English Premier League

AFC Bournemouth vs Everton, 2025-26 English Premier League

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  • 78': Jack Grealish

Jack Grealish guides Everton to win, top half of table

Jack Grealish's late second-half goal was enough to lead Everton to a third win in four Premier League games as the Toffees beat stuttering Bournemouth 1-0.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jake O'Brien.
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury James Tarkowski (Everton).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Foul by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
  • 12': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Jake O'Brien (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierno Barry.
  • 13': Foul by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
  • 13': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Charly Alcaraz (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
  • 18': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Garner following a corner.
  • 19': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).
  • 19': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
  • 20': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).
  • 22': Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Charly Alcaraz (Everton).
  • 23': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton).
  • 25': Foul by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
  • 25': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
  • 32': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
  • 32': Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
  • 35': Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
  • 41': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Tyler Adams.
  • 42': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
  • 42': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Alex Scott.
  • 43': Thierno Barry (Everton) hits the left post with a header from very close range following a corner.
  • 43': Offside, Everton. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
  • 43': Handball by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
  • 44': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
  • 44': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Bournemouth. Junior Kroupi is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Everton 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 0, Everton 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Charly Alcaraz (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake O'Brien.
  • 47': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Veljko Milosavljevic.
  • 48': Amine Adli (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
  • 49': Amine Adli (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
  • 49': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 51': Charly Alcaraz (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
  • 51': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
  • 51': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
  • 53': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth).
  • 54': Jake O'Brien (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Thierno Barry (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Charly Alcaraz.
  • 56': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
  • 57': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
  • 57': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Substitution, Bournemouth. Marcus Tavernier replaces Amine Adli.
  • 61': Substitution, Bournemouth. Evanilson replaces Junior Kroupi.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Charly Alcaraz (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierno Barry.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Evanilson.
  • 64': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Veljko Milosavljevic (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Justin Kluivert with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Garner with a cross.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Charly Alcaraz (Everton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Tarkowski with a headed pass.
  • 70': Substitution, Bournemouth. Julio Soler replaces Justin Kluivert.
  • 72': Foul by Thierno Barry (Everton).
  • 72': Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Goal! Bournemouth 0, Everton 1. Jack Grealish (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charly Alcaraz following a fast break.
  • 79': Charly Alcaraz (Everton) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 80': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.
  • 80': Substitution, Everton. Dwight McNeil replaces Charly Alcaraz.
  • 80': Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Alex Scott.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 83': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Everton).
  • 83': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evanilson.
  • 86': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).
  • 86': Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
  • 88': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Bafodé Diakité (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Beto (Everton).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Enes Ünal (Bournemouth).
  • 90'+1': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton).
  • 90'+2': Julio Soler (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Everton 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 0, Everton 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 2
45.1 Possession 54.9
13 SHOTS 5
3 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
281 Accurate Passes 402
378 Passes 476
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
26 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 45
18 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 3
24 Effective Clearances 55
24 Clearances 55

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,161

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 23 +25 50
2 Manchester City 23 +26 46
3 Aston Villa 23 +10 46
4 Manchester United 23 +7 38
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BOU AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Djordje Petrovic (GK)
18 Bafodé Diakité
44 Veljko Milosavljevic
3 Adrien Truffert
20 Álex Jiménez
19 Justin Kluivert Yellow Card
8 Alex Scott
12 Tyler Adams Yellow Card
22 Junior Kroupi
24 Antoine Semenyo
21 Amine Adli

EVE Everton (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
15 Jake O'Brien
6 James Tarkowski
16 Vitaliy Mykolenko Yellow Card
37 James Garner
24 Carlos Alcaraz
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
42 Tim Iroegbunam Yellow Card
11 Thierno Barry
18 Jack Grealish
10 Iliman Ndiaye

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