Match Report
25 August 2018
AFCB 2 v 2 Everton
Attendance: 10,654
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| Bournemouth find their way to a 2-2 draw with Everton. |
It's early days, yet Bournemouth are picking up points in games on a regular basis and will remain undefeated in the Premier League in August. Everton were the latest victims who found Dean Court a hot bed of trouble when Richarlison looked to have blown their chances with a stupid headbutt on Adam Smith. But Bournemouth failed to capitalise and Theo Walcott gave the 10-men the lead that was quickly doubled when Michael Keane headed the visitors into a two goal lead on 66 minutes. Game over? Oh, no. Game on!
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| All is calm with a team photo before kick-off. |
Bournemouth had also seen Adam Smith sent off and looking defeat in the face, they were woken by the chants from the home crowd and rallied to start another comeback. Wilson may not have had the best shooting accuracy on the day, but he kept going and won a penalty that Josh King duly dispatched. With Lewis Cook and Jordan Ibe adding fresh impetus to the team, there was an energy that pushed the home team on and Nathan Aké smashed in the equaliser, after Wilson had headed onto the post. It was a point won and Bournemouth can proudly sit in the top three for a while, having been involved in another classic comeback game. At the end the game, everyones' thoughts were just wishing Michael Keane a speedy recovery after his collision with Gueye.
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| Captains Leighton Baines and Andrew Surman in the middle. |
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Eddie Howe wasn't changing a winning team, but Jefferson Lerma made the Cherries bench for the first time this season as Tyrone Mings was left out of the squad. Surman was making his 200th appearance for AFCB and captained the team. Meanwhile, Everton replaced the injured Morgan Schneiderlin with Tom Davies, as Marco Silva looked to overtake Bournemouth in the table.
Eddie Howe wasn't changing a winning team, but Jefferson Lerma made the Cherries bench for the first time this season as Tyrone Mings was left out of the squad. Surman was making his 200th appearance for AFCB and captained the team. Meanwhile, Everton replaced the injured Morgan Schneiderlin with Tom Davies, as Marco Silva looked to overtake Bournemouth in the table.
Everton fan Anne gives her opinion on the Toffees pre-match.
The game didn't come alight very early on. As soon as the ball broke to Richarlison, he was met with three Bournemouth shirts closing him down. Leighton Baines took the first shot after five minutes, but was thwarted by the block of Steve Cook.
Everton tried their luck down the left side with Coleman being adventurous, but hardly putting any quality balls into the box. While Everton closed down Bournemouth paying out from the back they couldn't stop Adam Smith stampeding up the right wing and crossing to Fraser, who passed on again to Wilson, in a great unmarked position. But Wilson skied his shot, when he knew he should have tested Pickford on 16 minutes.
Fraser was imposing himself on the game and Bournemouth looked great when he pressed forward. King was next to have a shot saved, while David Brooks was snapping in the tackles on Richarlison.
Coleman was still chipping his crosses, but not finding any Everton player in the box and Begovic made a strong punch out when Sigurdsson tried to cross from the right.
Bournemouth countered with a free kick from Fraser that Aké got a good head to which Pickford kept out, and the follow up from Brooks was too high and wide.
Things got spicy though when Richarlisson reacted to Adam Smith and attempted a minor but definite headbutt. It was enough for Lee Probert to show a straight red. Chances were hard to come by though, even with the extra man for Bournemouth and half-time was reached at 0-0.
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| Everton are down to 10-men but it's 0-0. |
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| Jeffersin Lerma at half-time. |
Second half
No changes were made a half time. Bournemouth forced some early corners and there was confusion when Pickford and Holgate got in each others way for a cross that Gosling sent in. Fraser was a marked man and was caught by Siggurdsson who was yellow carded.
Everton soon won possession and Theo Walcott ran away up the right wing with a run that drove him right in on goal and he beat Begovic, on his near post, to make it 0-1 on 56 minutes. It was a shock, but it had happened. The 10 men had scored!
Bournemouth looked like they would recover well when Steve Cook tried for an over head kick following a corner. But misery followed when Walcott got the better of Adam Smith and the Bournemouth defender was given a straight red from bringing him down on 61 minutes with a pull back. Baines then saw his free-kick saved by Begovic.
Eddie Howe tried to change things with Ibe replacing David Brooks. This is when Everton struck again with their players looking disinterested about a free kick, and then suddenly taking it from the right with a big cross that was met by Michael Keane at the far post to head Everton 0-2 up on 66 minutes. Begovic just couldn't keep it out.
Tosun was carded for a foul on Fraser as the game moved on. King spotted Wilson on the right in the clear and with the ball at his feet it was just Bournemouth's number 13 against Pickford, with Holgate closing, but the shot went straight at the keeper. Holgate actually had got back and had made a push on Wilson to put him off.
Ibe was given the ball regularly as Bournemouth attacked down the right. King and Wilson would get the Cherries back into the game though when Wilson fell in the box with Baines going into the back of him. The penalty was converted by King on 74 minutes and there was a sense that Bournemouth would now unleash everything they had on the Everton goal.
Ibe was given the ball regularly as Bournemouth attacked down the right. King and Wilson would get the Cherries back into the game though when Wilson fell in the box with Baines going into the back of him. The penalty was converted by King on 74 minutes and there was a sense that Bournemouth would now unleash everything they had on the Everton goal.
Lewis Cook replaced Surman as Howe tried to force the pace of the game in the final quarter.
Bournemouth didn't find it easy to find keep the momentum going. Gueye was booked and Everton subbed Tosun and brought on Calvert-Lewin, before Walcott was subbed for Bernard.
AFCB Ratings
Begovic 5, A Smith 5, S Cook 7, Aké 7, Daniels 5, Brooks 7, Surman 5, Gosling 5, Fraser 8
Wilson 7, King 7
Cherry Chimes' MoM: Ryan Fraser
Added time went up for six minutes and it will be remembered for the horrible head collision between Gueye and Keane trying to make a clearance. It took the medical staff six minutes to get Keane on to a stretcher and to enable the game to continue, but football didn't seem so important after the incident. Fans just wanted to hear that Michael Keane would be okay. Zouma made his debut for Everton, but he hardly had time to make a contribution.
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| Bournemouth come from behind to get another hard earned point. |
Summary
A 2-2 draw from a situation where your team are 0-2 down with less than half an hour to go has to be seen as a great point. What Bournemouth are failing to do is make the first break through in games which leads to being in the comeback position so often. But Bournemouth get their chances to get ahead in games and they are not taking them. This is something that can still be improved and Wilson is invariably the player squandering chances, even if he is doing well to be the player finding the best positions in which to shoot. Howe will also be disappointed with not doing better when the game was 10 against 11.
I think the crowd needs to keep calmer when Bournemouth are trying to play out from the back as it just makes Begovic lose his nerve and Steve Cook was asking the fans to back off when they were getting nervy and Everton pressed. We play our part and need to help the team, like we did when they were 0-2 down.
Yet, there are positives as well. Josh King has a goal under his belt, Bournemouth recovered from a losing position again and Ryan Fraser is playing the best football of his career. Seven points is no mean total and it leaves the players knowing they can do even better.
I think the crowd needs to keep calmer when Bournemouth are trying to play out from the back as it just makes Begovic lose his nerve and Steve Cook was asking the fans to back off when they were getting nervy and Everton pressed. We play our part and need to help the team, like we did when they were 0-2 down.
Yet, there are positives as well. Josh King has a goal under his belt, Bournemouth recovered from a losing position again and Ryan Fraser is playing the best football of his career. Seven points is no mean total and it leaves the players knowing they can do even better.
AFCB line up
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| AFCB Subs: Boruc, Francis, Lerma, L Cook, Ibe, Defoe, Mousset |
Begovic 5, A Smith 5, S Cook 7, Aké 7, Daniels 5, Brooks 7, Surman 5, Gosling 5, Fraser 8
Wilson 7, King 7
Cherry Chimes' MoM: Ryan Fraser
Ref Watch – 5/10 Lee Probert: A hard match for the referee. Everton could count themselves unlucky not to be awarded a penalty early on when Baines was challenged in the box and near the end when Tosun was bundled over by Steve Cook. Probert had no choice but to send Richarlison off for a headbutt, however gentle. I could not see the Adam Smith challenge, but was surprised that it was also deemed a red card, perhaps as he was the last man. Smith did take Walcott down so it was a professional foul. I can't argue with the overall result.
Everton
Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Keane (Zouma 90+12), Baines, Walcott (Bernard 85), Davies, Gueye, Richarlison, G Sigurdsson, Tosun (Calvert-Lewin 84)
Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Keane (Zouma 90+12), Baines, Walcott (Bernard 85), Davies, Gueye, Richarlison, G Sigurdsson, Tosun (Calvert-Lewin 84)
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