Player scores as Eagles end 2022 in type

Crystal Palace completed 2022 in type with a commanding 2-0 win over Bournemouth within the Premier League, placing them inside a degree of the highest half and a wholesome 9 away from the relegation zone.

There have been solely 19 minutes on the clock when Jordan Ayew fired the Eagles into the lead, though Patrick Vieira’s had already solid just a few half possibilities by then.

The purpose was deserved after that early spell of stress, with Ayew efficiently wriggling freed from any defensive consideration to satisfy Michael Olise’s excessive nook together with his head. But Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers could have been upset to not have commanded the state of affairs higher.

Olise was a supply of hazard for Palace, each from set-pieces and open play. Around half an hour in, his cross discovered Wilfried Zaha within the field and Travers wanted to be alert to cease it.

Bournemouth hadn’t had a single shot by that stage after which discovered themselves 2-0 down. Another Olise nook, however a low one this time, pulled again to Eberechi Eze on the sting of the world. It was spectacular and managed end when the temptation would have been there to lash it.

The Cherries truly responded extra to conceding a second and started the second half the higher of the 2 groups. They even had a good probability when Dominic Solanke pressured an excellent save out of Vicente Guaita after being fed by substitute Siriki Dembele.

Bournemouth spent the subsequent portion of the sport launching the ball within the path of Kieffer Moore to little avail and Palace have been closest to the subsequent purpose when Zaha obtained into place within the field, just for the cutback from substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta to be simply off the mark.

Mateta himself later missed the goal, whereas Palace undoubtedly completed the sturdy. Before the tip, Odsonne Edouard, one other off the bench, pressured Travers right into a save, with Zaha’s comply with up effort on the rebound blocked by Adam Smith.

GK: Travers (5); CB: Smith (6), CB: Senesi (6), CB: Kelly (6); RM: Anthony (6), CM: Cook (6), CM: Lerma (7), CM: Billing (5), LM: Zemura (5); ST: Solanke (5), ST: Moore (6)

SUBS: Dembele (7), Rothwell (6), Lowe (6), Christie (6)

GK: Guaita (7); RB: Clyne (7), CB: Andersen (7), CB: Guehi (7), LB: Ward (7); CM: Doucoure (8), CM: Schlupp (7); RM: Olise (9), AM: Eze (8), LM: Zaha (6); ST: Ayew (8)

SUBS: Mateta (7), Edouard (6), Hughes (N/A)

Player of the match – Michael Olise (Crystal Palace)