Bournemouth 1 – 0 Everton

Bournemouth moved simply three factors off the Champions League locations after David Brooks’ 77th-minute volley inflicted a 1-0 defeat on Everton on the Vitality Stadium.

Andoni Iraola’s facet had been struggling to interrupt down their cussed however restricted opponents when substitute Brooks arrowed a chic volley again throughout Jordan Pickford’s purpose from Milos Kerkez’s pinpoint cross to settle a scrappy contest on the south coast.

With simply seven targets conceded at residence this season, it at all times felt thereafter that it might be sufficient for the upwardly-mobile hosts, who’ve now gone a club-record eight Premier League video games unbeaten.

Abdoulaye Doucoure thought he had salvaged a degree for the guests when he crashed Beto’s knockdown simply huge of Mark Travers’ publish however it’s now only one win in 11 league video games for Sean Dyche’s facet.

The outcome strikes Bournemouth transfer onto 33 factors – three factors off the highest 4, whereas Everton keep simply two factors above the relegation zone in sixteenth place.

Brooks retains Cherries’ European goals on observe

Everton did not register a shot heading in the right direction all afternoon. They’ve now failed to attain in 11 of their 19 video games, extra typically than another workforce within the Premier League this time period.

Their attacking impotence was typified within the first half by Armando Broja hanging the bottom with a uncommon opening which led to the Albanian being compelled off prematurely.

Jesper Lindstrom skilled comparable misfortune when his effort was blocked by Broja’s alternative Dominic Calvert-Lewin as Everton’s wait for an additional purpose in open play continued.

Bournemouth definitely had the higher probabilities of the opening interval with Jordan Pickford denying Justin Kluivert from his lofted try which landed again on the ft of Antoine Semenyo just for England’s No 1 to be well out at his ft.

Dyche was compelled into extra modifications on the break with the 17-year-old Harrison Armstrong and Nathan Patterson launched as a part of a reshuffle however the recreation’s sample remained the identical with Pickford getting right down to his left to maintain out one other Semenyo shot.

Iraola, as so typically this marketing campaign, did not panic as Brooks was summoned as a part of a triple alteration – and with 13 minutes remaining it was his managed volley from Kerkez’s cross which secured the Cherries their ninth win of the season.

Kerkez cuts by Everton to ship Dyche blow

Sky Sports activities’ Ben Grounds:

Once they’re not retaining clear sheets, Everton aren’t profitable soccer matches. That has been the best way beneath Dyche all through nearly the whole lot of his reign. A 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, their first of the marketing campaign, was a uncommon instance of his facet having the ability to do issues the arduous means.

From the second Brooks cushioned his volley into the far nook of Pickford’s internet, the writing was on the wall. One other journey to the Vitality Stadium, one other pointless tour. Everton’s incapacity to win right here within the league predates Dyche, however the failings on present have been in line with the present incumbent’s faltering reign.

Dyche may make a case for a job effectively finished in his first full season in cost given the off-field distractions. The noise. However now with a greater squad, and with new homeowners above him, he’s feeling the January chill.

Dyche’s facet look more and more like being drawn right into a relegation battle as they failed to supply a shot heading in the right direction in 90 minutes. It’s now one purpose scored of their final 5 matches.

Their incapacity to hassle their hosts was made to look nearly comical by the benefit with which Bournemouth lower by them time and again, and one other assured show made it 5 wins in eight for Iraola’s facet.

The profitable purpose encapsulated all the things Everton weren’t. Kerkez despatched a finely-calibrated cross into the field the place it arrived on the good peak for Brooks to skip into the air and, with the form of confidence that his workforce’s sensible season up to now imbues, volleyed past Pickford into the far nook.

It’s simple to see why Jamie Carragher is so eager for the Hungarian to affix Liverpool. The 21-year-old excelled as soon as once more at left-back and will he proceed to belief in his capacity, he could have the decide of Europe’s elite golf equipment. One thing which can’t be stated for the eight members of Everton’s squad who’re at the moment out of contract in the summertime.

Opta stats – Bournemouth flip to bench once more

• Bournemouth have scored extra targets through substitutes than another facet within the Premier League this season, with their 10 targets from the bench additionally their most in a single top-flight marketing campaign.
• Everton have failed to attain in a league-high 11 totally different Premier League video games this season. It is only one recreation fewer than they failed to attain in in comparison with the entire of final season (12).
• Everton did not register a single shot heading in the right direction for the second time in a Premier League match this season, additionally doing so of their 0-0 draw at Arsenal final month.
• Solely three sides (Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester Metropolis) have had extra pictures heading in the right direction within the Premier League than Bournemouth this season (114). The Cherries’ common of 5.7 pictures heading in the right direction per recreation is their highest in a single marketing campaign within the competitors.

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