AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace Preview

AFC Bournemouth welcome Crystal Palace to the Vitality Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a Premier League clash with genuine mid-table significance. The Cherries sit seventh and are looking to consolidate a fine campaign, while Palace arrive with European football to think about — in the Conference League — but a domestic table position that is tighter than they would like.

Bournemouth come into this fixture without a league defeat in their last five. Their most recent outing ended in a 2-2 home draw with Leeds United. Prior to that, they claimed impressive back-to-back away wins, beating Newcastle United 2-1 at St James’ Park and Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates. Before that, a 2-2 home draw with Manchester United and a goalless draw at Burnley round out a run of three draws and two wins. It is a sequence built largely on resilience and efficiency away from home, and the Cherries will be looking to finally get a home victory in the mix.

Crystal Palace travel to the south coast on the back of a positive result in European competition. Their most recent outing saw them claim a 3-1 win away at Shakhtar Donetsk in the Conference League knockouts. Prior to that, a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool in the Premier League was a setback. Before that, a goalless home draw with West Ham halted momentum, and earlier in this run a 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina — also in Europe — and a 2-1 home win over Newcastle United complete a mixed sequence across competitions. Domestically, Palace’s form has been inconsistent, and they will need to refocus entirely on league business here.

The head-to-head record favours Bournemouth, who have won two of the last five meetings, with three draws and no wins for Crystal Palace. Most recently, the sides shared a 3-3 draw at Selhurst Park in October 2025. In the previous encounter, they played out a goalless draw at Crystal Palace in April 2025.

Bournemouth sit seventh in the Premier League on 49 points, one ahead of eighth-placed Chelsea on 48. A win here would take them to 52 points and strengthen their grip on a top-eight finish with little room for those below to close in. Crystal Palace are thirteenth on 43 points, having played one game fewer than most around them. A victory would lift them to 46 points, moving above Sunderland — who sit twelfth on 46 — on goal difference. Palace’s GD of -3 is superior to Sunderland’s -9, so they would leapfrog them with a win. With few games remaining, neither side is in serious danger, but Palace in particular will want to finish the campaign with something to show for their European exertions.

In the United Kingdom, the match is live on Sky Sports+. In the United States, viewers can watch on Peacock. The game is also available in Australia on Stan Sport and across India on JioHotstar.

Lineups & Injuries

Bournemouth (4-2-3-1) Petrovic, Jiménez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Christie, Rayan, Kroupi, Tavernier, Evanilson

Bournemouth: Kluivert (Out), Cook (Doubtful), Soler (Doubtful)

Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1) Henderson, Lacroix, Richards, Muñoz, Johnson, Sarr, Wharton, Hughes, Canvot, Mitchell

Crystal Palace: Nketiah (Out), Doucouré (Out), Guessand (Doubtful)

Both teams carry injury concerns but Palace’s absentees cut deeper in terms of attacking options, with Nketiah and Doucouré both confirmed out. Bournemouth lose Kluivert from a forward line that has been productive, while their midfield doubts add further uncertainty to an otherwise solid unit.

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Bournemouth — Last Five Results

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	AFC Bournemouth	2 – 2	Leeds United	English Premier League	Apr 22, 2026
✅	Newcastle United	1 – 2	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Apr 18, 2026
✅	Arsenal	1 – 2	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Apr 11, 2026
🤝	AFC Bournemouth	2 – 2	Manchester United	English Premier League	Mar 20, 2026
🤝	Burnley	0 – 0	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Mar 14, 2026

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Crystal Palace — Last Five Results

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Shakhtar Donetsk	1 – 3	Crystal Palace	Conference League	Apr 30, 2026
❌	Liverpool	3 – 1	Crystal Palace	English Premier League	Apr 25, 2026
🤝	Crystal Palace	0 – 0	West Ham United	English Premier League	Apr 20, 2026
❌	Fiorentina	2 – 1	Crystal Palace	Conference League	Apr 16, 2026
✅	Crystal Palace	2 – 1	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Apr 12, 2026

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Head to Head — Last Five Meetings

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Crystal Palace	3 – 3	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Oct 18, 2025
Crystal Palace	0 – 0	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Apr 19, 2025
AFC Bournemouth	0 – 0	Crystal Palace	English Premier League	Dec 26, 2024
AFC Bournemouth	1 – 0	Crystal Palace	English Premier League	Apr 2, 2024
Crystal Palace	0 – 2	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Dec 6, 2023

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
United Kingdom	Sky Sports+
Ireland	Sky Sports+
United States	Peacock
Australia	Stan Sport
India	JioHotstar
France	Canal+ Sport360
Netherlands	Viaplay Netherlands
Germany	—
Canada	DAZN Canada
Norway	Viaplay Norway

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Premier League Table — 2025/26

Pos	Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	34	22	7	5	64	26	+38	73
2	Man City	33	21	7	5	66	29	+37	70
3	Man United	34	17	10	7	60	46	+14	61
4	Liverpool	34	17	7	10	57	44	+13	58
5	Aston Villa	34	17	7	10	47	42	+5	58
6	Brighton	34	13	11	10	48	39	+9	50
7	Bournemouth	34	11	16	7	52	52	0	49
8	Chelsea	34	13	9	12	53	45	+8	48
9	Brentford	34	13	9	12	49	46	+3	48
10	Fulham	34	14	6	14	44	46	-2	48
11	Everton	34	13	8	13	41	41	0	47
12	Sunderland	34	12	10	12	36	45	-9	46
13	Palace	33	11	10	12	36	39	-3	43
14	Newcastle	34	12	6	16	46	50	-4	42
15	Leeds	34	9	13	12	44	51	-7	40
16	Nottm Forest	34	10	9	15	41	45	-4	39
17	West Ham	34	9	9	16	42	58	-16	36
18	Tottenham	34	8	10	16	43	53	-10	34
19	Burnley	34	4	8	22	34	68	-34	20
20	Wolves	34	3	8	23	24	62	-38	17