Match Thread Bournemouth v Everton, Sat 30/12/17

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MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

  • Bournemouth's win in this fixture last season was their first ever over Everton in nine meetings overall.
  • Everton have won seven of those matches, including the last two, scoring 22 goals in the process.
  • The previous five Premier League meetings have produced 22 goals (4.4 per game), with Everton scoring 13 and Bournemouth nine.
  • Of those 22 goals, 10 (45%) have come in the final 15 minutes.
Bournemouth

  • Bournemouth could go nine Premier League games without winning for the first time.
  • The Cherries have won just two of their 10 home Premier League games this season (L5, D3), and are winless in the last four (L2, D2).
  • They have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven top-flight matches, conceding 17 goals since a 0-0 draw at Swansea on 25 November.
  • The 11 goals they have conceded in their last three Premier League games are as many as they shipped in the previous 12.
Everton

  • Everton are undefeated under Sam Allardyce, winning four and drawing three of his seven games in charge in all competitions.
  • They have conceded just two goals in their last seven league games (one of those matches was the 4-0 win against West Ham under caretaker David Unsworth).
  • Prior to that run they had gone 12 top-flight matches without a clean sheet, conceding 28 times.
  • The Toffees could record three consecutive goalless draws in the top flight for only the second time. They last did so in 1982.
  • Everton have not ended the year with a Premier League victory since 2013 (D1, L2).
  • Wayne Rooney has been involved in eight goals in his last five Premier League appearances, scoring six and assisting two.
  • He could score in four consecutive league appearances for the first time since March 2012.

Nice of Wayne to come back early from his Christmas holiday as well, must have got bored of drinking Baileys sittin there sweatin on the couch cos Colleen has the heating on full blast all day.
 

Southern Yankee toffee said:
Excited to see #16 again. Imagine a team with Gana and a McCarthy that is close to the form he had 4 years ago. Two midfield dynamos. We could play Morgan as sweeper and push Kenny up some.
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McCarthy and Gana will push forward supporting Gylfi and Lennon if/when we attack.

They will drop to support Schnides when we are defending.

It looks a more balanced team week by week.
 
Defend deep/for your lives and look to pinch a goal it is again.

Also seems he doesn't care how long a player has been injured or lacking match fitness - he throws them in at the start.
 

davek said:
"Wayne flu"" is that a euphemism for 'he went on a bender'?
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Been saying this to my dad. Instead of doing it Duncan Ferguson style and conveniently getting sent off just before Christmas, he's been 'struck down by a virus'.

Yeah right, he just wanted Christmas off and now he's come back after stuffing his face with pies kebabs and Stella and is only fit enough to make the bench
 

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