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Bournemouth produce stunning late turnaround as Everton collapse at home

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Bournemouth produce stunning late turnaround as Everton collapse at home

The hosts cruising after second-half targets from Michael Keane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin rewarded some wonderful attacking play, nevertheless it all unravelled on the dying.

Antoine Semenyo’s 87th minute tap-in was solely Bournemouth’s second shot on track however moments later Lewis Cook dinner headed them degree within the second minute of added time.

Everton had been coasting at 2-0 up (Peter Byrne/PA)

Worse was to return, and Jordan Pickford needed to make saves from each Marcus Tavernier and Semenyo earlier than Sinisterra discovered house to nod in Justin Kluivert’s cross, with Everton’s gamers slumping on to the Goodison turf in disbelief.

After conceding seven instances in opening defeats to Brighton and Tottenham, Everton had appeared a lot improved as they dominated the overwhelming majority of the match, however the best way they threw it away on the finish begs enormous questions as they hope to keep away from yet one more scrap on the foot of the desk.

A pre-match tribute to former Everton striker Kevin Campbell, who died in June on the age of 54, had stirred the feelings inside Goodison Park and the Toffees had been roared on as they made an encouraging begin.

Eight minutes in Iliman Ndiaye, handed his first Premier League begin 4 days after opening his Everton account within the 3-0 Carabao Cup win over Doncaster, linked up with Tim Iroegbunam to play in Jack Harrison, however his ball flashed throughout the face of purpose, eluding the run of Calvert-Lewin.

Everton’s quantity 9 then headed into the side-netting from Dwight McNeil’s nook earlier than Idrissa Gana Gueye shot over.

Jack Harrison then dragged a shot broad earlier than Ndiaye shot straight at Bournemouth’s debutant goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, in on mortgage from Chelsea.

Everton stayed on prime firstly of the second half and their reward got here 5 minutes after the restart from an unlikely supply.

After Bournemouth didn’t cope with a nook, Harrison despatched in a cross from the best and Calvert-Lewin chested it down for Keane to drill house, the defender’s first purpose since he scored in opposition to former membership Burnley final December.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin slides on his knees in celebration
Dominic Calvert-Lewin celebrates (Peter Byrne/PA)

Seamus Coleman then tried to affix his defensive colleague on the scoresheet, chopping in from the best and hitting a rising shot from shut vary which Kepa needed to push over.

The Toffees didn’t have to attend lengthy for a second, which got here within the 57th minute when McNeil’s precision go despatched Calvert-Lewin by means of on purpose and he lifted the ball over Kepa to attain his first of the season.

Everton had been rampant and will have pressed house the benefit. McNeil and Calvert-Lewin nearly mixed once more however couldn’t fairly get aligned earlier than Milos Kerkez nicked the ball away, after which Kepa did effectively to maintain out Ndiaye’s highly effective shot.

Ndiaye was a livewire, and burst ahead once more within the 69th minute, chopping inside Illia Zabarnyi however then sending his shot simply broad.

Lewis Cook celebrates his equaliser
Lewis Cook dinner celebrates his equaliser (Peter Byrne/PA)

Moments later the Senegal ahead battled to search out house on the left earlier than sending in a cross which was nicked away from Calvert-Lewin.

However issues would change and quickly as Bournemouth lastly started to push ahead.

After Sinisterra shot broad from the sting of the field Dango Ouattara’s cross left Semenyo with a tap-in to get them again into it.

Everton simply melted away, and early in stoppage time Cook dinner rose to move in Sinisterra’s cross earlier than the Colombian utilized the killer blow himself, left in house to move in Kluivert’s cross.

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