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Everton\u2019s dismal record at Hill Dickinson Stadium got extended after Bournemouth beat the hosts 2-1<\/a> to end their five-game unbeaten run in the league.<\/p>\n Despite taking the lead through Iliman Ndiaye from the penalty spot in the first half, the Toffees failed to score the insurance goal. They ended up imploding in the second half as two quick goals from Rayan and Amine Adli stunned the home fans into silence.<\/p>\n The second goal from Adli was controversially allowed to stand despite Enes Unal being offside when Alex Scott delivered the free-kick into the box. It\u2019s worth keeping in mind that the Blues had a goal disallowed recently when Harrison Armstrong, in a similar position as Unal, was adjudged to have \u201cbeen involved\u201d in the buildup.<\/p>\n Jake O\u2019Brien saw a straight red minutes later for colliding into Adli, with the latter perceived to be in a clear goalscoring position and the implosion was complete.<\/p>\n Despite being a man down, the hosts showed a lot of spirit and fight to keep pushing for the equaliser but Andoni Iraola\u2019s men were well organised at the back. Thierno Barry missed two gilt-edged opportunities earlier in the game and his distraught face after being subbed off summed up Everton\u2019s night.<\/p>\n Here are the player ratings from Everton\u2019s 2-1 loss to Bournemouth at home:<\/p>\n Jordan Pickford: 6<\/p>\n Made a decent save off Evanilson in the first half and while there was nothing he could\u2019ve done about the second goal, Pickford would be disappointed to not have dealt with Rayan\u2019s header at the backpost, even though he was let down by his defenders.<\/p>\n Jake O\u2019Brien: 4<\/p>\n O\u2019Brien was defensively sound but didn\u2019t offer too much going forward. He was sent off for bringing down Adli which was perceived as a clear goal-scoring opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n James Tarkowski: 6<\/p>\n Tarkowski held his ground defensively and making a great block on Enes Unal and using his outstretched leg to deny Bournemouth a chance.<\/p>\n Jarrad Branthwaite: 6.5\u00a0<\/p>\n Branthwaite, starting as a centre-back for the first time this season, looked shaky in the early moments and gave away possession cheaply. He atoned for it by winning the ball from Rayan before getting clipped by the youngster inside the box to win a penalty for his side.<\/p>\n He also made an excellent last-ditch tackle to block the pass to Eli Junior Kroupi in injury time<\/p>\n Vitalii Mykolenko (replaced by Michael Keane at 90+2\u2019): 5<\/p>\n Mykolenko clearly didn\u2019t do enough to check Rayan\u2019s run and header at the backpost and had a tough time against dealing with the Brazilian winger and Alex Jimenez. Had chances to venture forward in the second half and sent in a couple of good crosses into the box.<\/p>\n Idrissa Gueye: 5<\/p>\n Gueye has looked jaded since returning from AFCON and could desperately use some rest. With that being said, he made a crunching tackle on Rayan late in the first half and innocuously clattered into Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in the second.<\/p>\n James Garner: 7.5<\/p>\n When the chips were down, it was Garner who shouldered the burden of responsibility. With O\u2019Brien sent off, he shifted to right-back when out of position before using the ball to drive through the middle of the park and influence proceedings in the final third.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was his clever knuckle-ball free-kick from distance that was spilled on to Barry\u2019s path that the Frenchman should\u2019ve capitalised on. Garner also made a crucial intervention when Bournemouth had a 4v2 situation late in the game.<\/p>\n Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: 5.5<\/p>\n Dewsbury-Hall delivered an inviting cross across the face of goal to Ndiaye which was saved by Petrovic. However, his decision-making in the final third wasn\u2019t the best.<\/p>\n Iliman Ndiaye: 7<\/p>\n Ndiaye showed great early involvement forcing danger in the opposition box and he got to the end of Dewsbury-Hall\u2019s driven cross, but Petrovic saved his shot from an acute angle.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Senegalese stepped up to the spot and coolly converted his penalty to fire the hosts into the lead. He also set up Barry for what but the Frenchman\u2019s tame shot was blocked in front of goal. Ndiaye, however, allowed Truffert too much time on the ball and it led to the Bournemouth equaliser.<\/p>\n Thierno Barry (replaced by Beto at 62\u2019): 2<\/p>\n Awful, awful night for Everton\u2019s number 11. Had he converted the two gilt-edged opportunities he was delivered on a plate, it would\u2019ve been a completely different contest.<\/p>\n Barry squandered a huge opportunity from two yards out after Petrovic spilled Garner\u2019s initial effort on to his path, however, his left-footed effort was wide off the mark.<\/p>\n After being set up by Ndiaye, his tame effort was blocked by Alex Jimenez at the goal line. Barry was distraught in the dugout after he was taken off.<\/p>\n Tyrique George (replaced by Harrison Armstrong at 62\u2019): 5<\/p>\n Had a couple of nice moments but the teenager isn\u2019t exactly on the same wavelength as his some of his teammates. He had a breakdown in communication with Dewsbury-Hall and Mykolenko on a couple of occasions. George was also guilty of dwelling in possession for too long before getting robbed which led to the Evanilson chance.<\/p>\n Substitutions Beto made a rash challenge on Christie to enter the referee\u2019s book and he should\u2019ve done better with Ndiaye\u2019s floated ball into the box.<\/p>\n Harrison Armstrong: 5<\/p>\n Couldn\u2019t get enough power on his header from the corner in injury time<\/p>\n Michael Keane: N\/A Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer<\/a> ()<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Posted Pretty much a poor showing from all; never got going and nobody stood out.<\/p>\n You can’t afford to miss chances at this level, Bournemouth have done to us what we did to Fulham on Saturday, a bit like a carbon copy in many ways.<\/p>\n The midfield set-up for me is not working: it doesn’t work having Garner and Gana starting in the same side, especially at home.<\/p>\n We haven’t really learned anything new from last night: we have known the problem areas for some time — we are weak at both full-back areas and we are weak at centre-forward. That isn’t changing this season now.<\/p>\n Our lack of goals will be the reason once again why we don’t fulfil our potential this season. Unless it’s seriously rectified in summer, and I mean seriously rectified — not just signing some kid to play as back-up striker and a 18-year-old left-back who will spend all season on the bench — then next season will be pretty much the same. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Posted Harrison Armstrong 5????!!!!!!!???????!!!!!!<\/p>\n In which world do you exist Anjishnu?<\/p>\n Mykolenko 5, the same as Beto!!!!!????? Mykolenko was an easy 7 lad.<\/p>\n Dewsbury-Hll, 5.5? Cough.<\/p>\n Get MK to do the ratings or just don’t do them. We lived without them before the gambling crew took over. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Posted \n Anjishnu, when will you sort the xxxxxxx edit button out as you keep promising and the xxxxxxxx apostrophe issue on the LF? In the good old days Lyndon fixed things quickly and kept us updated. No longer, clearly. Follow your promises through please and can you tell us why these issues have not been resolved please. That would be professional and respectful. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Editorial Team Hi Paul, I think 5 is an appropriate rating for Myko, considering he was guilty of ball-watching for Bournemouth’s equaliser, almost gave away a penalty for clipping Rayan in the box and had little offensive contribution besides a couple of half-decent crosses.<\/p>\n About the edit button, I understand your frustration.<\/p>\n From my end, I’ve raised the issue to the tech team, the HR team, and raised Jira tickets to get it sorted, and I keep following up on it every other week. I’m not a web developer or a coder, so it’s not something I can address personally. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Posted \n Thanks Anjishnu. Appreciated. Keep raising it mate. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Posted O’Brien, for once, was not ‘defensively sound’. He had an awful night, for me he was only 1 mark higher than Barry.<\/p>\n George looks promising, always looking to take on his man (or men, because of Everton’s pedestrian passing, there’s usually 2 on him by the time he gets the ball), it hasn’t come off yet, but when it does it will create chances.<\/p>\n Mykolenko actually had his best game going forward that I have seen (low bar though), unfortunately he had his worse one defensively. He was culpable for the equalizer and was very lucky to not give away a penalty.<\/p>\n Tarky is the captain, if players are not doing what they should, it’s his job to motivate\/inspire them. His defensive unit was a shambles (we have several tall players, why don’t we win any headers?) and there was no urgency until we went a goal down.<\/p>\n Spot on with Branthwaite. He started off poorly but looked a class apart as the game progressed, 2 delicious balls up the left flank late on, to start an attack. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Posted I agree either way Paul G. Mykolenko is the favourite whipping boy on here but he was decent last night and in an attacking sense too. Armstrong looked really good and KDH was easily a 7. Gana is not worth his place now- we have younger and better available to us. After the red card Rohl should have replaced Gana as that lad can run all day.<\/p>\n We should have been 3 up by that time.<\/p>\n I thought George did well on his home debut- he\u0092s raw but clearly has skill and pace and isn\u0092t a headless chicken.<\/p>\n We tend to offer up space in the centre of midfield and our big defenders don\u0092t attack crosses. There is no way we should be conceding those goals with six feet five and six feet six lads at the back. Moyes doesn\u0092t need transfer funds to fix that- just work with the players!! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Posted Watching Barry & Beto bumbling around and struggling to look like EPL standard footballers, let alone score a goal, I was wondering if they are the worst 2 CFs we’ve had since I started watching Everton in 1971.<\/p>\n In terms of goals per game, Wikipedia tells me we have had a few who were even worse. These include – in order of awfulness – Brett Angel, Rod Belfitt, Bernie Wright & Cenk Tosun. There could be a couple more.<\/p>\n One surprise is that Oumar Niasse had a better strike rate than either of the current 2. Is he still available? <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Posted One wonders how long Branthwaite, KDH, and Ndiaye will want to stick around if the club continues to ignore the shortcomings in attack and full back positions. And Moyes obsession with hammering square pegs into round holes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Posted I must admit I thought Barry would come good but now I think it\u0092s plain to see that that\u0092s not going to happen soon enough or if all by the looks of things.<\/p>\n Forget other positions come the summer transfer window we need a top quality striker and two top quality full backs. <\/p>\n If that happens next season will be something to look forwards to as long as we retain our best players in the meantime.<\/p>\n
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