Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

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Bournemouth picked up a fourth win in the space of five games in the English top flight on the weekend with a resounding 3-0 win away from home at Old Trafford against a struggling Manchester United outfit which in turn has lifted the upcoming south coast hosts up into fifth place in the Premier League table ahead of these Boxing Day fixtures.

Crystal Palace's stubborn five-game unbeaten sequence was shattered by London rivals Arsenal on the weekend when The Eagles were dealt a 5-1 thrashing by Mikel Arteta's side at Selhurst Park and now Palace face what could be another tough afternoon at the office down on the south coast on Boxing Day.

Bournemouth have picked up recent important wins against the likes of Wolves, Tottenham, Ipswich Town and Manchester United respectively as Andoni Iraola's side have now lifted themselves up into contention for a possible European spot for next season.

Having previously begun this Premier League campaign with just two wins from their opening seven matches overall in the shape of victories against Everton and Southampton whilst also being dealt three defeats as well, The Cherries have been handed just two further losses within their subsequent 10 matches overall.

Six wins within these preceding 10 matches will give Bournemouth plenty of confidence ahead of this Boxing Day clash at their Vitality Stadium which includes excellent home wins against Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham respectively.

Crystal Palace were unable to not only extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to six matches on the weekend but The Eagles also imploded as they conceded five goals in a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Arsenal on home soil at Selhurst Park as well.

Palace manager Oliver Glasner now must pick his side up as they prepare for this tough looking trip down to the south coast on Boxing Day to face a resurgent and in-form Bournemouth outfit but there does appear to be some hope for the London visitors in this upcoming encounter at the Vitality Stadium.

Amongst their previous five-game unbeaten sequence in the English top flight, Crystal Palace had picked up two wins against Ipswich Town and A23 rivals Brighton, both of which were away from home which gives The Eagles a fighting chance of perhaps getting something out of this upcoming encounter.

However, the fact remains that Crystal Palace have managed to capture just three league wins to date in this current campaign while overall results away from home in the Premier League show Palace have managed to muster just four wins from their last 21 outings on the road, slipping to nine defeats.

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace Verdict

In-form Bournemouth will be eyeing off another three-point haul here on Boxing Day.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bournemouth win @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

Bournemouth win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.00

Correct Score: Bournemouth 1-0 @ 9.50