Smith and Sako battle for the ball, and it is the former who wins a free-kick off of the latter following some combative play by the Eagles substitute.
90' +3
L. Dreher enters the game and replaces A. Townsend.
A proud moment for Dreher, who comes on for Townsend in his Premier League debut as Hodgson makes his final change of the match.
90'
There will be five minutes of added time to be played.
89'
C. Wickham enters the game and replaces M. Batshuayi.
S. Surridge enters the game and replaces N. Clyne.
Howe makes his final change by hooking Clyne off for Surridge.
Hodgson also makes a substitution, denying Batshuayi a hattrick as the forward comes off for Wickham.
87'
B. Sako enters the game and replaces W. Zaha.
Zaha comes off to a standing ovation, as Sako comes on for the winger in what is undoubtedly a defensive substitution from Hodgson.
85'
Van Aanholt’s cross fails to find a teammate after another quick Palace breakaway, much to Batshuayi’s frustration as he continues to chase his hattrick.
80'
A. Townsend has scored a goal for Crystal Palace! Assist by W. Zaha.
GOOOOAAALLLLL!! TOWNSEND MAKES IT 5-3!! Not long after Zaha’s booking, the winger drives past Clyne and Lerma and finds Townsend in space in the box, and the latter manages to slot it first time past Travers for an easy finish!
Some excellent solo counter-attacking from Zaha, who skips past a couple of Bournemouth players before feeding Townsend for this match’s eighth goal and Palace’s fifth!
79'
W. Zaha gets yellow.
Referee East has to calm both Zaha and Milivojevic down after the former gets into a small scuffle with Lerma after fouling the Cherries midfielder. Zaha picks up a yellow for his troubles.
77'
Travers is tested once again, this time by Zaha who hits a swerving low effort only for the Bournemouth goalkeeper to easily make the save.
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75'
Bournemouth are continuing to threaten much to the chagrin of the Selhurst Park faithful, and Mousset manages to wriggle his way past Van Aanholt in the box only for the Cherries substitute to get penalised for a foul!
73'
J. King has scored a goal for AFC Bournemouth! Assist by C. Mepham.
GOOOOAAAALLLL!!! BOURNEMOUTH PULL ANOTHER ONE BACK!! Fraser’s corner is flicked on towards King at the far post, who manages to tap it in from close range to make it 4-3!
The substitute Mepham does very well to leap the highest in a crowded Eagles penalty area and head it on towards King, who was practically unmarked in the build-up to the goal!
70'
L. Mousset enters the game and replaces J. Ibe.
C. Mepham enters the game and replaces J. Simpson.
Simpson also comes off for Mepham in another like-for-like swap by Howe.
Mousset comes on for Ibe as Howe makes a double substitution.
69'
J. McArthur gets yellow.
McArthur becomes the second player to get in referee East’s book after clipping Ibe from behind as the Bournemouth winger ran towards the Palace penalty area.
67'
Batshuayi, on the hunt for his hat-trick, nearly gets on the end of a loose ball following Meyer’s poor touch only for Travers to quickly sweep the ball up to safety.
65'
P. van Aanholt has scored a goal for Crystal Palace! Assist by W. Zaha.
GOOOOAAALLLL!! VAN AANHOLT MAKES IT 4-2 TO PALACE!! Brilliant play from both Zaha and the goalscorer as the former shows great awareness to find the left-back who continues his run into the box and finishes with aplomb past Travers!
Excellent play from Zaha who does well to spot Van Aanholt's run into the Cherries' penalty area!
63'
L. Milivojević gets yellow.
Milivojevic gets the first booking of the game after bundling Wilson over as the latter threatened to drive towards the Palace half.
59'
IBE WITH ANOTHER CHANCE! It’s now Bournemouth who are taking the game to the hosts, and Ibe caps off a lovely Cherries move by hitting a weak effort straight at Guaita!
56'
J. Ibe has scored a goal for AFC Bournemouth! Assist by A. Smith.
Excellent play by both Fraser and Smith, with the latter having been released by the former down the wing prior to Ibe's strike.
GOOOOAAAALLLL!! IT’S NOW 3-2!! Smith’s cut-back fails to find anyone in the penalty area except for Ibe, who picks up the loose ball just outside the box and drives a low one that takes a slight deflection off of Ward and past Guaita! It’s now game on at Selhurst Park!
55'
Fraser’s quick corner finds Ake, who leaps highest in a crowded Eagles penalty area only for his header to sail harmlessly over Guaita’s goal.
52'
Townsend should be relieved that he was flagged for offside after Travers’ save from McArthur’s shot falls towards the Palace winger only for him to balloon his effort over the bar despite facing an empty net!
51'
Zaha tries to power through from the wing only to be stopped by a sea of white shirts! Bournemouth now have everyone behind the ball as Palace continue their dominance by playing some confident football.
49'
Smith’s cross completely misses Wilson in the six-yard area, but Fraser is able to keep the ball in play and eventually tries a low drive that is blocked and cleared by the Eagles’ defence.
46'
Palace get play restarted as the second half gets underway!
No changes to either side at the interval, as Palace look to maintain their healthy lead against a Bournemouth side potentially rejuvenated by Lerma’s stunner.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 3-1 BOURNEMOUTH
45'
J. Lerma has scored a goal for AFC Bournemouth! Assist by N. Clyne.
GOOOOAAALLLL!!! LERMA PULLS ONE BACK WITH A SCREAMER! The Bournemouth midfielder takes one touch after receiving a pass near the touchline and lets fly with a scorcher of a shot from about 35 yards out that Guaita had no chance! It’s now 3-1 to Palace with half-time fast approaching!
It was Clyne's simple pass which led to Lerma's stunning strike to silence the Selhurst Park faithful!
There will be one minute of added time to be played.
43'
Townsend ends a promising bit of play from Palace by lazily conceding possession in the final third. Bournemouth meanwhile look like they can’t wait for the half-time whistle to be blown.
41'
Ward is bundled over by a combative Wilson as the latter tries to win the ball off of the Eagles’ stand-in centre-back, who has been a wall of solidity so far during this first half.
39'
Meyer tries to cut in and unleash a curling drive from just outside the penalty area, but the chance is high and well over Travers’ goal.
37'
J. Simpson is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOOOOAAAALLLL!! IT’S NOW 3-0 TO PALACE!! Terrible defending from Bournemouth as McArthur’s pass frees up Zaha to run at goal completely unchallenged! He eventually shoots straight at Travers only for the ball to ricochet off Simpson and into an empty net with Travers left in no man’s land!
35'
McArthur bundles Ibe over as the latter drives towards the Eagles’ half. The free-kick is floated in only for Guaita to safely collect the ball in the air.
32'
M. Batshuayi has scored a goal for Crystal Palace! Assist by A. Wan-Bissaka.
Wan-Bissaka surely couldn’t believe the amount of space he was provided by a neglectful Cherries backline, and the end result is a good delivery towards Batshuayi to make it 2-0 to Palace!
GOOOOOAAAALLLL!!! BATSHUAYI DOUBLES PALACE’S LEAD! Zaha finds Wan-Bissaka in the edge of the box, and the right-back whips in a grasscutter of a cross that reaches his target in Batshuayi and the striker proves his poaching credentials with a first-time finish past Travers for his brace and a 2-0 lead for the Eagles!
29'
Milivojevic tries another effort from distance after being played in by Meyer once more, but his shot is weak and all Travers could do is to watch the ball trickle out of play.
27'
Wilson tries to take the ball in his stride only for him to miscontrol the pass as he watches it tamely go out for a Palace goal kick.
24'
M. Batshuayi has scored a goal for Crystal Palace!
GOOOOAAALLLL!! BATSHUAYI GIVES PALACE THE LEAD! Some lovely interchanging between Milivojevic and Zaha ends with the latter’s deflected cross falling towards Batshuayi, who makes no mistake despite some pressure from his markers to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead against Bournemouth!
23'
Ake finds himself in acres of space inside the box only for his low cut-back to find no one in a white shirt! The ball is eventually booted away from danger, but one must feel that the Cherries midfielder should’ve been a little more selfish and taken the chance himself!
18'
King blazes a wild shot over the bar from about 25 yards out after being put through by Ibe.
17'
Simpson goes on a great run from the centre circle and plays Wilson through only for the Cherries striker to be caught offside by the fourth official!
15'
Smith clears his lines and boots the ball out of play after more Palace pressure inside the Cherries’ half.
13'
Palace are now in the ascendancy, moving the ball towards and inside the Bournemouth half with attacking purpose.
11'
Lerma trips Townsend in a promising set-piece situation for the Eagles from about 30 yards out. Milivojevic floats the ball in only for Smith to get in Ward’s way at the far post for a Palace corner which is eventually dealt with by the visitors.
8'
Wan-Bissaka concedes the first corner of the match, which is headed away by the Eagles’ defence only as far out as Wilson, who tries to find space only to play Fraser in but the latter’s curling drive is easily swept up by Guaita.
6'
Guaita beats away Ibe’s low cross after the Cherries winger speeds past Van Aanholt! Palace eventually clear but Bournemouth retain possession, passing it around the back much like their opponents did earlier on.
3'
Brilliant run by Batshuayi, who manages to get on the end of a quick through-ball by Meyer only to be flagged for offside just as his effort went straight at Travers!
1'
Referee Roger East blows his whistle, and Bournemouth get us underway at Selhurst Park!
The hosts are out in their home kit of red-and-blue stripes, while the visitors are decked in their away strip of all-white.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of this Premier League match as Crystal Palace host Bournemouth at Selhurst Park on the final matchday of this campaign!
And without further ado, let’s take a look at how both sides line up, starting with the hosts.
Meanwhile, Bournemouth will also aim to end their season on a positive note after slipping down the table to 13th following a run of form that has seen them win only three of their last 10 Premier League matches. Despite that, Eddie Howe’s Cherries have the opportunity to do a domestic double over their hosts for the first time since the 1988-89 campaign, and given their opponents’ home form, the visitors have a good chance of spoiling festivities at Selhurst Park.
SUBSTITUTES: Wayne Hennessey, Jairo Riedewald, Bakary Sako, Connor Wickham, Christian Benteke, Luke Dreher, Cheikhou Kouyate.
CRYSTAL PALACE XI (4-2-3-1): Vicente Guaita; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Martin Kelly, Joel Ward, Patrick van Aanholt; James McArthur, Luka Milivojevic (c); Andros Townsend, Max Meyer, Wilfried Zaha; Michy Batshuayi.
SUBSTITUTES: Artur Boruc, Chris Mepham, Sam Surridge, Lys Mousset, Emerson Hyndman, Matt Butcher, Kyle Taylor.
BOURNEMOUTH XI (4-4-2): Mark Travers; Nathaniel Clyne, Steve Cook (c), Jack Simpson, Adam Smith; Ryan Fraser, Jefferson Lerma, Nathan Ake, Jordon Ibe; Callum Wilson, Joshua King.
The players are out and kick-off is drawing near.
It wouldn’t shock anyone if Howe sends his side out for the second half with all guns blazing, given that his side are currently down by two goals and in Fraser, Wilson and King, they have the players to hurt the Eagles. As for the home side, more of the same should see them win at Selhurst Park for the first time since March 30.
Nothing but pride and 12th place on the line in south London as Palace look to solidify themselves in their current position after winning three of their last five league matches, leapfrogging their opponents along the way. However, those victories have all been gained on the road, and Roy Hodgson will be aware of his side’s ropey form on home turf as they look to end their campaign by snagging their first win at Selhurst Park since beating Huddersfield Town 2-0 on March 30.
And that wraps up our coverage. We hope you enjoyed our commentary throughout the 2018-19 season, and until next time, goodbye!
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