Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

TEAM NEWS

Bournemouth pair Junior Stanislas and Josh King will miss Saturday's game because of hamstring injuries.

Lee Tomlin has been nursing groin and pelvis injuries but could be fit.

Alan Pardew says Crystal Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye is 50-50 but skipper Mile Jedinak is fit to return.

Dwight Gayle and Bakary Sako are definitely out, while Pardew also has other "additional injuries" that he wants to keep private while the players are assessed.

MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES

Mark Scott: "Tis' certainly the season to be jolly for these two at the moment; both are on great recent runs and have been excellent to watch as well.

"Understandably, Bournemouth's back-to-back wins over Chelsea andManchester United caught the eye, but I was also impressed with the assured manner in which they dictated the game when I saw them make it three straight victories at West Brom last weekend.

"However, beating Palace - especially on their travels - is a bigger ask than seeing off Chelsea or United on current form.

"At the risk of jinxing it, given how these two play and the confidence they'll both have right now, it should be an entertaining afternoon!"

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WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "We very much respect Crystal Palace and the work that Alan Pardew has done there. They will prove a tough test. They're a club that we look at and would like to emulate.

"They are run very well and now stable in the Premier League."

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew: "We could become a bigger club, because we're in London. That gives us a massive advantage.

"No disrespect to the rest of the country, it just does, location-wise for international players and access to their families.

"We're now trying to do for the second part of the season what we've done all calendar year. And if we do that then we're going to find ourselves in Europe.

"So that would be significant for the club, in this era it will be a fantastic achievement."

LAWRO'S PREDICTION

Everyone talks about Leicester and Watford - quite rightly - but how well have the Cherries done despite long-term injuries to several key players?

Alan Pardew's side have a great away record, winning 11 of their past 16 Premier League games on the road. I've seen them a couple of times live this season - they bully teams.

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• MATCH FACTS

  Head-to-head
  • This is the first top-flight fixture between the clubs.
  • Their last meeting came in the old Division Two in March 1989 - Bournemouth winning 3-2 at Palace.
  • Palace have won just three of their 32 league games at Bournemouth (D8, L21).
  Bournemouth
  • Bournemouth have won their last three league games and are undefeated in five (W3, D2).
  • They have scored 10 goals in those five matches, having only managed three in their previous five games.
  • The Cherries have conceded a league-high 12 goals from set-pieces this season.
  Crystal Palace
  • Palace are second only to Leicester City in the Premier League form table, having taken 13 points from their last six matches.
  • Only Arsenal (38) have won more points on the road in 2015 than Palace (35), who have played a game fewer.
  • Palace have conceded a Premier League-low seven away goals this season.
  • They have scored a league-high 11 goals from set-pieces in 2015-16.