Everton’s miserable home run continued as David Moyes’ side collapsed in a disastrous eight-minute spell to surrender a 1-0 lead and fall 2-1 to Bournemouth.
The Blues looked in control after Iliman Ndiaye calmly converted a first-half penalty, but profligacy in front of goal and defensive lapses once again proved costly.
Everton should have been comfortably ahead long before Bournemouth’s comeback. Thierno Barry squandered two golden opportunities – first dragging wide from close range after Djordje Petrovic spilled James Garner’s free-kick straight into his path. After the break, he was denied by a superb Alex Jimenez block from point-blank range, but it was another chance the striker will feel he should have taken.
Those misses came back to haunt the hosts.
Bournemouth levelled through Rayan, who made amends for conceding the earlier penalty with a well-taken header at the far post. He rose to meet Adrien Truffert’s pinpoint cross, punishing Everton for slack defending.
Just two minutes later, the visitors completed the turnaround. James Hill – impressive defensively all afternoon with crucial blocks to deny both Barry and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – headed the ball back across goal for Amine Adli to nod into an unguarded net.
The situation deteriorated further five minutes later when Adli broke through on goal and Jake O’Brien hauled him down. Despite the distance from goal, referee Andy Madley deemed O’Brien the last man and produced a straight red card, reducing Everton to ten.
Even a man down, Everton pushed for a response. Substitute Beto and Jarrad Branthwaite both had headed chances inside the box but failed to find the finish needed to salvage a point.
The defeat extends Everton’s winless home run to six matches since 6 December. Since then, they have faced Arsenal (0-1), Brentford (2-4), Wolves (1-1), Sunderland (1-1, lost 3-0 on penalties), Leeds (1-1) and now Bournemouth (1-2).