15 hours Ago By Will Stanley
Bournemouth host Crystal Palace on Boxing Day for a Premier League clash at the Vitality Stadium on Thursday afternoon. PADDY POWER - Bet £10 Get £50 in free bet builders - CLAIM HERE * Find the latest match odds for Bournemouth v Crystal Palace on Paddy Power. Odds are subject to change.
Bournemouth will spend Christmas in the Premier League's top five after a staggering 3-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon saw them climb into fifth place in time for Christmas, and just three points off the Champions League places. Andoni Iraola's side have picked four wins and a draw from their last five matches ahead of their visit of Crystal Palace on Boxing Day, and with a better goal difference than Nottingham Forest who occupy fourth place and come up against Tottenham on Thursday, will have genuine hopes of finishing the day in the top four. The Cherries have lost just one of their last six matches at home ahead of this week's match, a run which includes victories over Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham.
Crystal Palace will make the trip to the Dorset coast on Boxing Day having seen their five match unbeaten run come to a sudden halt last week after losing twice to Arsenal in the space of four days. After being knocked out of the Carabao Cup at the quarter final stage on Wednesday night at the Emirates, the Eagles then fell to a 5-1 thrashing at home in the league on Saturday evening, leaving the south London side in 16th and just four points above the drop zone. Palace are unbeaten in their last four Premier League games on the road, but have fallen to defeat in each of their last two matches against Bournemouth.
The Cherries are blossoming in the Premier League of late and go into their Boxing Day clash as odds on favourites, and I'd imagine their winning streak will continue - I'd lean towards a 2-0 home win . Bournemouth impressed hugely in their 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, and it would take a brave person to bet against them adding three more points to their tally. Palace will still be looking their wounds from a home thrashing against Arsenal and although they'll be eager to get back out on the pitch and make amends, but an away game against a Bournemouth side high on confidence probably isn't the most ideal fixture.
Antoine Semenyo has been arguably the Cherries' standout performer this season and found the back of the net at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, taking him just one off the club's top scorer this season. PADDY POWER - Bet £10 Get £50 in free bet builders - CLAIM HERE * Commercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may result in a payment to talkSPORT. 18+.
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