Crystal Palace 0-2 Bournemouth: Marcos Senesi and Kieffer Moore score as in-form Cherries make it three wins from four to go nine points clear of the relegation zone

• Bournemouth made it three wins in four with a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace
• Marcos Senesi opened the scoring before Kieffer Moore doubled their lead
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You know things are looking bleak at Crystal Palace when a performance manages to reduce the enduring hum of the Holmesdale Fanatics to an eery silence.

This is not the first dour display at Selhurst Park from Roy Hodgson’s side this season either. In fact, their only win on home soil came three months ago against Wolves.

It means a ground that was once regarded as one of the more difficult places to go in the division is fast losing its fear factor.

Barring the pre-match pyrotechnics show there was little to warm the hearts of Palace supporters on a chilly evening in south London.

Instead, the Andoni Iraola revolution continues to quietly gather pace at Bournemouth, who claimed their third win in four games courtesy of headers from Marcos Senesi and Kieffer Moore.

Bournemouth beat Crystal Palace 2-0 thanks to goals from Marcos Senesi and Kieffer Moore

Senesi headed past Palace keeper Sam Johnstone at the back post after 25 minutes

It was the Argentine defender’s first goal of the season and his third in total for the Cherries

Kieffer Moore notched a second in injury time to add the gloss to the evening for Bournemouth

MATCH FACTS

CRYSTAL PALACE (4-2-3-1): Johnstone 5; Ward 5 (Hughes 70min, 6), Andersen 5.5, Guehi 5.5, Mitchell 5.5 (Clyne 29, 5.5); Richards 5, Lerma 6 (Mateta 86); Olise 5, Schlupp 5 (Ahamada 69, 5.5), Ayew 6.5; Edouard 5. 

Subs not used: Matthews, Tomkins, Riedewald, Ebiowei, Franca.

Scorers: None 

Booked: Edouard 45 

Manager: Roy Hodgson 4

BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Neto 6; Smith 5.5, Zabarnyi 6, Senesi 6.5, Kerkez 6; Cook 7, CHRISTIE 7.5; Semenyo 7 (Tavernier 63, 5.5), Kluivert 6 (Billing 62, 6.5), Sinisterra 6 (Ouattara 79); Solanke 6.5 (Moore 88). 

Subs not used: Travers, Mepham, Kilkenny, Rothwell, Brooks. 

Scorer: Senesi 25, Moore 90+1

Booked: Senesi 53, Zabarnyi 63, Ouattara 83 

Manager: Andoni Iraola 8

Referee: Craig Pawson 6 

Attendance: Not given

Ryan Christie’s corner was smartly flicked on at the front post by Luis Sinisterra and the defender beat Joel Ward to the ball to nod in his first goal of the season before substitute Moore made sure of the result late on.

The win drew the Cherries level on points with Palace in the table and judging by last night’s performance, that is a fair reflection of where these sides are at the moment.

Palace had started brightly and Jordan Ayew should have put them ahead inside three minutes. He could only head straight at Neto in the Bournemouth goal after Michael Olise’s free-kick found him unmarked 10 yards out.

A shaky start refused to deter a resurgent Bournemouth, though. Antoine Semenyo saw his curling effort pushed wide of the post by Sam Johnstone but with 25 minutes played Iraola’s side were ahead through Senesi.

The Argentine showed more desire than anyone else in the Palace box to get on the end of Sinisterra’s flick-on.

The in-form Cherries have now won three of their last four Premier League matches

Palace meanwhile have failed to win in four and dropped down to 14th place after the defeat

Leeds loanee Luis Sinisterra (right) impressed on his first start for Andoni Iraola’s side

Nathaniel Clyne came on for Tyrick Mitchell, who went off to add to Palace’s injury woes

The hosts almost got one back immediately through Ayew, whose shot could only be parried by Neto. He was grateful to see Illia Zabarnyi slide in to prevent Odsonne Edouard from levelling the score on the rebound. 

At the other end, Justin Kluivert’s mazy run from the halfway line ended with a laboured poke wide of Johnstone’s goal but still the boos echoed around Selhurst Park.

The second-half started with a bang from the boot of Jefferson Lerma, who forced Neto to tip his volley onto the post. An even better chance fell the way of the former Bournemouth man later in the half, but he smashed his volley over from the edge of the area.

Moore rubbed salt into the wounds with his stoppage time header to top off a thoroughly miserable night for the Eagles.

Bournemouth had less of the possession but continue to go from strength-to-strength

Roy Hodgson has plenty of work to do to get his misfiring Palace side back on track 

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