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EPL: Eberechi Eze reveals secret behind performance against Bournemouth

By Olaleye Oluwadamilola

Posted on January 1, 2023

Eberechi Eze, Nigeria-eligible has revealed the secret behind his standout performance in Crys.tal Palace’s 2-0 victory against Bournemouth yesterday.

The speedy winger said that Palace’s examination of Bournemouth’s corner set-up allowed them to capitalize, as both he and Jordan Ayew scored from a set-piece to give Palace victory on the south coast.

There are always teams across the league that are in need of a win and Bournemouth and Palace both knew they could do with three points to finish off the year after defeats earlier in the week.

“We knew what their setup was like for corners so it was pretty simple,” Eberechi Eze said. “We saw the spaces and that we could get opportunities from there. They didn’t pick up on the earlier one so having two opportunities at it was helpful.

“We always want to continue to improve and get better. Look at our performances before and see what can be better. With the games coming up we have a good opportunity.”

Despite disappointment against Fulham last time out, Eze had faith in Palace’s ability to produce a positive performance.

“With the quality we have in the team we are not worried about creating chances or scoring goals,” Eze said. “We know we have that.

“It is about matching teams off the ball and winning our duals and today that worked for us.

The beauty of the festive period however is that there is always another match around the corner and for Patrick Vieira’s side, two well worked corners gave his Palace side a much-deserved win.

For the Eagles, it was a first Premier League win outside of the capital since April and after coming into the game with one win in their last nine on the road, this was a pleasing end to the year for Vieira.