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60’ – Trouffert turns Ndiaye in and out, and then pops off a cross with his weaker right foot, and Myko has no idea about Rayan charging in at the back post, and it’s 1-1 now. No chance for Pickford to save that thundering header.
57’ – Now the Cherries are wanting a penalty here after Mykolenko and Rayan went for the ball along the goalline. VAR says nothing doing and Iraola is unhappy. Rayan has been booked for dissent by the way. Double change, with Toth and Evanilson off, Unal and Kroupi on, like
for like that I can see. Beto and Armstrong are getting ready to come on.
55’ – Trouffert cuts in and fires a left-footed shot for the far post, goes just wide, Pickford did look to have that covered.
54’ – Barry fights and finds Ndiaye in space, he shimmies and his cross back into the box is met by Barry.. OMG how did he not score? Jimenez somehow made a Tarkowski-esque tackle to block his shot with the goal gaping.
52’ – Ndiaye leaves his studs in on a tackle on Christie. No tears shed by the Blues for him, he’s been a pest in the past.
50’ – Everton corner from the left now, poor and low from Garner, flicked on by George but Bournemouth clear. George and Garner keep pushing and Bournemouth can’t clear their lines. Good spell to start the second half by the Blues.
48’ – Almost a gift!! Petrovic with an awful pass straight to Ndiaye, but defender Hill tackles well, and then throws himself in front of KDH’s shot.
Inswinging corner, partly cleared, George beats his man but his cross is cut out by.. Hill again.
46’ – Second half underway at Hill Dickinson, Everton lead 1-0.
Halftime Thoughts – A pretty even game that saw Everton close out the half the stronger side and get the go-ahead goal over Bournemouth. Both sides have been strong in the second half, so there’s still quite some football to go here.
45+1’ – Bournemouth pushing forward, win a corner with Rayan’s shot blocked by Gana. Inswinger from the Everton left, low and cleared by Garner.
Long throw into the box, off Garner’s head then arm.. oooh. Inadvertent deflection, shouldn’t be an issue. Now Ndiaye trying to break, loses the duel to Trouffert, and there’s the halftime whistle. Everton lead 1-0 at the break.
45’ – Three minutes to be added on.
40’ – KDH fouled about where Garner just fired his shot from, will he try again? Taken short and Everton look to have overdone it.. or have they? Branthwaite does well to nick the ball off Rayan and is fouled in the corner of the box! Penalty says Madley, and there will be no questions about this from VAR.
Garner has the ball, but now Ndiaye takes it and sets it down. Steps up, shoots into the low left corner and Everton lead, 1-0!
38’ – KDH shields the ball well but George gives it away in his own defensive third, ball comes to Evanilson for a shooting chance, deflected off Tarky and comes to Pickford, luckily.
35’ – Blues have definitely stepped up a gear in the last ten or so.
Ball bouncing in the middle and both KDH and Gana go for it and clash with each other. Heavy hit to the jaw for KDH from Gana, but is okay.
33’ – Liking George, he’s not afraid to show for the ball. If anything, it’s allowing KDH to ‘disappear’ a bit.
Ball into the Everton box, team clearance and then the Blues can break with KDH, Ndiaye on his right and Barry in front, but too many striped shirts follow him and the counter is foiled.
29’ – Dewsbury-Hall turns Adli and then gets rugby-tackled to the floor. Madley gives the freekick, but no card. Central-ish position, about 35 yards out. Under the conditions, this is worth a pop.. Garner’s attempt dips and bounces and Petrovic makes a right hash of it.. and then Barry’s follow-up on the rebound is even worse, hitting it wildly.
Ball back into the box, deflected and Ndiaye from an impossible angle at the back post, sees his shot come off the goalie’s midriff and the post, ooh.
26’ – A few groans going around the ground as Everton have misplayed a few passes here, and are quickly losing possession when they do get the ball.
Cherries freekick from the edge of their attacking third. Toth into the box, too close to Pickford who claims in the rain, which has increased in volume here.
23’ – At the quarter mark of the game here, nothing between the two sides. You’d suspect that both teams are playing exactly the way they prefer here.
20’ – Still no shots for the Blues. Bournemouth are doing a lot more of the possessing and attacking, but the Blues have kept their shape.
George is very active on the pitch, not sticking to the touchline on the left, and this is allowing Mykolenko to overlap as well.
15’ – Pretty even game so far, most of the action concentrated in the middle third.
8’ – Ndiaye looks to have stamped on Jimenez as they fought for the ball, but it remains an Everton corner. Garner inswinger, Petrovic punches clear with Barry close, Gana loops the ball back into the box, Ndiaye misses his backheel and the ball evades Petrovic.. goal! Offside however, ahh.
4’ – Tarky goes in on Senesi who goes down, VAR deems no foul. Corner into the box, that and the following cross are both cleared.
2’ – Ndiaye is out on the right, George in Grealish’s spot on the left.
Toffees give the ball away in their own half, Christie tries a shot that Tarkowski blocks.
1’ – Underway! The visitors kick off.
The lights go off, the siren rings out and is quickly followed by Z-Cars as the players come out in rainy conditions. Should make for some for a slick pitch.
Starting Lineups
Everton – Tyrique George makes his debut Everton start tonight. Jarrad Branthwaite replaces Michael Keane in defence too.
Bournemouth – A first Premier League start for the Cherries’ midfielder Alex Toth, David Brooks on the bench.
Match Preview
After back-to-back away games, Everton are back home at Hill Dickinson Stadium where they have struggled in recent games. What might help is that visitors Bournemouth are not the kind of team to sit back and pick the Blues off as they try to control possession, and instead will take the game to the hosts.
Everton are best when ceding ball possession and sitting back in a compact formation, and will intentionally or inadvertently fall into that with Andoni Iraola not curbing his side’s attacking instincts wherever they play. Both sides are unbeaten in their last five games with Bournemouth sitting in eleventh with 34 points while the Toffees are in eighth with 37 points.
For David Moyes, this is the healthiest his squad has been all season with just the one player out – Jack Grealish had surgery yesterday, confirming the bad news that his season is over.
The Cherries will be minus a few familiar faces, with Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier, Ben Gannon-Doak and Julio Soler all out. Midfielder Tyler Adams is back in training but unlikely to make the game, but David Brooks came through as a late substitute over the weekend and is expected to be in the matchday squad.
Match Details
Competition: Premier League Matchweek 26
Date and start time: Tuesday, January 10th at 11:30 a.m. PT / 2:30 p.m ET / 7:30 p.m. BST
Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Capacity: 52,769
Weather: 45°F/7°C, light rain, 35% chance of precipitation, 8 mph winds
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Last Meeting
Bournemouth had Everton’s number last season, beating them all three times they met, including a home defeat at Goodison Park in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. This season though the Blues have already beaten the Cherries at the Vitality Stadium thanks to a Jack Grealish winner, ending a run of four straight losses to Bournemouth.
