(Football news) Following a 3-0 loss in the rematch at Goodison Park over half a year ago, Bournemouth will be looking for retribution against the Toffees. As they trailed Luton Town by three goals at the half of their most recent Premier League home game on March 13, Bournemouth appeared to be headed for a miserable international break.
As Bournemouth scored four goals in the second half, including a brace from Antoine Semenyo, who scored the game-winning goal in the 83rd minute, they pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in Premier League history. They won 4-3 and became just the third team in Premier League history to win a game after trailing by at least three goals at halftime.
Andoni Iraola’s men have put themselves in a strong position to preserve their top-flight status for a third straight season as they sit 13th in the table, 14 points above the relegation zone with 10 matches remaining, as well as a game in hand on both Nottingham Forest and Burnley in the bottom three.
After snapping a three-game winless home run with success over Luton last time out, Bournemouth will be seeking to win back-to-back league matches at the Vitality Stadium for the first time since October/November of last year when they face Everton this weekend.
The Cherries will fancy their chances of coming out on top against the Toffees as they are unbeaten in their last six Premier League home meetings, winning their last two by a 7-1 aggregate scoreline.
Everton return from the international break aware that they will soon discover the verdict of a hearing against a second Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) breach, which took place earlier this week.
Sean Dyche is hopeful that the hearing “comes to nothing” having already seen his side deducted six points – initially 10 before a successful appeal – this season, placing the Toffees in danger of a first-ever relegation from the Premier League.
Following Nottingham Forest’s four-point deduction for a PSR breach earlier this month – one that has since been appealed – Everton remain 16th in the Premier League table, but now sit four points above the relegation zone, with Forest moving below Luton into 18th place.
Everton travels to the Vitality Stadium on Saturday in an attempt to snap an abject 11-game league winless streak that began on December 23 and consists of six losses and five draws. Should the Toffees lose to Bournemouth, they would tie the club record of 12 games without a victory, which occurred between August and October of 1994.
After failing to score in any of their 23 shots on goal in a 2-0 loss at Manchester United the previous game, Dyche is eager to see his team adopt a “killer mentality” in front of goal. Everton has only scored once in their last five away games despite having a total of 65 shots, producing seven excellent opportunities, and having an xG of 4.8.
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