AFC Bournemouth vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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AFC Bournemouth vs Everton
PENALTY SHOUT! Calvert-Lewin controls the ball inside Bournemouth's box and flicks it past Adams, who trips the striker. The Englishman goes down, but doesn’t really appeal the decision from the referee and the play is allowed to continue.
AFC Bournemouth vs Everton
Adams gives possession straight to Everton after a poor pass, allowing the visitors to speed away on the counter. Calvert-Lewin dribbles forward and looks for support, but only McNeil is up with him. The Cherries defenders race back to stop him from progressing.
AFC Bournemouth vs Everton
Solanke does brilliantly to control a ball over the top and flick it past Tarkowski to get down the right side of the box. He has Tavernier in the middle but goes alone and is tackled by Coleman, who makes a good recovery tackle.
AFC Bournemouth vs Everton
Everton are on the longest ongoing winless run in the Premier League among current sides in the competition (11 games – drawing five and losing six). Indeed, failure to win at Bournemouth would see the Toffees match their record run without a victory in the Premier League of 12 games from August to October 1994. They have only had once clear chance to score in this contest, with Calvert-Lewin forcing Neto into a strong stop in the first half. Apart from that, there has been very little to get excited about for the visitors.
AFC Bournemouth vs Everton
SAVE! Strong stop from Pickford. Bournemouth gain possession after Godfrey gets caught by Semenyo, who nudges him in the back to win the ball. Cook has a shot blocked on the edge of the box before he rolls it to Tavernier, who drills a low strike towards the bottom-right corner. There is plenty of pace on the striker, but Pickford gets down to push it away.
AFC Bournemouth vs Everton
McNeil steals possession in Bournemouth's half and tricks his way past a defender before Mepham makes a strong slide tackle to win it back after a loose touch from the winger. McNeil looks like he is about to complain about the tackle before changing his mind.
AFC Bournemouth vs Everton
Everton have failed to score a first-half goal in 20 of their 29 games, only Sheffield United (22) have failed to score more often in the Premier League this season. The Toffees must improve if they want to score in the second half.
AFC Bournemouth vs Everton
Bournemouth edged the first half and created an xG of 0.49 from their six shots, hitting the target twice. Cook and Adams have played well together in the midfield, with the pair looking to come forward with possession at every opportunity, having 14 final third entries combined. Semenyo has also been electric on the right and is making the most of the space that Godfrey is leaving behind. As for Everton, they have created an xG of 0.39 with their three efforts, hitting the target once. Calvert-Lewin is doing his best in the attack and has won six of his 11 duels, with Pickford going long to the forward at every opportunity, but he needs more support up front.
AFC Bournemouth vs Everton
Bournemouth had the better chances in the first half against Everton, but the score is goalless at the Vitality Stadium. Semenyo has scored four goals in his last five outings for the Cherries and went close early on, with his curling strike from the edge of the box getting pushed away by Pickford before Cook smashed the rebound over the bar. Calvert-Lewin then saw a shot defect over the bar before being denied his first Premier League goal in 22 matches by Neto. Tarkowski flicked a pass into his path, but his right-footed strike towards the bottom-right corner was pushed away by the Brazilian. McNeil then dragged a shot from distance well wide of the post before Solanke's backheel deflected behind.
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