Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Buoyed by a 3-0 win over Man Utd, Bournemouth will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Crystal Palace at their Vitality Stadium. The Cherries want to climb to the Champions League berth and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Palace. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but all Araujo, Scott, Senesi, Sinisterra, and Tavernier remain in the recovery room.
The Eagles, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 5-1 loss to Arsenal and given Bournemouth’s fine form in the Premier League, we predict that the hosts are going to emerge triumphant in the Boxing Day clash. The good news for the visiting side is that Colombia defender Daniel Munoz returns from suspension, while star player Eberechi Eze should recover in time to face Bournemouth.
Highlighted Player (Eberechi Eze):
Eberechi Eze is a talented football player who was born in Greenwich, England on June 29, 1998. Eze started his youth career at Millwall and in the summer of 2016 he moved to Queens Park Rangers, signing a one-year contract with the capital club.
Eze scored 4 goals in 42 appearances for the Hoops in the 2018/2019 Championship campaign, while providing 4 assists for his teammates.His main position is attacking midfield, but he is capable of playing as both right and left midfielder as well. Eze is a footballer of Nigerian descent, but he has yet to make his debut for the Super Eagles in international matches.
Given his place of birth, the 173-cm tall midfielder was eligible to play for the England U20 team and he made his debut for the Three Lions on October 11, 2018 in a 2-1 victory over Italy. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Bournemouth):
Bournemouth are a professional football club that was formed back in 1890. The Cherries secured promotion to the Premier League in the 2015/2016 season, with the team making it to the English top flight for the first time ever.
Bournemouth play their home games at Dean Court and the capacity of the stadium is 11,469.
The Cherries enjoyed a very successful season on their Premier League debut, with the team beating the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United in the national championship. Glenn Murray scored the winner for Bournemouth in the 1-0 win over the capital club at Stamford Bridge and that is probably the greatest victory in the club’s history.
Bournemouth have been participating in the FA Cup since 1913, but they have yet to win the trophy in the prestigious competition. It has to be noted that the club’s original name Boscombe Athletic Football Club was changed to Bournemouth back in 1923 as the club owners wanted the Cherries to be more representative of the district.