Crystal Palace 3-3 Bournemouth: Mateta the hat-trick hero as Cherries late leads slip

Bournemouth raced out to a 2-0 first-half lead, then watched helplessly as Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice in five minutes to equalize but the Cherries went back ahead in the 89th minute, only to concede Mateta’s hat trick from the penalty spot and settle for a thrilling, heart-pumping 3-3 draw at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

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And, exhale. What a brilliant game of football that was.

Bournemouth spent much of the game sitting in 1st place, high atop the live Premier League table ahead of Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur’s respective fixtures this weekend. 19-year-old Eli Kroupi scored his first PL goal on his full PL debut in the 7th minute and made it 2-0 to Andoni Iraola’s side in the 38th. Mateta erased the deficit with goals in the 64th and 69th minutes, and Crystal Palace dominated the second half, allowing the Cherries just two shots between minutes 46 and 88.

Ryan Christie took their next shot, and surely thought he had scored the winning goal when he turned home Marcus Tavernier’s cross in the 89th — a fantastic response from the visitors to turn the tide of momentum after such a sharp collapse. There was still one last twist — and oh so nearly two of them — as Mateta scored from the penalty spot in the 97th minute and had the game-winning goal, with plenty of time and space, on his boot in the 99th. Eight days after making his France debut at the age of 28 and five days after scoring his first international goal, Mateta skied Eddie Nketiah’s cross from 10 yards out and fell to his knees in despair at full-time

What’s next?

• Crystal Palace vs Larnaca — Thursday, 3 pm ET (Europa Conference League)
• Arsenal vs Crystal Palace — Sunday, 10 am ET (next PL fixture)
• Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest — Sunday, 10 am ET

Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth live updates - by Andy Edwards

Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth final score: 3-3

Goalscorers: Eli Kroupi (7', 38'), Jean-Philippe Mateta (64', 69', 90'+7), Ryan Christie (89')

GOAL! Crystal Palace 3-3 Bournemouth: Mateta slow rolls his hat trick from the penalty spot (90'+7)

Mateta's hat-trick brings Palace level at 3-3

Jean-Philippe Mateta tucks away his penalty to complete his hat-trick while bringing Crystal Palace back to level terms at 3-3 with Bournemouth.

GOAL! Crystal Palace 2-3 Bournemouth: Christie hooks Tavernier’s cross home against run of play (89')

Christie stuns Palace to give Bournemouth 3-2 lead

Ryan Christie's 89th-minute finish finds the back of the net to give the Cherries a dramatic 3-2 lead over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

GOAL! Crystal Palace 2-2 Bournemouth: Mateta gets on the end of another Munoz cross (69')

Mateta's brace brings Palace level with Cherries

Game on at Selhurst Park! Jean-Philippe Mateta nets his second goal of the match to bring Crystal Palace level at 2-2 against Bournemouth.

GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-2 Bournemouth: Mateta turns home Munoz’s cross (64')

Mateta pulls one back for Palace v. Bournemouth

Following a VAR review, Jean-Philippe Mateta's goal stands to make it a one-goal game for Crystal Palace against Bournemouth at Selhurst Park.

GOAL! Crystal Palace 0-2 Bournemouth: Semenyo sets up Kroupi for his second (38')

Kroupi's brace doubles Bournemouth's lead

It's a quick double for Eli Junior Kroupi as Marc Guehi's failed clearance sets up the 19-year-old for a lovely finish to give the Cherries a 2-0 lead over Palace.

GOAL! Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth: Kroupi scores on his full Premier League debut (7')

Kroupi heads Bournemouth in front of Palace

Eli Junior Kroupi is in the right place at the right time as his header from close range gives Bournemouth an early lead over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace starting lineup

Henderson - Richards, Lacroix, Guehi - Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell - Sarr, Pino, Mateta

Bournemouth starting lineup

Petrovic - Jimenez, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert - Adams, Scott, Kluivert - Semenyo, Tavernier, Kroupi

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How to watch Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 10 am ET, Saturday

Venue: Selhurst Park — London

TV Channel: Peacock

Streaming: Watch live on Peacock

Crystal Palace (6th, 12 points) were the last remaining unbeaten side in the PL, until they lost 2-1 to Everton last time out. Daniel Munoz gave the Eagles the lead after 37 minutes, but the Toffees scored twice in the second half and Jack Grealish struck the final blow in stoppage time.

Bournemouth (4th, 14 points) were beaten by Liverpool on opening day and the Cherries have been climbing their way up the table ever since. Andoni Iraola’s side pulled off an incredible comeback before the break, as Antoine Semenyo (twice) and Justin Kluivert scored three brilliant goals after the 75th minute. Bournemouth have only conceded multiple goals in a game once since the loss to Liverpool and have conceded just as many goals in their last six games as they did to the Reds (4).

Crystal Palace team news, focus

OUT: Cheick Doucoure (knee), Chadi Riad (knee), Caleb Kporha (back)

Bournemouth team news, focus

OUT: David Brooks (unspecified), Enes Unal (knee), Julio Soler (U20 World Cup) | QUESTIONABLE: Adam Smith (thigh)

Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth prediction

A slow build followed by a late goal (or two, or three). Crystal Palace 1-2 Bournemouth.