AFC Bournemouth travel to Selhurst Park this weekend as they face Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
In their previous 15 league meetings, the Cherries have only won five times.
Despite this, there have been many magical moments created by this fixture for Cherries fans.
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Perfection in Pink
Marc Pugh and Benik Afobe scored for the Cherries in a 2-1 comeback win at Selhurst Park in 2016.
In Bournemouth’s maiden Premier League season, they had won only one away game from their first six.
The win at Palace completed an impressive turnaround of that form, rounding off a run of three wins, three draws and just one defeat on the road between mid-November and early February.
Benik Afobe scored his third goal in three games, having moved to the Cherries for a fee of £10 million in the January transfer window.
It was also the first time Bournemouth had come from behind to win in a Premier League game.
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Defoe Delight
Defoe's return delivers a wonder goal
Jermain Defoe had rejoined the Cherries in the summer of 2017 after leaving Sunderland on a free transfer.
The striker scored 16 goals for Bournemouth in the 2000/01 campaign whilst on loan from West Ham.
Defoe only managed to score four goals all season for the Cherries in 2017/18, however two of those came at Selhurst Park in a 2-2 draw.
One of those goals was a delightful half-volley from a near-impossible angle.
Defoe managed to hook the ball over Julián Speroni and place it in the far top corner.
The goal won December’s goal of the month and is still considered one of the Cherries’ greatest goals in the Premier League.
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Young Brooks brilliance
David Brooks signed for Bournemouth in the summer of 2018 for £11.5 million and was considered a rising star in the team.
The young Welshman had already made his debut for Wales and was a fan favourite at his previous club Sheffield United.
When Palace visited the Vitality Stadium in October, it would only take five minutes for Bournemouth to take the lead.
A brilliant strike from Brooks put the Cherries 1-0 up. A curling effort from just inside the box hit the underside of the crossbar in the top left corner.
The goal made Brooks the Cherries’ youngest-ever goalscorer in the Premier League at just 21 years old.
Bournemouth would go on to win the game 2-1 thanks to a late Junior Stanislas penalty.
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Shoot-out madness
In September of 2020, Bournemouth met Crystal Palace in the Second Round of the Carabao Cup.
The Cherries were fresh off their first game in the Championship after being relegated from the Premier League.
Bournemouth were under the management of Jason Tindall after Eddie Howe left the club in the summer.
The Cherries dominated the cup tie, with 17 shots to Palace’s four.
Despite the shot count, the game finished goalless and went straight to penalties.
After every outfield player scored their penalty, it came down to the goalkeepers in an entertaining shoot-out.
Wayne Hennessey saved Asmir Begović’s effort, however the Welshman skied his effort over the crossbar shortly after.
Brooks would score his second penalty of the shootout and Begović saved the day by denying Luka Milivojević.
Bournemouth would go on to face Manchester City in the next round and lose 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium.
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‘Tiny Bournemouth’ upset Hodgson
The Cherries visited Selhurst Park having gone three games unbeaten in the Premier League.
The unbeaten run had come after a very slow start to life under new manager Andoni Iraola.
Bournemouth had beaten Newcastle at home, Sheffield United away and were denied a win against Aston Villa due to a late Ollie Watkins equaliser.
Marcos Senesi opened the scoring in South London for Bournemouth. The Argentinian nodded the ball in from a corner.
The Cherries would seal the win late on in the 91st minute. Kieffer Moore secured all three points to the Bournemouth fans’ delight.
Crystal Palace were subsequently booed off the pitch. The result meant Roy Hodgson’s side had suffered three straight home defeats and was their fifth loss in seven league games.Hodgson made some rather bold comments about the fans after the game. He spoke about how Palace fans expected their side to "blow this tiny Bournemouth side away".
Hodgson then said: “But this tiny Bournemouth team turned out to be a very good one.”
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Cherries complete league double
A 79th-minute goal from Justin Kluivert secured three points for Iraola’s side in April 2024 when Bournemouth beat Crystal Palace 1-0.
The result meant it was the first time Bournemouth had completed the league double over the Eagles in 14 league meetings.
The result also equalled Bournemouth’s record of three straight home wins in the Premier League.
