Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-12-25 15:00.
[p]Bournemouth’s Premier League season continues to go from strength to strength as they spent Christmas Day in the top five of the competition for the very first time thanks to a huge 3-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford last Sunday. In the process, the Cherries became just the second team to win consecutive league away games against Manchester United by 3+ goals in history, after Burnley in 1961 and 1962. [/p]
[p]Confidence will be flowing for the Boxing Day hosts then, especially as they’ve now won four of their last five league outings overall and remain unbeaten across that period as a whole (D1). That one minor slip-up did come in their last home fixture – a 1-1 draw with West Ham United – which could point towards a potential weakness at the Vitality Stadium, but after completing the double over Crystal Palace last season, more success for Andoni Iraola’s side wouldn’t surprise here. [/p]
[p]That prospect is even more likely as Palace travel to the South Coast after being battered 5-1 by title-chasing Arsenal over the weekend at Selhurst Park. That result has left the Eagles placed just four points above the relegation zone, as manager Oliver Glasner continues to struggle to recapture his side’s fantastic form from the back end of last season.[/p]
[p]To make matters worse, Palace have performed poorly when playing on Boxing Day over the past few campaigns, losing each of their last three matches played on this day 3-0. Perhaps a small silver lining can be found in the fact that the Londoners are one of only six English top-flight sides to have taken more points away from home than on their own patch this season, winning their last two league outings on the road. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Bournemouth’s Justin Kluivert scored a penalty again at the weekend, meaning that he’s now found the net five times from the spot in league action this term – the joint-most of any player in Europe’s top five leagues heading into Boxing Day. Palace star Eberechi Eze has scored three goals across three Premier League H2Hs, while his side are unbeaten in his last eight competitive goalscoring appearances (W7, D1). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bournemouth haven’t lost a home league game played on Boxing Day since 2003 (W5, D3).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]