Mateta continues to be a crucial component of Oliver Glasner’s Crystal Palace side, with the 28-year-old netting four goals across all competitions this season.

Mateta ticked off a career goal over the international break with the Frenchman being called up to the national team for the first time, and scoring his first goal, which came against Iceland.

That experience should fill him with confidence heading into this game, against a Bournemouth side that can leave gaps at the back when pressing. Mateta has taken 17 shots across his seven Premier League appearances so far this season (2.54 per 90), with an impressive 65% of these attempts finding the target (1.64 per 90).

He probably should have a few more goals to his name in the Premier League, with the striker having a personal xG of 4.09, but netting just twice so far in the top flight. His shot volume has been very promising in the early parts of the season.

Just as Mateta has been crucial to his side, Semenyo has been Bournemouth’s talisman for some time now, with the 25-year-old already registering nine goal contributions in the Premier League across seven appearances this term (six goals, three assists).

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Semenyo has been one of the best players in the Premier League so far this season, and he can continue his excellent form against the Eagles here. Semenyo has taken 17 shots across his seven appearances this term (2.43 per 90), with nine of these attempts finding the target (1.29 per 90).

Semenyo’s shot volume remained consistently high last season, with the Ghanaian averaging 3.51 shots per 90 and 1.15 shots on target per 90 across his 37 Premier League matches. He should also have plenty of confidence having helped his national side qualify for the World Cup over the international break.

Crystal Palace’s proficiency from corners is no secret, with Oliver Glasner’s side scoring more goals from corners than any other side in the Premier League last season. This could act as an avenue to goal in a game of limited chances potentially, seeing as both head-to-head meetings between the sides last season ended in 0-0 draws.

This fixture produced exactly nine corners last season, with five for Palace and four for Bournemouth. There could have been a few more in the match if the game state wasn’t altered by Chris Richards’ first half sending off, which capped the number of corners that the Eagles were able to rack up.

Bournemouth's away games so far this season have been seeing 10.67 corners per game, with the Cherries averaging 6.33 corners per game themselves across their away trips this term.

I regularly come back to either this selection or Bournemouth fouls, and they rarely let me down. Bournemouth are the most aggressive side in the Premier League, as illustrated by the fact they averaged 13.8 fouls committed per game in the league last season, and average the lowest PPDA of any side so far this campaign.

PPDA essentially measures how long a side takes to win the ball back, Bournemouth’s is regularly under 10 passes, which tells us that the Cherries press with real intensity. This method carries the natural risk of picking up cautions for mistimed challenges, but also tactical fouls, which Bournemouth often commit to protect their backline from quick counter attacks - something Palace are excellent at.

Bournemouth have collected 2+ cards in six of their seven Premier League matches so far this season. They’ve committed at least 10 fouls in five of these games and received four cautions in this fixture last season, as well as a further two in the clash at the Vitality Stadium.