AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.
- AFC Bournemouth 35 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
- Crystal Palace FC 34 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Jones
- Assistant 1 Neil Davies
- Assistant 2 Marc Perry
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 35 76 2 Manchester City FC 34 71 3 Manchester United FC 35 64 4 Liverpool FC 35 58 5 Aston Villa FC 35 58 6 AFC Bournemouth 35 52 7 Brentford FC 35 51 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 50 9 Chelsea FC 35 48 10 Everton FC 35 48 11 Fulham FC 35 48 12 Sunderland AFC 35 47 13 Newcastle United FC 35 45 14 Leeds United FC 35 43 15 Crystal Palace FC 34 43 16 Nottingham Forest FC 35 42 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 37 18 West Ham United FC 35 36 19 Burnley FC 35 20 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 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 #6 Position #15 52 Points 43 35 Played 34 12 / 16 / 7 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 13 55 Scored 36 52 Conceded 42 +3 GD -6 1.49 PPG 1.26 34% Win % 32% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season35% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this seasonAFC Bournemouth are 6th (52 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 15th (43 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AFC Bournemouth and Crystal Palace FC is underway.
- 5' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 6' Crystal Palace FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 6.
- 10' GOAL! Jefferson Lerma scores on 10.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Bournemouth is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' AFC Bournemouth is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' It’s high time Iraola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 32' Goal! Eli Kroupi scores his 28 goal in 432 matches.
- 37' Alex Scott needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 38' Crystal Palace FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 38.
- 43' Crystal Palace FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
- 48' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tyler Adams suffering a number of foals already.
- 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 58' Crystal Palace FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
- 68' James Hill has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 73' Crystal Palace FC is showing some good football. However, Crystal Palace FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 77' Sensational shot from Rayan. AFC Bournemouth is back in the lead.
- 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adrien Truffert made 411 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Crystal Palace FC.
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AFC Bournemouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 16
- 23
- 12
- 5
- 1
- 9
- 3
- 8
- 37
- 22
- 20
Bench- 7
- 15
- 26
- 10
- 29
- 18
- 21
- 11
- 27
Coach IraolaCrystal Palace FC
3-4-3Starting XI- 8
- 1
- 5
- 18
- 11
- 2
- 55
- 34
- 10
- 22
- 23
Bench- 17
- 31
- 7
- 44
- 14
- 3
- 26
- 20
- 59
Coach Oliver Glasner -
Head to Head
AFC Bournemouth Form
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