Season 2026-27

Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth

Premier League · Round 8 · Sat 18 Oct 2025, 15:00

Crystal Palace
33 Full time
Bournemouth

Crystal Palace and Bournemouth drew 3–3 on 18 October 2025 (Premier League 2025-2026, Round 8). Goals – Crystal Palace: Jean-Philippe Mateta 64', 69', 90+7' (pen); Bournemouth: Eli Junior Kroupi 7', 38', Ryan Christie 89'. Highest-rated player: Jean-Philippe Mateta (9.4). In 18 Premier League meetings since 2000-01, Crystal Palace have won 6, Bournemouth 5 and 7 matches have been drawn.

Summary

Key events

  1. 7' Eli Junior Kroupi Bournemouth 0–1
  2. 38' Eli Junior Kroupi Bournemouth 0–2
  3. Half time · 0–2
  4. 64' Jean-Philippe Mateta Crystal Palace · assist Daniel Munoz 1–2
  5. 69' Jean-Philippe Mateta Crystal Palace 2–2
  6. 89' Ryan Christie Bournemouth · assist Marcus Tavernier 2–3
  7. 90+7' Jean-Philippe Mateta Crystal Palace · Penalty 3–3
  8. Full time · 3–3

Match statistics

Crystal PalaceBournemouth

Top stats

52%Ball possession48%
4.44Expected goals (xG)2.03
20Total shots8
7Shots on target5
7Big chances3
6Corner kicks5

Shooting

3.94xG on target (xGOT)2.81
4Big chances missed0
15Shots inside the box5
5Shots outside the box3
6Shots off target3
7Blocked shots0
0Hit the woodwork0
0Headed goals1

Passing

404Passes364
69Long passes52
130Final third passes112
19Crosses12
2.58Expected assists (xA)0.98
41Touches in opposition box19
17Throw-ins14

Defending

23Tackles18
6Interceptions12
32Clearances47
73Duels won53
1Errors leading to shot0
1Errors leading to goal0

Discipline

8Fouls16
3Offsides3
16Free kicks8

xG and xGOT are the data provider's figures.

Lineups

Crystal Palace

Substitutes used

Unused

Walter Benitez, Jaydee Canvot, Nathaniel Clyne, Justin Devenny, Romain Esse, Will Hughes, Jefferson Lerma, Borna Sosa

Bournemouth

Substitutes used

Unused

Julian Araujo, William Dennis, Veljko Milosavljevic, Adam Smith

Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth Match Commentary

  1. 90+11' That's the end of the match.
  2. 90+10' Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) latches onto a short pass from Eddie Nketiah inside the box, but clips his shot high over the bar.
  3. 90+9' Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) was in a good shooting position just outside the box and unleashed a first-time shot towards the right side of the goal, but the goalkeeper made a decent save to thwart his effort.
  4. 90+9' The free kick is delivered by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) but it's not one of his best and is easily cleared.
  5. 90+8' Jarred Gillett blows his whistle and signals a foul after Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace) brought his opponent down. There is a free kick near the sideline to Bournemouth.
  6. 90+7' Goal · 3–3 GOAL! That’s a great strike from the spot by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) low into the left of the net, giving goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic no chance!
  7. 90+7' Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) will take the responsibility and he is already preparing the ball.
  8. 90+6' Referee Jarred Gillett is happy with his original decision after the VAR review. It’s a PENALTY to Crystal Palace!
  9. 90+6' Hang on! It might not be a penalty for Crystal Palace as the ref now wants to review using VAR. This hopefully won't take too long.
  10. 90+5' Bafode Diakite (Bournemouth) pulls the jersey of one of the opposition players and Jarred Gillett blows his whistle for a foul. A penalty is given to Crystal Palace!
  11. 90+5' Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) is heading toward the corner flag to take the set piece.
  12. 90+5' Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) wins the ball after the corner kick and takes a shot from the edge of the box, but it's blocked by one of the defending players. The linesman makes the right call and Crystal Palace will have a corner.
  13. 90+5' Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) is about to take a corner kick.
  14. 90+4' Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) reacts well to get to the rebound and takes a shot from the edge of the box, but he fails to get the ball through the players standing between him and the goal. The ball is out of play and the linesman points at the corner flag. Corner to Crystal Palace.
  15. 90+4' An attempted cross from Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) is cleared.
  16. 90+3' Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) receives a sweet pass inside the box, but his effort on goal is blocked by the defender.
  17. 90+1' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) comes onto the pitch for Marcus Tavernier.
  18. 90' We will have 8 min. of added time.
  19. 90' Yellow card Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Jarred Gillett had an easy-decision to make.
  20. 89' Goal · 2–3 Goal! Marcus Tavernier puts the ball on a plate for Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), who scores with a simple close-range finish. It's 2:3.
  21. 88' Here's the latest number of offsides – 3:3.
  22. 87' Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) whips a long ball in from the free kick which is intercepted by Djordje Petrovic.
  23. 85' Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) almost finds himself in a very promising position, but he is flagged offside by the linesman.
  24. 83' Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) launches the ball from the resulting corner, but one of the defenders is first to the ball and deals with the threat.
  25. 82' A pass into the penalty area from Amine Adli (Bournemouth) is intercepted by the defence. Bournemouth force their opponents to concede a corner.
  26. 81' Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) trips an opponent with a slide tackle. Jarred Gillett stops the game and he could give him a card, but eventually decides on just a warning. Crystal Palace are awarded a free kick.
  27. 79' A cross is clipped into the penalty area by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) but poses no threat. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Crystal Palace.
  28. 78' A goal, which was scored by Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace), was disallowed due to offside.
  29. 76' Marc Guehi provides the assist in the box, but Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace) places his shot a fraction wide of the right post.
  30. 76' Crystal Palace quickly take a corner kick with a short pass.
  31. 76' Substitution. Ben Doak (Bournemouth) in, Justin Kluivert out.
  32. 75' Here is a change. Eli Junior Kroupi is going off and Andoni Iraola gives the last tactical orders to Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
  33. 75' James Hill (Bournemouth) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Alejandro Jimenez.
  34. 74' A beautiful low pass from the side is received by Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace), who was waiting for his chance. However, the defence is alert and spanks the ball away.
  35. 71' The total number of attempts is 12:7. We can have a look at the statistics now, shots on target are 6:3.
  36. 69' Goal · 2–2 It's in the back of the net! Daniel Munoz sprays a pass out to Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), and he has an easy job to slot the ball into an empty net. The score is 2:2.
  37. 67' The manager makes a subsitution with Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) coming on for Alex Scott.
  38. 66' Here comes the VAR verdict: Referee Jarred Gillett signals that there was no offside and the goal stands! The Crystal Palace players celebrate. Daniel Munoz plays a terrific cross over to Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), who finds some space inside the box and puts the ball into the back of the net.
  39. 65' The Crystal Palace players joy may have been justified, because referee Jarred Gillett is going use VAR to determine whether it was offside.
  40. 64' GOAL DISALLOWED! Controversy and anger as Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) has a goal ruled out, incredibly, for offside.
  41. 64' The substitution has been made. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) has replaced Yeremy Pino.
  42. 62' Yellow card This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Yeremy Pino (Crystal Palace) was quite harsh and Jarred Gillett didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.
  43. 61' Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) runs onto a ball from Justin Kluivert and tries an ambitious shot from mid-range. The keeper has it covered but it goes just over the bar anyway.
  44. 59' The corner from Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) is intercepted by the defence.
  45. 58' Alex Scott (Bournemouth) attempts to find his teammate with a final pass from outside of the box, but one of the defenders clears the ball to safety. Bournemouth will have a chance to score from a corner kick.
  46. 57' Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) makes a run beyond the last defender, but he's offside.
  47. 56' A free kick into the box, taken by Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), is comfortably cleared by the opposition's defence.
  48. 56' Yellow card A VAR review has confirmed it's nothing more than a yellow card for Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
  49. 52' Red card It's been a while since that contentious challenge by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth), but referee Jarred Gillett must have received some information as he makes the VAR signal. He's going to review and it could result in a red card!
  50. 51' Red card Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) can count himself lucky for not being sent off after only receiving a caution from the referee.
  51. 51' Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) tries to pass the ball into the penalty area but it's blocked.
  52. 50' Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) rushes a shot from long range and subsequently sends it high over the bar.
  53. 49' Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace) fails to find a teammate across the pitch with a long ball. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Bournemouth.
  54. 48' One of the defenders reacts at the last minute to brilliantly block a pass from Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace). Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) gets to the rebound just outside the box, but his attempt is blocked by one of the defending players.
  55. 47' Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) is offside and the linesman raises his flag.
  56. 46' Jarred Gillett blows his whistle and the second half starts.
  57. 45+3' The referee blows his whistle to end the first half and the players are now heading to their respective dressing rooms.
  58. 45+2' Yeremy Pino (Crystal Palace) takes the corner kick and sends a lovely ball into the penalty area, but the opposition's defence is ready and knocks the ball to safety.
  59. 45+2' What a wasted opportunity by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace)! He creates some space for himself inside the penalty box and unleashes a decent strike towards the bottom left corner, but Djordje Petrovic makes an astonishing save to thwart him.
  60. 45' 2 additional min. will be played.
  61. 44' Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) crosses into the box from near the side line, but he doesn't connect as he wanted and it's cleared by the well-organized defence.
  62. 43' Jarred Gillett blows the whistle, Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) is penalised for a foul.
  63. 40' Yellow card Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) unnecessarily kicks the ball off the pitch. Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) is rightly booked by the referee because it could not have been anything other than a yellow card.
  64. 38' Goal · 0–2 What a hit! Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) shows good composure inside the box to fire a first-time shot into the bottom right corner. 0:2.
  65. 36' Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) sends the ball into the penalty area from a throw-in as if it's a corner kick.
  66. 35' The referee blows his whistle, a clear handball by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
  67. 33' 4:3 – this is the total number of shots produced by both teams. The shots on goal statistics – 2:2.
  68. 31' Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) sends a lofted pass from the resulting free kick, but fails to hit the ball properly and his effort goes out of play. The ball goes out of play and Bournemouth will have a goal kick.
  69. 31' Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) is penalised for holding. Jarred Gillett signals a set piece. Crystal Palace get a free kick.
  70. 30' Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) swings in a dangerous cross from the resulting corner kick, but none of his teammates manage to outjump the defence.
  71. 30' Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) fails to send a pass into the box as his effort is cut out. The ball goes out of play and Crystal Palace have been awarded a corner kick.
  72. 29' Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) floats the ball in from the corner but it's intercepted.
  73. 28' Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace) sends a pass into the box, but the opposition's defence is alert to the danger and makes a clearance. The ball is out of play. Crystal Palace win a corner kick.
  74. 27' Yeremy Pino slings in a great lofted ball towards Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), who doesn't get the best of contacts but still sends a close-range header inches wide of the left post.
  75. 25' Alex Scott (Bournemouth) shows his brilliant passing ability after picking out Antoine Semenyo with a fine lofted pass. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) zig-zags his way into the box and fails to direct a shot inside the right post as the goalkeeper pulls off a miraculous stop.
  76. 24' Jean-Philippe Mateta received a clever long ball from Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) which could have put him in a promising position, but the defence was alert and managed to avert the threat.
  77. 22' Djordje Petrovic makes a brilliant save! Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) easily weaves through the defence and fires the ball from mid-range. His effort goes towards the middle of the goal but is saved by the keeper!
  78. 19' Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) delivers a promising cross into the box, but it's cleared.
  79. 18' Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) has the ability to send the ball deep into the penalty area from throw-ins and it can lead to very promising situations for his team.
  80. 16' Ball possession – 47:53.
  81. 16' PENALTY APPEAL after Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) goes down under a challenge from the defender. All players chase the referee but he's not interested in the penalty claim. Play continues.
  82. 15' Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace) delivers a long ball, but it lacks enough power to reach his teammates and is intercepted by one of the defenders.
  83. 13' Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) sends a cross into the box, but Djordje Petrovic comes off his line to gather the ball.
  84. 11' That was close by Alex Scott (Bournemouth)! He receives a pass on the edge of the box and shoots, but the ball goes inches wide of the left post.
  85. 10' Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) rolls the ball short to a teammate from the corner instead of sending a cross into the box.
  86. 9' Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) floats the free kick into the box, but it's easily cleared by the first man. The ball goes behind for a corner. Bournemouth will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.
  87. 9' Poor challenge! Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace) is penalised for tripping and Jarred Gillett blows his whistle. Bournemouth are awarded a free kick. Let's see what they create from this.
  88. 7' Goal · 0–1 Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) rises high to head the corner in the net and beyond the goalkeeper.
  89. 7' Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) looks like he will be the one to try and deliver a quality ball into the penalty box from the corner kick.
  90. 6' Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) takes a short corner kick.
  91. 5' A long cross from the side is directed to the well-positioned Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth), but the defence gets it clear. The ball goes out for a corner. Bournemouth can continue in their attacking effort.
  92. 4' Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) shakes off the attention of a defender and from mid-range lets fly towards the bottom left corner, but Djordje Petrovic is well positioned to make a comfortable save.
  93. 2' Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) sends a teasing cross into the area, but Djordje Petrovic intercepts the ball.
  94. 2' Yellow card The game is interrupted. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) is given a yellow card. He has to be more careful now.
  95. 2' Jarred Gillett interrupts the game for a tactical foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
  96. 1' The match has just started.
  97. Crystal Palace will kick the game off.
  98. The referee of today's match will be Jarred Gillett.
  99. We now know the starting lineups. You can find them in the match details of this match.
  100. Welcome to our minute-by-minute commentary of today's clash. You can enjoy a written form of everything important that will be happening on the pitch. Have fun.

Head-to-head & form

Head-to-head since 2000-01

Full head-to-head
6Crystal Palace wins7Draws5Bournemouth wins

18 meetings · goals Crystal Palace 24–21 Bournemouth

Form before the match

Last five Premier League matches, oldest to newest.

Final table 2025-2026

Full table
# Team P W D L GD Pts
6 Bournemouth 38 13 18 7 +4 57
15 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 −10 45

Top scorers 2025-2026

All scorers