Match Thread Bournemouth vs Everton

[Dymak]

If Schneiderlin is fit then I think we will be alright. A midfield of Gueye, Schneiderlin, Richarlison, Sigurdsson, and Walcott should be overpowering Bournemouth's midfield.

 

[Saint Domingo]

It’s Everton away from home. Draw.

 

[aazak]

You have to admire what (Evertonian) Eddie Howe has achieved there, and I wish them well for the 36 games when they're not playing us.

They'll be point behind us Saturday evening though.

 

[AsiaAsia82]

Good time to see if any of the new defenders will be preferred, with an eye on the Rotherham game

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Both teams to score is certain. Callum Wilson has started the season in form for them and can't be afforded the space Mark Noble gave him last weekend.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

Both teams to score is certain. Callum Wilson has started the season in form for them and can't be afforded the space Mark Noble gave him last weekend.

I've seen coastal erosion quicker than Mark Noble!

 

[Lelouch]

I still feel confident, We're playing some good stuff and Bournemouth don't have too many threats I feel apart from King and Wilson can be pretty potent at times.
0-2.

 

[evertonarntwe]

not as bad here as people make out, been 4 times since they came up won 1 drew 1 and lost 2, both of them losses were under koeman/fat sam two managers who just prefer not to win away from home

I mean, I like Bournemouth and howe, but we should be beating these if we want to finish in the top 7

 

[blue61]

If both teams score the same amount of goals, this could well end in a draw. We finished the game well last week after going all 'Everton that' for 15 mins. Let's hope this new found fortitude continues on Saturday.

 

[Richarlinson]

In our last 2 trips to Bournemouth, they've provided both Koeman and Fat Sam their first league defeats as Everton Manager.

Everton are a better team now and in a much better position to be more competitive but Bournemouth have looked decent in their last 2 games although they've only beaten West Ham & Cardiff so they've hardly had a proper test.

I think I'll be fairly happy with a draw from this one but if our back line can hold out we should be able to get goals so a 3-0 win honestly wouldn't surprise me. The bookies have us very evenly matched so it really could go either way. I won't have my money on it though.

 

[hallamblue]

Hopefully we sort our defence and bin off Michael Keane. Have to be winning games like this if we want to progress as a club.

I think the key to this game, and us progressing in general, is not to let them get to the back four.

 

[deipnosophist]

I think the key to this game, and us progressing in general, is not to let them get to the back four.

If they get to our back four, we lose, simple.

 

[MikeH72]

Hate this fixture so much. How can the Vitality Stadium be a bogey ground ffs.

 

[Pabbers]

Hard game this, 3-1 to us.

 

[deipnosophist]

I sense a little hubris in our rank. The Vitality Stadium is, ironically, a graveyard for us...I fear fuuuuume come Saturday evening...