Crystal Palace are mathematically safe, whilst Cherries need just one more point. However, with a nine-point gap between their current perch of 14th and the relegation zone, it would take a freakish set of results for them to end up in the bottom three come the end of May.

We have taken a look at some interesting factors ahead of tomorrow’s game, with just one point separating the two sides.

Two managers at different ends of the experience spectrum

Today’s clash will be the 1,239th of Roy Hodgson’s distinguished career, which has seen him take charge of four national teams and 17 different clubs in 47 years of management.

In comparison, Gary O’Neil will take to the dugout for the 33rd time as head coach, but both men seem to have succeeded in the tasks they had been given when appointed this campaign.

There appears to be mutual respect between the pair ahead of their first touchline-tango. O’Neil told the Daily Echo: “Played against his teams a few times.

“I remember thinking, what an incredible job he'd done at Fulham.

“Played against his Fulham team and they were very good, very well organised, good with the ball.

“And obviously, wealth of knowledge, to have been around elite-level football as a head coach and manager for that long is an incredible achievement.

“I'm guessing a bit a bit of a surprise for everyone that we saw him back again.

“But, I mean, what an incredible job he's done.

“To go from out of the game, come back into such a high-pressured situation and deliver some real big results and good performances.

“He's done another fantastic job. Hopefully we can see him managing for even longer.”

Hodgson was just as complimentary in his own press conference, stating: "It’s a fantastic achievement (keeping Cherries up), there’s no question of it.

"Anyone in football recognises the difficulty of the task that Gary’s had and appreciates the enormous job he’s done in confronting that task.

"A lot of respect for him. I don’t know him well.

“I remember him well as a player. I shall be pleased to meet him for the first time on Saturday."

Palace - Cherries' Premier League bogey team?

Cherries have lost the last four league meetings with the Eagles, making Palace somewhat of a bogey team.  Selhurst Park has certainly not been a happy hunting ground in recent years, with Cherries winless in their last four visits to that particular corner of south London.

Hodgson himself enjoys a decent record against Cherries, having only lost one league meeting.

Whilst he first met Cherries in the League Cup whilst West Brom manager, he faced them seven times during his previous spell at Palace.

He has won three out of six Premier League fixtures, losing just once in October 2018.

Bragging rights - and extra cash - on offer

Just one point separates the two teams heading into this one, meaning Cherries have the opportunity to leapfrog their opponents into 12th or 13th place.

With an estimated £3million on offer for each position in the league table, there is an incentive for clubs to try and finish as high up the league table as possible.

BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton has labelled today’s clash as “probably the only Premier League game with nothing riding on it”, but personal pride and the opportunity to confirm a second season of Premier League football means this will be far from a dead rubber.