'More to Palace than Zaha' says Howe

The sides are due to face off on Monday at the Vitality stadium, and in his pre match press conference, the Bournemouth boss has praised his team's opponents, claiming that they have far more to their game than the performances of winger Wilfried Zaha. 

The Ivory Coast international has scored three goals this season, all  of which have come away from home, and is crucial player for the 'Eagles', who have failed to win a match without Zaha since beating Sunderland in 2016. 

Upon the prospect of facing the influential Zaha, Eddie Howe said this of the player: "He is an outstanding player. He did well against us in the two games last year, we found him difficult to deal with. From our prospective that is something we will look to improve." 

However the 'Cherries' manager was keen to stress that the Palace team was far more than the ability of Zaha, saying; "  As I would say with any team it is not just him. Yes we need to deal with, be aware of and you have Andros Townsend on the other wing who has had a good start to the season.When [Christian] Benteke plays he is a focal point for them, they have got excellent midfielders, a lot of experience. So there are a lot of areas that they manage very well."

The teams drew both Premier League contests between them last season, with a score of 2-2 recorded in both games. Eddie Howe is hoping that the teams can once again produce a good match up this week, while also hoping that his team cam emerge victorious for only the second time against Palace during his tenure: "Last year we had two draws, really entertaining and open games.

"We have always found Crystal Palace to be very tough competitors, very good squad, very experienced manager. I don't envisage this game being too different from the previous ones, hopefully we come out on top of this one."