Bournemouth look to boost their top-six ambitions against Crystal Palace in a Premier League clash.
Victory will lift Bournemouth up to sixth in the table, whilst Palace can regain 13th with a win.
Team News
Bournemouth have no fresh injury concerns after their 2-2 draw against Leeds, with Julio Soler set to return from a lengthy thigh injury.
Lewis Cook (hamstring) and Justin Kluivert (knee) remain absent.
Palace have no fresh injury concerns after their 3-1 victory against Shakhtar Donetsk in Krakow, Poland, in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League semi-final.
Evann Guessand, Cheick Doucoure (both knee) and Eddie Nketiah (hamstring) remain sidelined.
When is Kick-Off?
Bournemouth host Palace at Vitality Stadium on Sunday 3 May at 2pm BST, live on Sky Sports+ in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last five meetings against Palace (W2, D3).
- Palace have avoided defeat in six of their last eight league visits to Bournemouth (W3, D3, L2)
- Bournemouth have kept clean sheets in four of their last five meetings against Palace, except for a 3-3 draw earlier this season in October 2025.
- Evanilson has managed more touches in the oppositional box than any other Bournemouth player this season (127).
- Chris Richards has made more interceptions than any other Palace player in the top flight this season (42).
Prediction
With a massive chance to take control of sixth in the table, Bournemouth now need to make this opportunity count but they must be more solid defensively than they were against Leeds – having allowed the latter to snatch a draw after having led twice in their clash.
Palace meanwhile will be focused on their UEFA Conference League fairytale now that qualification via the top flight looks very unlikely, so I am expecting several changes but they should still give a decent fight given their form at Bournemouth.
My instinct though is that Bournemouth will have the extra motivation and quality to win here but Palace will still test them.
Prediction: Bournemouth 2-1 Crystal Palace
Result: Bournemouth 3-0 Crystal Palace
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