GolVolt — Crystal Palace vs AFC Bournemouth: preview, line-ups, chances

Today

Premier League Matchday 18

Crystal Palace

20:30 Wed 30 Dec · your time in 58 days 10 h

AFC Bournemouth

A dot on a form pip marks another competition.

Stadium: Selhurst Park, London

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Crystal Palace concede 2.2 goals per match

Crystal Palace2.2 AFC Bournemouth0.0

Last 5 matches in all competitions. AFC Bournemouth concede 0.0.

Attack

AFC Bournemouth score 2.6 goals per match

Crystal Palace0.6 AFC Bournemouth2.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Crystal Palace score 0.6.

Last time

Last meeting, 3 May: AFC Bournemouth – Crystal Palace 3:0

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Before that, AFC Bournemouth went 3 meetings in a row without a win.

Streak

AFC Bournemouth unbeaten in 6 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 6 wins. Last defeat: 10 October, 1:5 against Chelsea.

Streak

AFC Bournemouth have scored in 7 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 17 goals in those matches.

Player in form

Evanilson: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.21

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.2).

Players to watch

Premier League, this season.

Daichi Kamada

Crystal Palace · midfielder

1goal 3assists 6.99avg rating

Last match, Tottenham Hotspur: rating 6.9.

Evanilson

AFC Bournemouth · forward

4goals 4assists 7.41avg rating

Last match, Leeds United: 1 goal, rating 7.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Crystal Palace at home and AFC Bournemouth away, as in this match.

Crystal Palace

at home · 10

5W1D4L1.9scored per match1.5conceded per match

AFC Bournemouth

away · 10

5W3D2L1.5scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 3 May 2026 · Premier League AFC Bournemouth 3:0 Crystal Palace Lerma 10' (s) · Kroupi 32' (k) · Rayan 77'. AFC Bournemouth: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.

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3 draws2.2 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1, last: Tottenham Hotspur) · AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1, last: Leeds United).

Official around 19:30, Wed 30 Dec

DHHenderson JCCanvot ADDisasi CRRichards TMMitchell DKKamada AWWharton ÓMMingueza YPPino DMMcNeil JMMateta DPPetrovic ASSmith JHHill ASSilva ATTruffert TAAdams RCChristie RARayan JKKluivert MTTavernier EVEvanilson

Crystal PalaceAFC Bournemouth

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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