Crystal Palace vs AFC Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Crystal Palace face AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Crystal Palace vs AFC Bournemouth
SAVE! A superb save from Neto to keep Bournemouth in the game. The ball rolls out to Hughes on the edge of the box, with the former Derby County man lashing a shot towards the top corner. His effort goes through a number of bodies, but the goalkeeper watches it all the way and pushes it away.
Crystal Palace vs AFC Bournemouth
Zaha was nullified for most of the game before having a vital part in Palace's opening goal, but Bouremouth's focus on him has allowed spaces to open on the other side of the pitch. Olise was excellent before the break and was giving Vina a difficult time, going on the inside and outside and delivering crosses into the box. Gary O'Neil should look to replicate this with Ouattara after the break. The Burkina Faso international has been excellent since joining in January but has had just 23 touches of the ball and has not been able to get involved in the game.
Crystal Palace vs AFC Bournemouth
Eze ended a superb passing move to break the deadlock and give Palace the lead at half-time. The hosts were patient outside the box, with Ayew releasing Zaha down the left side. The winger was up against a couple of defenders but twisted past them before delivering a low cross into the middle that was flicked to Eze by Olise, who powered in his effort from the middle of the box. It was the only shot on target of the first 45 minutes. Solanke, Ouattara, Olise and Doucoure all had shots blocked, with Zaha flashing an effort just wide of the post. VAR got involved when the game was goalless after Andersen's fist connected with Lerma's face, but no further action was taken.
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