How 10-Man Crystal Palace Defeat Bournemoth To Displace Tottenham On EPL Standings

Crystal Palace fine form continues as the London Club defeat Bournemouth 1-0 to displace Tottenham in the fifth position on the English Premier League table on Tuesday night.

Roy Hodgson’s men were reduced to 10-man in the first half after Mamadou Sakho was shown a straight red card for a high tackle challenge on Adam Smith.

Jeffrey Schlupp’s second-half goal was enough for the Eagles as they once again move up on the EPL standings hoping Tottenham will drop points to make them stay at the fifth position till the weekend.

Bournemouth dominated possession from that point but failed to make the most of their man advantage as they rarely tested Vicente Guaita in the Palace goal.

Philip Billing hit a shot straight at Guaita at the end of the first half, while Dominic Solanke just failed to connect with a dangerous low ball shortly after the restart.

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It appeared as though the first Premier League match to be broadcast on Amazon Prime would end goalless, but instead the hosts snatched victory when Schlupp, on as a first-half substitute for the injured Patrick van Aanholt, weaved his way through the Bournemouth defence before tucking home a low shot.

After a run of five games without victory, Palace have now won their last two having also beaten Burnley 2-0 at the weekend.

Defeat for Bournemouth was their fourth in a row and leaves them in 12th.