Bournemouth and Crystal Palace meet at the Vitality Stadium on New Year's Eve looking to bounce back from resuming their Premier League campaigns with a defeat.

The Cherries and Eagles now sit in 14th and 11th position in the standings respectively, but Bournemouth can only move ahead of Palace if they win by a five-goal margi

However, an exit from the EFL Cup at the hands of Newcastle United was followed by a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea on Tuesday, halting any momentum that had been built in November.

Before the start of the season, Bournemouth would have happily accepted any position outside of the relegation zone at the turn of the year, and being three points above safety at this stage should be deemed as a success.

Nevertheless, the South-coast outfit have now lost five of their last six fixtures in the Premier League and sit just four points above bottom-placed Southampton.

With top-flight trips to Manchester United and Brentford to follow this game, O'Neil is aware of the importance of getting back on track on the final day of the year.