Bournemouth (Home) 7th October

[Romey 1878]

• The home team has won nine of the 12 Premier League games between Everton and Bournemouth (D2 L1), the only away win being a 3-1 Bournemouth victory in July 2020.

• Everton have lost all four of their Premier League home games this season; only four teams in top-flight history have ever lost their first five on home soil in a single campaign – Manchester United in 1930-31, Portsmouth in 2009-10, Bolton Wanderers in 2011-12 and Newcastle United in 2018-19.

• After winning four of their five Premier League games at the end of April last season (L1), Bournemouth are now winless in 11 (D3 L8). No side is currently on a longer run without a win in the competition.

• Everton are averaging 15.4 shots per game in the Premier League this season (108 shots in 7 games), their highest since the 2012-13 campaign (16.7).

• Everton manager Sean Dyche has won seven Premier League games against Bournemouth, his most wins against an opponent in the competition. He’s won his last five in a row against the Cherries, stretching back to September 2018 with Burnley.

[Btay]

3 hours ago, Romey 1878 said:

• The home team has won nine of the 12 Premier League games between Everton and Bournemouth (D2 L1), the only away win being a 3-1 Bournemouth victory in July 2020.

• Everton have lost all four of their Premier League home games this season; only four teams in top-flight history have ever lost their first five on home soil in a single campaign – Manchester United in 1930-31, Portsmouth in 2009-10, Bolton Wanderers in 2011-12 and Newcastle United in 2018-19.

• After winning four of their five Premier League games at the end of April last season (L1), Bournemouth are now winless in 11 (D3 L8). No side is currently on a longer run without a win in the competition.

• Everton are averaging 15.4 shots per game in the Premier League this season (108 shots in 7 games), their highest since the 2012-13 campaign (16.7).

• Everton manager Sean Dyche has won seven Premier League games against Bournemouth, his most wins against an opponent in the competition. He’s won his last five in a row against the Cherries, stretching back to September 2018 with Burnley.

“After winning four of their five Premier League games at the end of April last season (L1), Bournemouth are now winless in 11 (D3 L8). No side is currently on a longer run without a win in the competition.” 

Well, fuck.

[Palfy]

After watching Dyche’s presser Garner will be playing in the central midfield role against Bournemouth he knows he fucked up against Luton, you could tell in the animosity of his response about been asked the question about Garners position. 

[Btay]

At home to Bournemouth, I would be pretty happy to see us play with only 1 CDM & have 2 attacking midfielders for this one.

                       Pickford 

Patto      Tarks       Branthwaite      Myko

                        Onana 

         Garner                     Doucs

Harrison                                          McNeil

                          DCL

                        

[Shukes]

1 hour ago, Btay said:

At home to Bournemouth, I would be pretty happy to see us play with only 1 CDM & have 2 attacking midfielders for this one.

                       Pickford 

Patto      Tarks       Branthwaite      Myko

                        Onana 

         Garner                     Doucs

Harrison                                          McNeil

                          DCL

                        

I would like to see that.

[Romey 1878]

1 hour ago, Btay said:

At home to Bournemouth, I would be pretty happy to see us play with only 1 CDM & have 2 attacking midfielders for this one.

                       Pickford 

Patto      Tarks       Branthwaite      Myko

                        Onana 

         Garner                     Doucs

Harrison                                          McNeil

                          DCL

                        

I'd prefer 

                           Pickford

Patterson Tarkowski Branthwaite Mykolenko

                             Gana

Harrison              Garner                  McNeil

                           Danjuma

                               DCL

 

[Matt]

1 hour ago, Btay said:

At home to Bournemouth, I would be pretty happy to see us play with only 1 CDM & have 2 attacking midfielders for this one.

                       Pickford 

Patto      Tarks       Branthwaite      Myko

                        Onana 

         Garner                     Doucs

Harrison                                          McNeil

                          DCL

                        

I'd like that, too. But I assume he's going to setup for counter since Bournemouth like possession and Gana is one of the best at winning the ball back so I assume he'll be in. But this is what we should be going for. 

[Hafnia]

I’d put a line up out but I don’t see the point.  The balloon seems to decide on players on how he’s feeling. 

[Btay]

8 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:

I'd prefer 

                           Pickford

Patterson Tarkowski Branthwaite Mykolenko

                             Gana

Harrison              Garner                  McNeil

                           Danjuma

                               DCL

 

I was going to put Harrison in attacking mit & have Danjuma out side but I feel Doucoure has become my michael Keane version 2 so I wanted to lay off him a bit 

[Matt]

Just realised I'd laughed at your team selection Mark sorry about that 

[Romey 1878]

53 minutes ago, Matt said:

Just realised I'd laughed at your team selection Mark sorry about that 

I was wondering what was funny about it, you had me scrutinising it incase I'd put 13 players or something .

[Matt]

 

 

[Palfy]

There’s a lot of laughter going on which is a good sign. 

[Romey 1878]

7 minutes ago, Palfy said:

There’s a lot of laughter going on which is a good sign. 

I often laugh when I watch our players too.

[Wiggytop]

41 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:

I often laugh when I watch our players too.

[Hafnia]

1 hour ago, Palfy said:

There’s a lot of laughter going on which is a good sign. 

Cos they havent got relegation clauses and they’ve been on the grass.

[chicagoblue]

Hopeful but not optimistic. I’ll be up bright and early for this. Goal in the first twenty for us would be excellent

[Newty82]

Not been on all week, too busy but also...like you all...fucked off that we are still THAT Everton.

Like many of you, deep down I had a horrible gut feeling we'd fuck up against Luton. Because that's been us for several years now.

We get complacent far too easily. We all do.

Today has to be a win. Nothing else.

I'm sure there's been plenty said about Dyche. Maybe rightly so. Today he needs this win.

To be 5 league games in at home, without a win against lowly opposition bar one, will be unacceptable.

If those players genuinely give even a small fuck about the club and their own professionalism, they'll be fucking fuming from last week and come out like randy bulls in a field full of virgin cows.

UTFT!

[Hafnia]

If we are talking about xg at five o’clock then it’s a bad day. 

[Matt]

7 minutes ago, Hafnia said:

If we are talking about xg at five o’clock then it’s a bad day. 

If we don't turn up today there'll be none of that from me. If we turn up and create chances again, I'll still be putting it down to luck.

[Hafnia]

13 minutes ago, Matt said:

If we don't turn up today there'll be none of that from me. If we turn up and create chances again, I'll still be putting it down to luck.

We’ve only missed 4 more big chances than Liverpool…..yet we are miles from them 

[Hafnia]

Dropped Onana… 

[dunlopp9987]

On 06/10/2023 at 02:54, Btay said:

At home to Bournemouth, I would be pretty happy to see us play with only 1 CDM & have 2 attacking midfielders for this one.

                       Pickford 

Patto      Tarks       Branthwaite      Myko

                        Onana 

         Garner                     Doucs

Harrison                                          McNeil

                          DCL

                        

Basically this lineup but Gueye for Onana and Young still in for Patterson

[DownUnderToff]

5 minutes ago, Hafnia said:

Dropped Onana… 

Bloody Dyche and Gueye...

[dunlopp9987]

1 minute ago, DownUnderToff said:

Bloody Dyche and Gueye...

Gueye will have his boneheaded moments, but the statistics prove his value in the team. isn't he something like 2nd in the league in interceptions?

[Matt]

 

 

[Matt]

14 minutes ago, Hafnia said:

Dropped Onana… 

Hopefully it'll get a reaction out of him. He's been coasting compared with what he's shown he's capable of.

[Matt]

38 minutes ago, Hafnia said:

We’ve only missed 4 more big chances than Liverpool…..yet we are miles from them 

That's 4 potential wins. The margins are still that fine.

[Shukes]

Had to drop Gana as him and Garner can’t play in the centre together. Proved time and again, only a blind man or the terrible twosome couldn’t see that

Im nervously optimistic. I look at it and think, this should work. But then realise it’s doesn’t mean anything if we can’t score goals. 
 

Just been talking to a few other fans at my kids football. They just laughed and said we need to just simply get a journeyman striker on that can score goals as we’re creating enough chances to score goals. We’re just missing to many chances, and you can’t win matches like that.

[Shukes]

Like Haf said above, we’ve missed four more big  chances than bloody Liverpool. And look where they are.

Bit F it!!!! We’re gonna smash it today.

Im going for Gana first goal and two assists. His goal will be a 30 yard screamer. His assists will be deft little through balls through the middle. Watch this space.