We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Bournemouth and Crystal Palace at Vitality Stadium.
Here are some of your comments:
Bournemouth fans
Simon: Andoni Iraola orchestrated another masterpiece and the players delivered. Rayan is showing just how menacing he can be, but he does need a lighter touch at times. Alex Scott and Alex Jimenez were the standouts. I’ve just checked my passport is in date, just in case!
Paul: Crystal Palace were only poor because Bournemouth never allowed them to be involved. Even Ismaila Sarr’s effort that hit the post would’ve been ruled offside. But credit should be given to the away supporters, who never stopped cheering their side on.
Malcolm: From solid defending to three high-pressing forwards, it was more than comfortable in the first half. Crystal Palace didn’t turn up until the second half and they had a mountain to climb. The penalty was soft, but who wouldn’t take it? Adrien Truffert is excellent, he had another top performance, as did Marcus Tavernier. The dizzy heights of sixth in the Premier League, should I pinch myself?
Stewart: Well I don’t have a lot to say, just that I would love to beat Man City for Arsenal and for my long gone Grandad. That would also help to put my beloved Cherries in Europe, whatever the competition! Please stay Kroupi and Rayan. Have some fun boys!
Palace fans
Steve: The line-ups suggested Palace wouldn’t get much out of this game, yet it was still hugely disappointing how poorly they played. The first half was, quite frankly, awful. There was no shape and no quality, Bournemouth had far more skill and pace. Palace have put all their eggs in the Conference League basket, yet they are still not mathematically safe from the drop. Let’s hope it pays off and Glasner is not left to rue his team selections.
J: We are well and truly in a battle to avoid relegation now. We’ve thrown away far too many points all season. This Palace side need a new direction.
Andy: Our possession was amiss plus our passing in terms of both general play and free kicks was abysmal. Yeremy Pino was one of the main culprits, he needs to be rested for Thursday’s game.
Dave: It was clear from this performance what the priority is for Palace. I can’t blame them for having one eye on Thursday’s game, with the chance to reach a major European final, but the manner of the performance from the rotated squad players didn’t sit well with me. The first half display was easily the worst of the season. There were a lot of lacklustre performances. It was almost like this game really wasn’t wanted and they had given up before a ball was kicked. Silver lining though, we had no new injuries! On to Thursday for the big game.
