Cherries' home record improves with 3-1 win over Everton

Match Report

AFC Bournemouth 3 v 1 Everton 

15 September 2019

Attendance: 10,416

A first home win for the Cherries.

Bournemouth found their home form with a re-jigged team that finally had them playing on the front foot. Callum Wilson's goals came at good times with an early header to take the lead and the solo goal midway through the second half. They were split by Calvert-Lewin's head goal for Everton just before half-time and an own goal by Fabien Delph (later attributed to Ryan Fraser) early in the second half when Ryan Fraser had put a free kick right in the danger area.

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Cherry Chimes talks to Everton fans - Tony, Dave and Gary in a pre-match interview.

It was a fresh looking AFCB got the Everton match. Fraser and Lerma were rested on the bench to give Solanke and Lewis Cook starts for the first time this season. Diego Rico and Jack Stacey also came into the team for Chris Mepham and the injured Adam Smith.

Everton had the first meaningful attack with Sigurdsson crossing for Iwobi whose shot was deflected for a corner. Sigurdsson then had a shot from the right that Ramsdale had to tip over on five minutes.

Lewis Cook started a move with a delightful ball out to King and Billing shot wide from the edge of the box. Free kick taken by Lewis Cook was headed across the box by Steve Cook and volleyed wide by Solanke.

Lewis Cook won a free kick on the left of Everton's box, but Harry Wilson hits a week low drive that Pickford collects.

Richarlison has a shot charged down. Stacey then gave the ball away to Richarlison but Ramsdale saves well and is out quickly on 17 minutes to deny Calvert-Lewin.

Richarlison hits the bar with a long range effort. Bournemouth attack up the left and Solanke hits a drive that is tipped over. Callum Wilson scores with a simple header from the corner on 23 minutes, the ball ran off King at the far post and Wilson beat Aké to the header.

A bit of head volleyball by Billing in the centre ends with Stacey lifting a ball over the top for Callum who chips just over. King wins a free kick off Coleman. Harry Wilson can only hit the wall.

Bournemouth on the break but Solanke plays a poor ball. Dinge gets down the left but Richarlison's dipping header goes wide. Bournemouth play poorly out of defence but Sigurdsson can only shoot over.

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Delph finally gets carded for a high tackle on Lewis Cook. Stacey puts a ball back in and Ake has his back to goal and goes close, but Solanke gets the last touch wide.

Callum Wilson pulls a ball back to Billing but its deflected wide. Richarlison goes down the right and Calvert-Lewin makes it 1-1 on 44 minutes with a header into the roof of the net.

1-1 at half-time.

Second half
Great save from Ramsdale in the top right corner from Sigurdsson. Josh King comes in from the left but can't get a shot off.

Bournemouth are playing on the break, it's been a much better start by Everton. The corner is punched clear by Pickford.

Bournemouth sub Harry Wilson for Ryan Fraser on 57 minutes. Harry Wilson just didn't get into the game today. Digne is carded for taking down Fraser.

Steve Cook wins the race with Calvert-Lewin but the pass back is awful and Ramsdale saves his blushes on 64 minutes.

Richarlison is booked for going King. Fraser takes the free kick and Delph has deflected it onto his own net 2-1 to the Cherries! The goal has been given to Ryan Fraser. He put it just inside the far post and whether Delph touched it or not, it has ended up in the back of the net.

Wilson is through but is out paced, corner. Lewis Cook pokes it back for Wilson he's off side. Billing is holding his face but play goes on. Rico pokes the ball past a couple of Everton defenders and Wilson is clean through, its 3-1 and the point are going to Bournemouth.

Calvert-Lewin is subbed by Bernard and Sigurdsson makes way for Kean. Lerma is coming on soon. Lerma replaces Lewis Cook on 76 minutes.

Stacey needs treatment here. Iwobi shoots well for Ramsdale to save and Richarlison puts the rebound wide. Richarlison is subbed for Walcott with nine minutes to go.

Everton have a corner. Bernard puts in a cross and Iwobi goes for the header but clashes with Billing in the air.

Five minutes if added time are given. Wilson almost runs in for his hat-trick but Pickford beats him to the ball. Mepham is on for Rico. Coleman is booked for a foul on King.

Bournemouth take all three points.

Summary

Bournemouth found their swagger in the second half and were helped with some poor defending by Everton. Callum Wilson has shot to the top of Bournemouth's goal scorers and looked hungry for more. It was Lewis Cook and Josh King that impressed me most though of the outfield players while Ramsdale was again steady in goal. This was an encouraging performance and the reshuffle of players certainly worked really well for Eddie Howe.

AFCB Line-up

AFCB Subs:: Boruc, Simpson, Mepham, Surman, Lerma, Ibe, Fraser

AFCB Ratings

Ramsdale 7, Stacey 6, S Cook 6, Aké 7, Rico 6 (Mepham 90+3), H Wilson 5 (Fraser 57), 
Billing 6, L Cook 8 (Lerma 77), King 7, Solanke 6, C Wilson 7

Cherry Chimes MoM: Lewis Cook

Score prediction T-shirt winner: Andy Gibbs Twitter @AndyGibbs290

Referee watch: Paul Tierney - 4/10 Slow to get yellow cards out at first and some odd decisions over non-awarded free kicks and advantage being played.

Everton
1 Pickford, 23 Coleman, 5 Keane, 13 Mina, 12 Digne (Booked 58m), 8 Schneiderlin (Booked 90m), 8 Delph (Booked 40m), 7 Richarlison (Booked at 66mins) (Walcott 81) , 10 G Sigurdsson (Kean 71), 17 Iwobi, 9 Calvert-Lewin (Bernard 71)

Everton Subs
2 Holgate, 11 Walcott, 19 Sidibé, 20 Bernard, 22 Stekelenburg, 26 Davies, 27 Kean

Bournemouth slip to sixth away defeat in a row at Everton

Match Report

Everton 2 v 0 AFCB

13 January 2019

Attendance: 38,113

AFCB fail for a fourth Premier League time to get a win at Goodison.

A costly lesson for Bournemouth was not to score when they were on top. Bournemouth did everything but score in the first half. David Brooks hit the post and was unfortunate not to win a penalty. Gradually, Everton came int the game and started to put balls into the box with Keane going close for the home team with a header just over the bar. The goals in the second half were a simple header for Zouma that wasn't marked, and a breakaway from substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin that made it look easy for Everton, but it was far from that.

Bournemouth had to make a few changes starting with Callum Wilson who was out injured with a hamstring strain. Nathaniel Clyne would make his first Premier League start for Bournemouth and Adam Smith returned from injury to play at left back, ousting Charlie Daniels. Bournemouth set up 4-4-2 with King and Stanislas playing up front.

Match Description

Fraser got in an early cross and King just had the ball taken off his toes before he could get his shot away. A mistake from Brooks sees the ball go out of play.

Fraser is hobbling a bit after a challenge from Coleman. But it's Everton that have a free kick with Adam Smith fouling Lookman. Begovic dropped on it just in time.

Richarlison is caught offside, but AFCB have to watch the front man's breaks. Bournemouth are making it hard for Everton to play out from the back. Clyne puts in a deep cross and King is beaten to the header. Fraser picks up the pieces and squares it to King in front of goal but Pickford has somehow kept on to the ball with King right on top of him.

Bournemouth are starting to pass well and are robbing Everton in midfield. Brooks puts in a good cross and Fraser should have been given a free kick after Gueye's challenge, but Brooks has a free kick. The ball goes long and Brooks gets it and he's down in the box why wasn't that a penalty? Gueye shoves Brooks and didn't get a touch on the ball.

Everton are riding their luck. Lerma goes diagonal to Fraser and Lerma has a dig from distance ,but it's wide. A great start from Bournemouth after 13 minutes. Steve Cook blocks a shot from Lookman.

King wins the ball in the middle, Stanislas plays in Brooks and the shot hits the post! So unlucky! At the other end Lookman is blocked. Bournemouth really should be ahead.

Bernard wins an Everton corner off of Stanislas. Stanislas breaks and gets the ball out to King. The referee is playing advantage, but no yellow cards yet. Aké gets a food defensive header in. King this time gets a free kick off Gomes.

Fraser wins the ball and Brooks plays in King before the defender gets back. Richarlison and Aké go for a header and Aké goes over the top. Clyne ventures forward and almost catches Pickford out.Gosling tackles back well on Sigurdsson.

Bournemouth are playing first time balls Fraser and Gosling, now Smith and Smith is brought to ground and wins a free kick. It's Gueye again who fouled. Stanislas will fancy the shot from here on the edge of the box on 25 minutes. King and Fraser line up at the end of the wall.

Stanislas hits it low and Pickford just keeps it out low to his right for a corner. Lerma's shot hits Aké and Gosling fires well wide. Gosling over hits a pass but Pickford is caught out and Fraser puts a cross back in that King heads over.

Everton just haven't got going. But Bournemouth need a goal after all this dominance. Begovic gets to an Adam Smith back pass just in time. Thirty minutes gone and still nil-nil somehow.

Lookman puts in a cross and Bernard heads over from 15 yards. Brooks is fouled. This one can be chipped into the box. Fraser lobs it in but it's off Keane's head for a corner.Everton break, but Cook covers. Clyne makes an important clearance in front of Lookman. That was the first bit of pressure from Everton.

Lerma coms out with the ball and Stanislas puts the ball wide for Clyne who wins a corner on 36 minutes. Brook and Fraser puts a ball in that comes off a hand perhaps, but it's run to Pickford.

Coleman and Lookman on the ball before it's put out for an Everton corner. Lerma heads out. Lookman puts in a fast low cross and Bournemouth let the ball run through. Bernard is booked for a foul on Smith.

Digne's cross is too strong and goes out on the other wing. Coleman in space is blocked by Adam Smith for an Everton corner on 41 minutes. Digne chips the ball back in and Keane's header pops off the bar for a goal kick.

Lerma is penalised for a high challenge, but it looked like he was fouled. Clyne loses the ball. and Gosling fouls Richarlison who wins a free kick on the edge of the box.

Digne hits the wall and it's cleared by Fraser.Bernard into Sigurdsson on the edge of the box, but he has driven it wide. One minute of added time goes up. That's it half-time. Bournemouth had 43 per cent possession, seven shots and two shots on target with three corners.Everton have had eight shots but none on target and three corners.

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Second half
Everton make the first attack with Bernard on the left wing and Gomes shoots well over.  Sigurrdsson put a ball in the box and Bernard just sees it go over his head.  Corner now to Everton. Richarlison got a head to it and Aké has to clear a shot off the line from Richarlison! That was close.

Clyne does well against Bernard. Adam Smith is free with Fraser who gets a corner.  Steve Cook puts a free header on to the roof of the net. Stanislas wins another corner. Fraser put it wide for King, but the ball doesn't fall for Brooks. Zouma clears.

Aké makes a couple of clearances deep in his own half. Lerma blocks off Bernard and it is a surprise he is not booked.  The ball is volleyed over by Bernard. Richarlison is offside, running behind Aké.

Brooks plays in Stanisals but he is offside on 57 minutes. Great covering by Clyne, off his chest, as the ball swept across Bournemouth's box. Aké makes a header and Aké blocks for a corner, no penalty as it comes off Aké's arm.

The corner goes out to the left and King can't stop the cross by Digne and Kurt Zouma has a free header at the near post to score on 61 minutes - 1-0 to Everton. One mistake and Bournemouth are undone!

Lerma wins a foul. Not a lot of attacking options for Bournemouth on the bench. Fraser is taken out by Keane who will be booked, but King plays on and hist his shot wide of the goal.

Zouma fouls King and is booked. Gomes is also carded for preventing the restart. Everton are keeping possession and Fraser tackles Coleman well in the box for a goal kick.

Mousset is coming on and Stanislas is subbed on 68 minutes. Clyne heads a Sigurdsson cross away. Bournemouth get on the ball. Lerma holds off two Everton players.

Gomes almost sneaked in when Begovic was slow to come out. Gomes fouls Steve Cook. King wins a free kick near the corner post on 74 minutes. King is walking gingerly off. Fraser's free kick to the far post is headed but Pickford punches it off his line.

Bournemouth have a corner. with 15 minutes left. Aké's header is right at Pickford. Sigurdsson on the right crosses and Richarlison's stooping header goes wide of the right post.

Walcott comes on for Bernard on 78 minutes. Richarlison fouls and Bournemouth have a free kick. Fraser to Mousset and Gomes reads it. Clyne puts a ball out.

Brooks is subbed for Jordan Ibe. King is caught. Richarlison against Cook but the shot is over. Richarlison is booked for a foul on Steve Cook. Sic minutes left.

Gosling and Steve Cook fouls Lookman. Ibe down the right is tackled by Lookman. Calvert-Lewin replaced Richarlison on 88 minutes.

Mouseet to King and Fraser but Pickford comes out. Gosling on the left wins a free kick off Walcott. Gosling is limping. Fraser delivers and it's out to Mousset and Everton clear.

Ibe gets a foot in to stop an Everton breakaway. Free kick to Bournemouth. Adam Smith up to Aké, King is in there all very scrappy.  Ibe drives it in low and Keane clears off Mousset.

Mina is coming on. Five minutes of added time go up. Lerma, Mouseset and Gosling but Keane blocks him - corner. Mina is on for Sigurdsson on 90+2 minutes. The corner is cleared. Ibe crosses and Coleman puts it out for a corner.

Fraser takes it. Everton win it. Begovic hammers the ball back downfield. A long throw from Cook is flicked on and another corner. Pickford saves comfortably from Mousset. Everton down the left and Calvert-Lewin makes it 2-0, side foot, clips off Steve Cook and Begovic. It's a sixth successive away defeat for Bournemouth.

Everton head for the top 10 while AFCB look nervously below. 

Summary
Despite the scoreline, Bournemouth created the chances to win this game. Some will look to the fact that Wilson was not available, but Bournemouth had the game under control in the first half. They still conceded a poor goal giving Zouma too much space, but Begovic had little to do for most of the game. The final nail in the coffin was the breakaway goal at the end. Bournemouth didn't deserve that, as it was a much closer game than a 2-0 score line. Still, the Cherries didn't score when they should have and if Brooks' post shot had gone in and they had been given the penalty, it might easily have been a different day, because Everton didn't look comfortable for most of this game.

AFCB Subs

Brouc, Rico, Simpson, Daniels, Surman, Ibe, Mousset

AFCB Ratings: 
Begovic 5, Clyne 5, S Cook 5, Aké 7, A Smith 5, Brooks 7, Lerma 6, Gosling 5, Stanislas 5, Fraser 6, King 5

Cherry Chimes' MoM: Nathan Aké

Everton
Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, André Gomes, Gueye, Lookman, G Sigurdsson, Bernard,
Richarlison

Everton Subs
Stekelenburg, Mina, Walcott, Kenny, Davies, Tosun, Calvert-Lewin

Ref watch: Anthony Taylor 2/10 - wasn't a favourite with the Everton fans but he didn't have the courage to make the big decision when Brooks was fouled in the box.

Cherries linked to England U21 striker

The Daily Mirror has dampened down the potential for a move for Dominique Calvert-Lewin to the Cherries yesterday, after the player is said to want to remain at Goodison to fight for his place under new manager Marco Silva. The Cherries are keen to find England stars of the future, and  Calvert-Lewin would fit the picture having become a regular in Everton's side before January when Sam Allardyce bought in Cenk Touson.

Is Dominic Calvern-Lewin an improvement on AFCB's current strikers?

Signing for Everton for just £1.6m from Sheffield Utd in 2016, Everton could make quite a tidy profit if they did decide Calvert-Lewin was surplus to requirements. The 21-year-old has some time to impress the new Everton manager, but AFCB could test the waters later in the summer window to see if the striker was looking likely to spend time on the bench next season at Goodison.

Bournemouth's linking with strikers has continued and it would seem that Howe is not happy with his current crop of forwards ahead of the new season. Whether Calvert-Lewin would fit straight into a Bournemouth side is questionable, but it does raise the question of how many forwards are AFCB looking to sell themselves this summer? If Howe could get in a striker of the calibre of Calvert-Lewin, would he agree to part with Josh King? I would hope not, but with the Cherries clearly looking for new strike options, I don't think we can rule out the possibility of front-line player sales this summer.

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