Everton 3-0 Bournemouth: James Garner, Jack Harrison and Abdoulaye Doucoure net at Goodison Park as the Cherries’ wait for a first win continues
- James Garner opened the scoring early before Jack Harrison’s stunning strike
- Abdoulaye Doucoure made it three on hour mark to leave Bournemouth winless
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Jack Harrison scored a memorable goal on his first Premier League start for Everton as they ended their losing streak at Goodison Park and left winless Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola fighting for his future.
Harrison, on loan from Leeds, provided a deft touch to lob Neto from 25 yards shortly before half-time adding to James Garner’s early opener with Abdoulaye Doucoure later adding a third.
It was the first time Everton had collected points at home this season after four defeats and also the first time they’d managed to score more than once at Goodison since last October.
For Bournemouth, defeat meant they stay in the bottom three. Given they fired Scott Parker last season after only four matches, Iraola’s prospects don’t look great.
Everton suffered a setback with Idrissa Gueye pulling up in the warm-up but it mattered little as they took the lead after eight minutes.
Everton ended their long wait for a home win as they thrashed winless Bournemouth 3-0
Midfielder James Garner opened the scoring inside eight minutes with a low finish past Neto
Jack Harrison doubled Everton’s lead with a stunning long-range strike on his first start
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The goal was entirely self-inflicted from Bournemouth’s point of view. Illia Zabarny slipped as he tried to dribble the away from his penalty area with James Garner was on hand to intercept.
The midfielder advanced a few paces and nonchalantly buried a low finish to Neto’s left for his first goal at Goodison Park.
MATCH FACTS AND RATINGS
Everton (4-2-3-1): Pickford 6.5: Young 6.5, Tarkowski 6, Branthwaite 6, Mykolenko 7; Garner 7, Onana 6.5; Harrison 7.5 (Patterson 78), Doucoure 7 (Chermiti 90), McNeil 7.5; Calvert-Lewin 8 (Beto 83)
Subs unused: Virginia (Gk), Keane, Godfrey, Onana, Danjuma, Dobbin
Goals: Garner 8, Harrison 37, Doucoure 60
Booked: Young
Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Neto 6: Smith 6 (Aarons 86), Zabarnyi 5, Senesi 5.5, Kerkez 6.5 (Brooks 67 5.5); Christie 6 (Rothwell 45 6), Cook 6 (Moore 68 6.5); Tavernier 6, Billing 6.5, Outtara 5.5 (Sinisterra 57 6); Solanke 6
Subs unused: Radu (Gk), Aarons, Kluivert, Traore, Semenyo
Booked: Solanke, Neto
Referee: David Coote 6Attendance 38,815
The visitors didn’t learn their lesson with Marcus Senesi falling over trying the same thing. This time, Abdoulaye Doucoure’s pass to Dominic Calvert-Lewin didn’t fall quite right for the striker who was a thorn in Bournemouth’s side all afternoon.
The Cherries looked like a team still trying to adapt to their new Spanish manager. Their only decent opportunity of the first half came when Dominic Solanke’s shot into the side-netting.
The last time Everton scored three at Goodison was back on October 22 last year when they beat Crystal Palace 3-0 under Frank Lampard.
Sensing an opportunity to end that dismal run, Dwight McNeil went close with a low drive while Neto had to dive to stop Doucoure’s half-volley.
Iraola tried to stay positive, clapping in encouragement after Milos Kerkez had a dig after series of good passes, but Everton extended their lead with a touch of class after 37 minutes
Neto came outside his six-yard box to punch out a cross and when the ball fell to Harrison, he showed terrific composure from 25 yards.
After initially shaping up to have a blast, he showed great touch to lift his finish over Neto with enough finesse for it drop into the net via the underside of the bar.
It’s not often this season you could describe Everton as rampant but they looked it approaching half-time with Calvert-Lewin hitting the bar from Ashley Young’s cross and denied by Neto’s boot after a mazy dribble.
Bournemouth introduced Joe Rothwell at half-time and Luis Sinisterra soon after but Everton remained dominant.
Abdoulaye Doucoure sealed the win as he rifled in a rebound after Harrison’s header
Bournemouth remain winless and in the relegation following their latest defeat on Saturday
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola will be fighting for his future after the club’s poor start
Doucoure’s finish lacked the power to beat Neto after being set up by Calvert-Lewin but he made up for it with Everton’s third goal after an hour.
Dwight McNeil’s cross was met by Harrison’s header and though Kerkez scrambled across to clear off the line Doucoure rifled in the rebound.
Even then there was little response from Bournemouth as 38,000 Bluenoses enjoyed a rare afternoon of relative comfort.
The Cherries didn’t have a shot on target until they were two goals behind. Three points from a possible 27 is a poor return for a club who exceeded expectations last season under Gary O’Neil before he was let go in the summer.
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