Everton vs Bournemouth; Premier League
Everton vs Bournemouth. Premier League.
Goodison Park.
Everton 1
- M Kean (41st minute)
Bournemouth 3
- J King (13th minute pen)
- D Solanke (46th minute)
- J Stanislas (80th minute)
Everton vs Bournemouth preview, team news, prediction, kick-off, channel
Watch Everton vs Bournemouth from 3pm on Sunday live on Sky Sports Golf; Kick off 4pm
Saturday 25 July 2020 11:10, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Everton vs Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday (kick-off 4pm).
Team news
Teenage Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite could get another chance against Bournemouth after impressing in his first Premier League start.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti turned to the 18-year-old for Monday night's 1-0 win at Sheffield United with Mason Holgate (shin) and Yerry Mina (thigh) injured, and with the pair, as well as Fabian Delph (muscle problem) still out, he could keep his place.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin will hope for a final chance to end his goal drought this season having not found the back of the net in his last nine outings.
Nathan Ake is a major doubt for Bournemouth's battle to stave off relegation on Merseyside. The Netherlands defender faces a late fitness test on a groin problem, and is yet to train this week.
Adam Smith is fit again after concussion as the Cherries seek an improbable escape from the drop.
How to follow
Everton vs Bournemouth will be live on Sky Sports Golf from 3pm on Sunday; Kick-off at 4pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
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Charlie's prediction
Bournemouth need an incredible amount of luck, they have to go for it - there's no other way round it. Everton are unpredictable, they can be a soft touch and then you look at them against Aston Villa and they come alive with 10 minutes to go. You look and think, why have you got so many good players and just seem to blow up?
I think this'll be a cracking game because Bournemouth have to chase it. I just don't see them doing it, though, I think it's too late for them, and they will lose goals.
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 3-2 (18/1 with Sky Bet)
Opta stats
- Everton have won all four of their Premier League home games against Bournemouth, netting at least twice each time (12 goals in total).
- There have been 35 goals scored in nine Premier League meetings between Everton and Bournemouth (3.9 per game). Among fixtures to have been played at least eight times in the competition, only Blackburn v Nottingham Forest has a higher goals-per-game ratio (4.0 - 40 in 10).
- If Bournemouth fail to win, they will be relegated to the Championship, ending their five-year stay in the Premier League. They would become the first team to have ended a day in the top three of the Premier League after at least five games of a season and be relegated.
- Everton are unbeaten in all nine of their Premier League home games under Carlo Ancelotti - no Everton manager in their top-flight history has remained unbeaten in their opening 10 home league games in charge.
