Following a promising early ball from Milos Kerkez to Justin Kluivert that came to nothing, a goalless opening half was only memorable for a couple of chances just after the half-hour mark.
They fell to Will Hughes – who got on the end of a rebound but failed to threaten the goal with a shot from the edge of the box – and Evanilson, who saw an effort sail over the bar from a similar distance at the other end of the pitch after taking on a pass from Kerkez.
Prior to Hughes’ attempt, Chris Richards had gone into the book for a poor challenge, and that would come back to haunt him on the stroke of HT.
Somewhat harshly, he received a second yellow card for dragging down Justin Kluivert during a tussle for possession. Overall though, Palace will have gone into the dressing room with some sense of satisfaction, after a horrific 10 goals conceded in their preceding duo of games.
Kluivert himself was the first of three quickfire bookings early in the second half, with the others being Ismaïla Sarr and Dango Outtara.
They provided an early indication that there would be no immediate change of overall momentum, though Adam Smith momentarily had the away section out of their seats on 54’, but saw a shot well blocked.
Palace started to see slightly more of the ball after the hour mark, but Bournemouth still looked marginally more menacing, with Evanilson seeing a promising header denied by Dean Henderson with unexpected ease.
The Eagles’ stopper was challenged to a much greater degree just two minutes later, producing a stunning save from Outtara’s rocket of a shot towards the left side of the goal.
A goalless result was probably fair on balance, though Palace will be mildly disappointed not to have completed a run of four straight Premier League home wins for just the second time ever.
As for Bournemouth, they need to step up in the coming weeks to finally secure a maiden European campaign, despite making it four clean-sheet H2Hs unbeaten against the Eagles.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace)