Kluivert comes off bench to snatch victory over Palace

Football is all about being in the right place at the right time and Justin Kluivert certainly made the most of his rare opportunity. It had seemed that Bournemouth would be frustrated in their attempts to seal a third straight home win by Oliver Glasner's obdurate Crystal Palace side thanks to an excellent performance from the goalkeeper Dean Henderson.

- Ed Aarons Vitality

Bournemouth                                1 
Kluivert 79

Crystal Palace                                0

But it is a measure of the impact that Andoni Iraola has had in these parts that Bournemouth now find themselves ahead of Chelsea after Kluivert came off the bench to score the winner 11 minutes from time.

Only one place separated these two sides at the start of play, although the eight-point gap was a reflection of their different fortunes this season. Bournemouth have been in redhot form at home recently after the astonishing comeback victory over Luton and the late win over Everton on Saturday. Yet Iraola's task was not made easier by illness denying the defender Chris Mepham, with the in-form Antoine Semenyo only on the bench as the Spaniard made five changes in total and started Lewis Cook in central defence.