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Bournemouth extended their Premier League unbeaten run to six matches but could only manage a draw at home against Crystal Palace.
The Cherries, with a push for Europe on their minds after a 3-0 win at Manchester United last time out, had the bulk of the promising chances but lacked an assured finishing touch.
Andoni Iraola's hosts nearly found a way to open the scoring in the first half but Ismaila Sarr cleared the ball off the line after Antoine Semenyo hooked towards goal from a corner.
Palace thought they had punished Bournemouth for failing to take that chance when Sarr ran through the defence and put the ball past Kepa Arrizabalaga soon after, but the Senegal international was offside when he was slipped in.
Neither side could build sustained periods of possession, but an open midfield led to an entertaining game as both attacked in numbers and pressed energetically in defence.
It was end to end as the teams continued to rack up the goal attempts - with Bournemouth looking likelier to break the deadlock - but despite best efforts it ended in Boxing Day stalemate.
This was a tiring afternoon for Bournemouth, who had 18 goal attempts but only hit the target with four.
Iraola's side were relentless in their pursuit of a goal and ramped up the pressure as the game went on, throwing numbers forward in an attempt to overwhelm the visitors. They registered 1.19 expected goals but could not put the ball away.
Full-back Milos Kerkez was instrumental in their attacking efforts and consistently looked to make positive moves, charging up the left flank with the ball at his feet to spark dangerous transitions.
They were far from one-dimensional on the front foot, though, with Justin Kluivert linking up play, Dango Ouattara causing trouble with his neat footwork and Semenyo regularly looking to take on Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson.
Semenyo toiled in the final third throughout, slicing wide from the edge of the box and sending a powerful header to the side of Henderson's goal as he missed two excellent late opportunities.
Introducing Evanilson and Tyler Adams in the second half meant the momentum was firmly in the Cherries' favour.
Brazilian Evanilson proved much tougher for the Palace defence to handle than the man he replaced, Enes Unal, but Bournemouth's efforts were fruitless despite them controlling the closing stages.
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