Match Preview
After back-to-back away games, Everton are back home at Hill Dickinson Stadium where they have struggled in recent games. What might help is that visitors Bournemouth are not the kind of team to sit back and pick the Blues off as they try to control possession, and instead will take the game to the hosts.
Everton are best when ceding ball possession and sitting back in a compact formation, and will intentionally or inadvertently fall into that with Andoni Iraola not curbing his side’s attacking instincts wherever they play. Both sides are unbeaten in their last five games with Bournemouth sitting in eleventh with 34 points while the Toffees are in eighth with 37 points.
For David Moyes, this is the healthiest his squad has been all season with just the one player out - Jack Grealish had surgery yesterday, confirming the bad news that his season is over.
The Cherries will be minus a few familiar faces, with Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier, Ben Gannon-Doak and Julio Soler all out. Midfielder Tyler Adams is back in training but unlikely to make the game, but David Brooks came through as a late substitute over the weekend and is expected to be in the matchday squad.
Match Details
Competition: Premier League Matchweek 26
Date and start time: Tuesday, January 10th at 11:30 a.m. PT / 2:30 p.m ET / 7:30 p.m. BST
Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Capacity: 52,769
Weather: 45°F/7°C, light rain, 35% chance of precipitation, 8 mph winds
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Last Meeting
Bournemouth had Everton’s number last season, beating them all three times they met, including a home defeat at Goodison Park in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. This season though the Blues have already beaten the Cherries at the Vitality Stadium thanks to a Jack Grealish winner, ending a run of four straight losses to Bournemouth.