Antoine Semenyo denied as Bournemouth held by Crystal Palace
Antoine Semenyo denied as Bournemouth held by Crystal Palace
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High-flying Bournemouth stretched their unbeaten run to six Premier League games but had to settle for a point after being held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace. Having amassed 13 points from the last 15 available after Sunday’s thumping 3-0 win away to Manchester United, the Cherries were unable to break down a Palace side hammered 5-1 by Arsenal at the weekend.
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Oliver Glasner’s side had their fair share of the limited clear opportunities of a stalemate as they made it four top-flight away games without defeat. Bournemouth drop to sixth – below Newcastle on goal difference – after failing to score for the first time in 11 matches, dating back to a 1-0 loss at Leicester on 5 October .
Eberechi Eze returned to Palace’s starting XI as part of a trio of changes after Saturday’s thrashing by the Gunners, while the recalled Lewis Cook captained a Cherries team showing three alterations after an impressive victory at Old Trafford. Jean-Philippe Mateta dragged an early effort wide and Eagles teammates Ismaïla Sarr and Daniel Muñoz each fired straight at Kepa Arrizabalaga during a forgettable opening to the contest. At the other end, Dango Ouattara flashed a shot across goal, while Sarr blocked an Antoine Semenyo effort close to the goalline after Cook’s corner.
Palace forward Sarr, who scored three times in his last two top-flight outings, calmly slotted past Kepa in the 27th minute but was clearly offside when he was slipped through by former Bournemouth midfielder Jefferson Lerma. Kepa pushed away Eze’s powerful effort from distance at the start of the second half as the visitors initially remained the greater threat in front of goal. With time ticking away, Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola brought on club-record signing Evanilson in place of Enes Ünal with 28 minutes remaining in a bid to inject life into his side.
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