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Everton v AFC Bournemouth: Cherries hope for late escape

23 Jul 2020
Everton v AFC Bournemouth
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Everton, who can finish no higher than 11th, ended a run of four matches without a win by beating Sheffield United 1-0 in midweek.

AFC Bournemouth will hope to complete a league double over the Toffees and hope results elsewhere go their way to escape the bottom three.

Team news

Mason Holgate (shin), Yerry Mina (muscle) and Fabian Delph (muscle) remain sidelined for Everton. Jean-Philippe Gbamin is also out with an Achilles injury.

Adam Smith (head) returns, while Nathan Ake (ankle) is also in contention for the visitors.

Did you know?

Everton have won all four of their Premier League home contests against AFC Bournemouth, netting at least twice each time (12 goals in total).

Under Carlo Ancelotti, the Toffees are unbeaten in all nine of their Premier League matches at Goodison Park. No Everton manager has remained unbeaten in their opening 10 top-flight fixtures in charge.

AFC Bournemouth need to win to have any hope of extending their five-year stay in the Premier League.

AFC Bournemouth are looking to achieve a Premier League double against Everton for the first time after a 3-1 win at the Vitality Stadium earlier this season.

Match officials

Referee: Chris Kavanagh. Assistants: Daniel Cook, Sian Massey-Ellis. Fourth official: Geoff Eltringham. Replacement official: Shaun Hudson. VAR: Graham Scott. Assistant VAR: Mark Scholes.

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