Bournemouth look to bounce back against impressive Everton

The Cherries look for their first home win of the season whereas the Toffees look for their first away success of the season.

Both sides enter this game looking for their first wins of the season home and away respectively. Bourenmouth will look to shoot up the table from 15th position and will look to upset Marco Silvas’ Everton.

Eddie Howe’s side where beaten 3-1 at Leicester last time out taking their season tally to 4 following one victory, a draw and two defeats.

Meanwhille, Everton have had two victories, a draw and a defeat and the club will be despearate to improve their drastic away from which has seen them win just 8 from 38 away League games (Four of which came at sides no longer in the top flight) and they will also want to kick on from the 3-2 victory at Wolves last time out.

Team news

Bournemouth will be without Defenders Simon Francis and Llyod Kelly but may have Lewis Cook available for the first time since January.

Everton summer signing Jean-Philippe Gbamin is Everton’s only absentee in terms of outfielders, as the only other player out for the Blues is Goalkeeper Jonas Lossl.

Eddie Howe

Eddie Howe belives Bournemouth have shown glimpses of what they can do so far this season but challenges his side to hit a level of consistency to climb the table.

Marco Silva

Marco Silva stated his side are ‘growing’ and ‘learning’ everyday but urges his side to bounce back away from home after defeat at Aston Villa three weeks ago.

Head-to-head

The Cherries and the Toffees played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at The Vitality last season before Everton won the Goodison fixture 2-0 with goals from Kurt Zouma and Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Bournemouth are yet to taste Premier League defeat at home to Everton following two draws and two victories against the Blues.

Expected line-ups

Bournemouth – Ramsdale; Smith, Mepham, Steve Cook, Ake; Harry Wilson, Billing, Lerma, Fraser; King, Wilson.

Everton – Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne; Gomes, Delph, Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Iwobi; Kean