Bournemouth-Crystal Palace is a match of the 31st day of the Premier League and is played Tuesday at 8:45 p.m.: live TV, streaming, probable formations, predictions.
On one side is a team that is now inches away from arithmetic salvation, secured thanks to two straight wins in direct clashes with Luton Town and Everton, beaten 4-3 and 2-1 respectively (in both cases the decisive goals were scored in the final). On the other, however, is Crystal Palace, which still needs about 10 points to be certain of playing in the Premier League again next year.
The Eagles’ performance has improved markedly since the club opted to remove the experienced Roy Hodgson: with former Eintracht Frankfurt Oliver Glasner at the helm came a couple of key victories, such as the one achieved against Burnley before the break, but draws with Everton and Luton Town also moved the standings. Last Saturday’s match against Nottingham Forest, another team entangled in the fight not to be relegated (1-1), also ended in nothing, with Wood making Mateta’s Palace lead in vain. In short, the red zone is eight points away – the Londoners also have a match to make up against Luton – but there is still a lot of sweat to get to the fateful threshold of tranquility.
Different story, we said, for Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth, who with an exciting end to the season can even aim for the left side of the standings. The Rossoneri come from four useful results (2 wins and two draws) and, with 38 points won in 29 days, they are not even far behind seventh-placed Newcastle.
The Prediction
In the last few games good fortune has certainly not turned its back on Bournemouth, a team that in any case deserves to save itself with enormous anticipation, as it surely will. The Cherries rarely score less than two goals per game, but at the same time they concede quite a few: that’s why against Palace we expect an eventful match, in which both will score.
Bournemouth-Crystal Palace
probable lineups.
BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Neto; Smith, Zabarnyi, Mepham, Kelly; Adams, Cook; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Solanke.
CRYSTAL PALACE (3-4-3): Henderson; Ward, Andersen, Richards; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Ayew, Mateta, Eze.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
