bodies before the ball has to be punted away from the onrushing Mateta!
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
Mateta is slipped in by a smart reverse pass from Eze on the left and the Frenchman works quickly to fire back across. Kerkez has to block off Sarr and gives away a corner on the right.
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
The players are out for the second 45 minutes. Bournemouth get us back into the action.
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
Bournemouth have just about found themselves in the ascendancy here. Despite Sarr's disallowed goal for a clear offside, the hosts have worked up a 0.62 xG, while Palace's counters have only reflected a 0.27 xG. Such was their inability to score, it helped paint a bigger picture. Since their return to the Premier League in 2013-14, Crystal Palace have failed to score in the first half in 287 games, 37 more than any other side in that time.
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
The first half ends 0-0 at the Vitality as neither Bournemouth nor Crystal Palace have been able to break the deadlock in a tight and intriguing game. After some half-chances added to the game's early bookings for Kluivert and Eze, Ouattara upped the ante in the 20th minute with his flashed effort across the face of goal. Tow minutes later, Palace saw Mateta and Eze work round Cook on the left before the latter crossed for Munoz to power straight at Kepa. While the two sides began trading counters, it was admittedly Bournemouth that had the more concrete chances. In the 33rd minute, a corner from the left saw a Ouattara header blocked well before Semeyo's shot from a tight angle had to be cleared off the line by Sarr. Four minutes later, Sarr did have the ball in the back of the net, yet it was disallowed for offside.
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
There will be just the sole minute of added time here.
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
Well, admittedly the pace has dropped a little here as instead of breaks, the two sides are trading bitty fouls.
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