AFC Bournemouth vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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Follow live coverage as AFC Bournemouth face Everton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.

Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:

AFC Bournemouth vs Everton

It's safe to say that goal has been coming. Despite a slight second-half resurgence from Everton, the Cherries have been dominant with plenty of chances. Can the Toffees mount a comeback?

4 January 2025 16:41

AFC Bournemouth vs Everton

Assist Miloš Kerkez

4 January 2025 16:38

AFC Bournemouth vs Everton

Goal David Robert Brooks

4 January 2025 16:37

AFC Bournemouth vs Everton

Christie floats a teasing cross into the Everton penalty area, and Unal tussles with Mykolenko. The Bournemouth attacker wins the header, but he glances it wide of Pickford's left-hand post.

4 January 2025 16:35

AFC Bournemouth vs Everton

Patterson wins the ball back in the Bournemouth half and darts past two players before driving into the penalty area. He has space to shoot, but he fires his effort high and wide. He should be doing better from there.

4 January 2025 16:32

AFC Bournemouth vs Everton

Substitution Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara David Robert Brooks

4 January 2025 16:31

AFC Bournemouth vs Everton

Hill will also make way for the Cherries, and it's Adams who comes on in his place.

4 January 2025 16:31

AFC Bournemouth vs Everton

Kluivert's game is over, and it's an attacking alteration from Iraola as Unal replaces him.

4 January 2025 16:30

AFC Bournemouth vs Everton

Kluivert brings down Ndiaye after a bursting run through the middle, and it's a free-kick to Everton. Young is standing over it, and he delivers to the back post. Branthwaite controls it in a dangerous position, but it's behind for a goal-kick.

4 January 2025 16:30

AFC Bournemouth vs Everton

Bournemouth want a penalty! Ouattara's cross is delivered into the box, and it cannons off Patterson's arm. The referee says no, and VAR doesn't intervene. The supporters at the Vitality Stadium aren't happy, but it looked like the right decision.

4 January 2025 16:27