Everton have shot into the top 10 places without blowing teams away, but they are yet to really find the boundaries of what a Sam Allardyce team can do. Everton have been held in check a bit with their last two draws, but they are not losing games and so they can afford to experiment a bit which makes them a trickier opponent than most.
Eddie Howe will Everton a little harder than most teams to plan against as their side has been changing a bit of late with Wayne Rooney picking up a virus and Yannick Bolasie coming back int the side after a long absence. There are also players that hurt Bournemouth up at Goodison who could feature as starters, Tom Davies and Oumar Niasse.
But Allardyce says that his side are still giving the ball away and are struggling when they are in possession to hurt teams. They have also been playing with three at the back which may be exploited by Bournemouth's wide players. It could be another hum-dinger with both sides going out on full attack to get the points.
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Eddie Howe will Everton a little harder than most teams to plan against as their side has been changing a bit of late with Wayne Rooney picking up a virus and Yannick Bolasie coming back int the side after a long absence. There are also players that hurt Bournemouth up at Goodison who could feature as starters, Tom Davies and Oumar Niasse.
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Meanwhile, Gylfie Sigurdsson showed his former Swansea team-mates that he still has the ability to find something special at times and Bournemouth will be aware of his long-range and free kick special strikes. Everton have plenty of goals in them you'd think especially when they have Wayne Rooney in the mix. The young Calvert-Lewin is now a regular starter, and even if he does face more competition in January he has every reason to try and score more goals now to keep his place in the team going into the New Year. There is also a rejuvenated Aaron Lennon amongst their ranks who has been playing well on the wing.
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The fact that Everton have not picked up three points in their last two games may force Allardyce to be a bit more attacking than he might have for this game. Having made such a good start he will not want to see Everton dropping back and losing to teams below them in the league will only heap pressure back on him and the players.
But Allardyce says that his side are still giving the ball away and are struggling when they are in possession to hurt teams. They have also been playing with three at the back which may be exploited by Bournemouth's wide players. It could be another hum-dinger with both sides going out on full attack to get the points.
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