England Premier League
Sunday 12th May 2019
Kick off at 3pm BST
Venue: Selhurst Park
Match Preview:
Crystal Palace have been one of the best form teams in the Premier League in the past few months and have shown a new found maturity, which manager Roy Hodgson should be very proud of. They have gone from the pushovers of last season to a reliable solid team and Hodgson has made The Eagles a team to be feared.
Palace have climbed to 12th as a result and could finish 11th with a win here and seeing West Ham lose their final game. Palace sent down Cardiff last weekend in a thrilling 3-2 win and back at home they will feel confident of winning their 14th game of the season. Although the club hold a rare feat of having a better away record than at home, indeed in front of their fans they have won just 4 times and have the 2nd to worst home record in the league.
Bournemouth are in 13th and could leap frog Palace with a win as they are just a point behind them. With millions involved in final placings this game has more riding on it than suggested with a quick glance.
Eddie Howe’s team beat Tottenham 1-0 in their last game although it was evident by the events of this week that Tottenham’s heads were not in that league game at all. However Bournemouth have only lost 1 game from their past four and have a good recent away record too. This includes beating Brighton 5-0 and drawing 3-3 with Southampton, there are goals in this side.
Team News:
Crystal Palace: Christian Benteke remains 50/50 with a facial injury but given this is the last game of the season at home he may feature
Bournemouth: David Brooks will be assessed after his knock earlier this month. Dan Gosling is 50/50 to return with his calf. Dominic Solanke has a chance to play and should be assessed before the game after suffering a hamstring injury at the end of last month
Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth Head to Head:
Bournemouth won the reverse fixture earlier in the season 2-1.
Last season this fixture ended 2-2.
5 of the last 6 games has seen both teams to score.
Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth Prediction:
Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth Betting Tips:
Over 2.5 goals at 1.57
Both teams to score at 1.50
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