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Bournemouth manager Iraola has confirmed that none of his injury list will be fit for the Boxing Day clash with Crystal Palace. Alex Scott (knee), Julian Araujo (thigh) and Marcos Senesi (muscle problem) will remain absent. However, Bournemouth could make a change at right-back, with Adam Smith likely to make way for Lewis Cook, who played in the second half of the recent win over Manchester United.

Crystal Palace welcome back England midfielder Eberechi Eze after missing the defeat to Arsenal. Daniel Munoz is also back after serving a suspension. Centre-back Trevoh Chalobah is available after missing the previous game, partly due to Glasner's rotation strategy. 2023-24 star Adam Wharton is struggling to regain form after a groin injury that has kept him out since early November.

Latest Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace predicted lineup

Bournemouth:

Arrizabalaga; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Christie; Semenyo, Kluivert, Ouattara; Evanilson

Crystal Palace:

Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Eze, Nketiah, Mateta

Latest football commentary Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace

Bournemouth have consistently finished in the bottom half of the table since gaining direct promotion to the Premier League under Scott Parker in the 2021-22 Championship season. However, this season the south coast side have made great progress. Bournemouth are now unbeaten in five Premier League games following an impressive 3-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Goals from Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo saw them beat United, who had lost two consecutive home games to Bournemouth.

With four wins in their last five games since late November, Bournemouth have moved up to fifth in the table, 16 points above the relegation zone and just three behind fourth-placed Nottingham Forest. Manager Andoni Iraola has stressed the need to keep spirits up as the team makes an impressive start to the 2024-25 season, building on the foundations laid by Gary O'Neil. Bournemouth have won four of their eight home games this season, including a remarkable victory over Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month, in which 19-year-old centre-back Dean Huijsen became the first teenager to score for Bournemouth in the Premier League.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace are in crisis after two consecutive defeats to Arsenal. Mikel Arteta's side knocked Palace out of the EFL Cup with a 3-0 win in the quarter-finals and then thrashed them 5-1 at Selhurst Park. In 16th place, Palace are just four points ahead of 18th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves are showing signs of a strong revival under coach Vitor Pereira, leaving Crystal Palace needing to quickly find their form.

Oliver Glasner's side have a decent away record, though, unbeaten in their last four Premier League games, including wins over Ipswich Town and Brighton & Hove Albion. Ismaila Sarr scored twice and provided an assist in the 3-1 win over Brighton earlier this month. The 26-year-old midfielder, who has spent a year at Marseille, is slowly finding his form in England and has scored four Premier League goals this season.

Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bournemouth vs Crystal Palaceas follows:

• Sportsmole:Bournemouth 1-0 Crystal Palace

• WhoScore:Bournemouth 2-0 Crystal Palace
• Our newspaper predicts:Bournemouth 1-0 Crystal Palace

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