Palace unbeaten in four league games
Bournemouth winless in last eight trips to London
Crystal Palace 2-2 Bournemouth
Are Bournemouth trying to see this one out with more than half an hour left on the clock?
Asmir Begovic gets a warning for time-wasting, before he and his defenders mess up some keep ball at the back.
Palace nick possession and Yohan Cabaye brings a save out of Begovic with a trundling shot from 15 yards.
Crystal Palace 2-2 Bournemouth
Kevin Kilbane
Former Everton winger on Final Score
What a pearler Defoe's second goal was.
From his angle if he goes for power he'll miss. So he knew he had to lob it up then down - sensational.
Crystal Palace 2-2 Bournemouth
Up the other end and Palace are putting the Bournemouth defence under pressure with some direct stuff.
Nathan Ake manages to subdue Christian Benteke as the pair jump for the ball in the visiting box.
Crystal Palace 2-2 Bournemouth
Andrew Surman gets off a snap-shot from the edge of the Palace box after good work by Joshua King, but the ball curls well over to the jeers of ridicule from the Palace supporters in the stand behind.
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And we are back up and running in this hum-dinging roller-coaster of a match.
Crystal Palace 2-2 Bournemouth
And that is your lot. What a half of football. Fine knock-about festive fare.
Jermain Defoe (45+2 mins)
Like a economy-brand Van Basten!
Jermain Defoe with a worldie of a strike, twisting to direct a dipping half-volley over the top of Julian Speroni from a tightening angle.
The legs may be getting on, but that technique is timeless.
Worth seeking that one out on Match of the Day tonight.
Image source, ReutersScott Dann (45 mins)
Roy Hodgson is clapping like a lobotomised sealion on the sidelines.
Scott Dann has now scored in four successive Premier League games against Bournemouth, the defender sneaking in at the back post to meet Yohan Cabaye's bulleted low cross.
Palace turn around the contest as the half-time oranges are being sliced up backstage.
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Kevin Kilbane
Former Everton winger on Final Score
That looks a soft penalty to me. Zaha goes one-on-one with Begovic and it's easy to say that's a dive. There's very little contact to make him tumble.
Luka Milivojevic (pen) (41 mins)
Luka Milivojevic doesn't do disguise.
The Serb trots up to the ball, telegraphing that he is going to put it to goalkeeper's left.
Asmir Begovic goes that way. But the strike is too clean, the placement too exact for him to get to the top corner before the ball.
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Palace penalty!
Wilfried Zaha races onto a Christian Benteke flick-on and a combination of Nathan Ake and Asmir Begovic bring down the flying winger....
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Bournemouth are less busy in attack, but more efficient in creating chances.
Julian Speroni has to slide out to block at the feet of Jermain Defoe after a neat cushioned touch took the Bournemouth striker away from his man in the box as the pair fought for a Simon Francis cross.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth
Luka Milivojevic knew what was coming.
As soon as he clipped the heels of Ryan Fraser as the Bournemouth midfielder burst past him in the middle third, he was book-bound.
Kevin Friend duly brandishes yellow.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth
That is the connection that Palace fans will want to see more of.
Wilfried Zaha's deep cross is meet by a stretching Christian Benteke, but there is no-one in the box to meet the Belgian's nod-down.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth
Andros Townsend tries to loft a ball into the Bournemouth box, but it is blocked at source by Charlie Daniels.
Townsend and the Palace fans behind the goal are immediately up claiming a handball.
No dice says referee Kevin Friend.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth
Uh-oh.
Potentially more defensive problems for Crystal Palace.
James Tomkins doesn't look the full ticket and he picks up a yellow card for a cynical block on Josh King.
Martin Kelly is on the bench for the hosts if they needed him. Tomkins remains on as it is...
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Palace captain Mamadou Sakho is done for the day.
The centre-back has a lower-leg problem and manager Roy Hodgson decides he can't have a passenger with another 20 minutes to the break.
On comes Scott Dann.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth
Jermain Defoe was feeling every one of those 35 years when he was given a clear run at goal from 50 yards out.
Played onside by a limping Mamadou Sakho, Defoe could not motor clear of the chasing Palace defenders and James Tomkins got back to put in a superb covering tackle.
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The Bournemouth defence is having a collective case of kittens every time Wilfried Zaha gets a run at them.
Simon Francis and Steve Cook are the Ivory Coast winger's dance partners this time and just about do enough to usher him out over the byeline for a goal kick.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth
Crystal Palace are knocking on the door. Christian Benteke blasts straight into the shins of Asmir Begovic, Andros Townsend's shot is blocked by a sliding Nathan Ake and Mamadou Sakho is inches away from getting the decisive touch in a game of penalty area pinball.
The Cherries survive.