Crystal Palace host Bournemouth at Selhurst Park on 30 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 18 of the Premier League. They last met on 3 May 2026, when Bournemouth won 3-0.
Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth match facts
- Kick-off
- Wed 30 Dec 2026, 19:30
- Stadium
- Selhurst Park, London
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 18
Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth lineups
Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.
Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth head to head
- 6
- Crystal Palace wins
- 8
- Draws
- 5
- Bournemouth wins
24–21 on goals in 19 meetings since 26 December 2015
Recent Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth results
- Bournemouth3–0Crystal PalaceVitality Stadium
- Crystal Palace3–3BournemouthSelhurst Park
- Crystal Palace0–0BournemouthSelhurst Park
- Bournemouth0–0Crystal PalaceVitality Stadium
- Bournemouth1–0Crystal PalaceVitality Stadium
All in the Premier League
Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth history
Crystal Palace have won none of the last five, with three drawn. Bournemouth last won at Selhurst Park on 6 December 2023, by 2-0. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in one of the last five. Bournemouth are unbeaten in the last six meetings.
Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace play at Selhurst Park in London. The ground holds 26,309. Bournemouth have won there twice in nine visits, most recently in December 2023. Crystal Palace have won three of those, with four drawn. The pitch is grass. Bournemouth's most recent visit was on 18 October 2025, a 3-3 draw.
Last meeting: Bournemouth 3-0 Crystal Palace, May 2026
- 1Đorđe PetrovićG
- 20Álex JiménezD
- 23James HillD
- 5Marcos SenesiD
- 3Adrien TruffertD
- 8Alex ScottM
- 12Tyler AdamsM
- 37RayanM
- 22E. J. KroupiM
- 16Marcus TavernierM
- 9EvanilsonF
Bench
- 29Christos MandasG
- 15Adam SmithD
- 10Ryan ChristieM
- 26Enes ÜnalF
- 18Bafodé DiakitéD
- 7David BrooksM
- 21Amine AdliF
- 11Ben DoakF
- 27Alex TóthM
Coach: Andoni Iraola
- 1Dean HendersonG
- 23Jaydee CanvotD
- 5Maxence LacroixD
- 34Chadi RiadD
- 2Daniel MuñozM
- 8Jefferson LermaM
- 18Daichi KamadaM
- 55Justin DevennyM
- 11Brennan JohnsonF
- 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF
- 10Yeremy PinoF
Bench
- 44Walter BenítezG
- 31Remi MatthewsG
- 17Nathaniel ClyneD
- 7Ismaïla SarrF
- 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
- 26Christopher RichardsD
- 3Tyrick MitchellD
- 20Adam WhartonM
- 59Rio CardinesM
Coach: Oliver Glasner
Bournemouth lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Crystal Palace in a 3-4-3 when the clubs last met, on 3 May 2026 in the Premier League. Bournemouth won 3-0. Jefferson Lerma, E. J. Kroupi and Rayan scored. Đorđe Petrović and Dean Henderson started in goal.
Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth lineups — common questions
- When is Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth?
- Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth kicks off at 19:30 UK time on 30 December 2026 at Selhurst Park in London. The match is Matchweek 18 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
- What was the score in the last Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth match?
- In the meeting before this one, Bournemouth won 3-0 on 3 May 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth drew 3-3 on 18 October 2025 in the Premier League. Crystal Palace have won 6 of the 19 meetings between the clubs and Bournemouth have won 5.
Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace at Vitality Stadium
Updated 23 September 2026