LONDON (REUTERS) - First-half goals by Luka Milivojevic and Jordan Ayew put Crystal Palace on the way to a 2-0 victory at Bournemouth in the first Premier League match screened live by the BBC on Saturday (June 20). The BBC, which usually only shows highlights, reached agreement to screen four top-flight games live as an unprecedented season resumes behind closed doors after a three-month stoppage because of the coronavirus pandemic. Palace have never finished higher than 10th in the Premier League but in their first fixture since the resumption of the season they looked impressively sharp. (European football) is possible, we are not far from it and the last few seasons we have been looking behind." Bournemouth have now lost four of their last five Premier League games and face some anxious weeks ahead in their battle to secure a sixth successive season in the top flight.

Source: BBC June 20, 2020 20:55 UTC