Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth preview: Julian Speroni set for post-match farewell

Departing goalkeeper Julian Speroni is not set to feature for Crystal Palace in their final game of the season against Bournemouth.

The 39-year-old is leaving Palace after making 405 appearances over 15 years at the club.

However, he will not be making a farewell appearance and will instead be presented to the crowd after the game along with Jason Puncheon, who is also leaving in the summer.

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Asked about playing Speroni in the final game, Palace manager Roy Hodgson said: "I didn't have a decision to make on that front because Julian, who is a consummate professional, made it clear to me that he thinks we should carry on approaching this game in the professional way we've approached all games this season.

"He doesn't see a reason why all of a sudden he should be made the second goalkeeper or put on to the field of play just because it's the last game of the season."

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Palace will be without Pape Souare, Mamadou Sakho, Jeffrey Schlupp and James Tomkins while Scott Dann is a doubt.

Bournemouth must do without injured trio David Brooks, Dan Gosling, and Dominic Solanke.

Brooks (ankle), Gosling (calf) and Solanke (hamstring) are all out. Young Irish goalkeeper Mark Travers is primed to retain his starting berth after an impressive debut in the 1-0 win over Tottenham.

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• Crystal Palace have won just one of their seven previous Premier League meetings with Bournemouth (D4 L2), winning 2-0 away in January 2017.
• Bournemouth are unbeaten in their three Premier League away games against Crystal Palace (W1 D2) - they've only played at Vicarage Road (4) more often without defeat in the top-flight than they have at Selhurst Park (3).
• When playing their final game of a top-flight season at home, Crystal Palace have never lost, winning five and drawing two of their seven such games.
• This is the seventh consecutive season Bournemouth are playing their final league game of the season away from home. The Cherries' joint-biggest victory in a final game came against Crystal Palace (6-1 in the 1925-26 Third Division South).
• Crystal Palace have won just 17 points in home games this season, compared to 29 away from home. If they lose this game, it will be the biggest difference between points won away compared to at home over a single top-flight campaign (12, adjusted to three points for a win all-time).
• Bournemouth's Callum Wilson has been directly involved in 10 goals in his 10 Premier League games in 2019 (6 goals, 4 assists). Among English players, only Jamie Vardy (14) and Raheem Sterling (12) have been involved in more goals during this period.
• Ryan Fraser has 14 Premier League assists this season for Bournemouth; only two players have assisted as many as 14 in a season playing for a club who finished the season in the bottom half - Nolberto Solano in 1999-00 (15, Newcastle) and Muzzy Izzet in 2003-04 (14, Leicester).

Merson's prediction

This is one of those games you'd like to watch - if this ends 0-0 people should be asking for their money back. It's two teams with nothing to play for, they can have a right go, score goals and have fun.

Bournemouth edged their way past nine-man Tottenham at the Vitality Stadium last weekend

PAUL PREDICTS: 3-2

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