A penalty gift turns into a two goal defensive nightmare with O’Brien seeing red

Everton 1 – 2 Bournemouth

Everton got a penalty gift against Bournemouth at Hill Dickinson Stadium but it turned sour with two poor goals given up before Jake O’Brien rather harshly saw red as the last defender in this Tuesday night horror show.

David Moyes has given a first start for the Blues’ newest signing, Tyrique George who is on loan from Chelsea for the remainder of the season with an option to join permanently in the summer.

Dwight McNeil again misses out on the matchday squad, eight days after his failed move to Crystal Palace. Seamus Coleman is also absent from the squad.

First Half

The visitors kicked things off but Everton made most of the early running without threatening their goal and it was Evanilson who had the first weak shot. Playing out was a mess, though and Christie’s shot was blocked. A long throw-in saw Sensi go down but VAR cleared it before a Nournemouth corner that they worked around, then out behind. 

Everton got forward, Ndiaye’s cross headed away, but they kept up the pressure, but O’Brien’s longthrow was headed behind. Dewsbury-Hall was fouled in midfield, playing it up to Ndiaye who eventually got a corner, Jiminez causing himself an issue.

Garmer swung it to the far post, Petrovic punching out to Gana, who returned it with interest, Ndiaye flicking it in at the near post but immediately flagged for offside: no goal… but Everton were playing forward and pressing high.

Ndiaye benefitted from a loose pass, only to give it straight back to the opposition. Everton worked to rebuild from the back but it broke down too easily. Mykolenko drew a foul to halt Jiminez. 

The play became very flat, George unable to keep the ball in. Everton went back to Pickford but again George was blocked as they tried to build. Branthwaite was next with a terrible forward pass, allowing The Cherries to advance, Pickford gathering the cross. 

George had some better possession across the back but Mykolenko was no match for Rayan Everton tried the high press but Gana got an elbow in the face and had to go off for treatment. 

Finally, after a very poor spell, it looked like Dewsbury-Hall had played in Barry but he just showed no desire to win the ball. The Cherries responded, Mykolenko fouling his man. Toth humped it harmlessly to Pickford.  

Dewsbury-Hall got forward and cut back a cross to Ndiaye, but it just bounced off him. George got a little space and Dewsbury-Hall was bundled down by Adli for a free-kick 35 yards out. Garner wacked it and the keeper fumbled it but Barry’s attempt to make an easy conversion was horrible.

But Everton kept it up and a low cross was banged goalwards by Ndaiye but Petrovoc pushed it onto the post and away.  At the other end, a dangerous Bournemouth attack was repelled and George tried to play Mykolenko in behind but it was way off. 

A physical tussle between George and Jiminez was called wrong by the referee, then Dewsbury-Hall and Gana ran into each other.  Dewsbury-Hall looked to break out but George was sandbagged by Jiminez and Evanilson might easily have scored but his shot was weak and deflected to Pickford. 

Dewsbury-Hall got forward again but was fouled. Garner played it short and George tried some trickery but overdid it. However, Branthwaite in competition with Rayan was clipped inside the Bournemouth area and penalty was the immediate decision of the referee. Iliman Ndiaye slotted it inside the post, beyond Petrovic.

That changed the mood completely after some febrile moments as the crowd had wanted so much more. Some tremendous interceptions were required by Gana, the second at the expense of a corner in 3 minutes of added time, but it didn’t beat Garner, the first defender.   

Ndiaye and Truffert clashed as they fought for the cleared ball, and Everton went in at the break with the goal advantage. 

Second Half

Garner restarted the contest. Ndiaye tried to play forward but Barry had gone yards offside.  Ndiaye anticipated a Petrovic gift, but Barry could not convert under close attention from Hill, who did well to deflect Dewsbury-Hall’s effort over the bar.

The Everton corner was played around but didn’t yield another chance, but the corner was clever, flicked on at the near post by George but cleared. The Cherries were penned in well until Ndiaye was deemed to have slid in on Christie. 

Bournemouth got forward but offered no real threat. Ndiaye and Barry worked oit forward well, Ndiaye crossing to Barry with surely an open goal! But somehow he hits Jiminez with his shot whoch is blocked away. 

At the other ende Truffert drove a shot wide, perhaps off Tarkowski. Rayan then got past Mykolenko, who appeared to clipped him but no penalty. A double change by Irola. 

Bournemouth played it around with increasing confidence, Truffert beating Ndiaye before swinging over a great cross to Rayan who leapt to tower over O’Brien and power a superb header past Pickford. A double change by Moyes. 

From a free-kick, a dreadful defence, Pickford nowhere near it, Hill heading back across to Adli who made no mistake with his header. A massive inquest required.

Everton applpplied good pressure but the attack broke down and Jake O’Brien ran in to Adli. It was a long way from goal but O’Brien was the last man and it was an automatic red card. In the space of 5 minutes, the entire gameplan was in the toilet.

Everton tried to play in but Dewsbury-Hall could not see anyone moving and he was sandbagged, Bournemouth countering and Tarkowski having to stall them. 

A good ball forward to Mykolenko resulted in a poor cross that evaded Beto, Ndiaye heading behind. 

The 10 men of Everotn kept playing it forward, but the cross to Ndiaye was just too high. Still, Everton won acorner but it was horrendous… cleared out to Garner who sliced his shot horribly high and wide. 

Dewsbury-Hall tried to work it forward but it bounced back off Beto and Bournemouth cleared. The next attack saw an Armstrong pass too easily intercepted. Garner tried to make things happen, Dewsbury-Hall throwing himself down but never a penalty. 

Ndiaye got a cross to beto but his header lacked power and was easy for Petrovic. A good delivery from Garaner was headed poorly by Branthwaite. Everton were pressing hard but it just wasn’t working. 

A Bournemouth counter looked dangerous but Unal made a mess of it and Everton recovered. Garner tried a looping ball upfield but it evaded Armstrong’s control. Still Everton kept trying to push up, Gana with a snapshot that deflected behind. 

The Everton corner was dropped into the mixer but headed out. Garner couldn’t get a shot on the clearance. Mykolenko got a cross in that almost created a chance, Everton getting another corner with time running out, but it was well cleared. 

Gana found Branthwaite whose shot was deflected behind as 5 minutes of added time were shown. Armstrong could not get enough power on a double header from the corner. 

Bournemouth countered but were stopped in their tracks as each side made added-time changes. Garner swung in a cross but there was no header on goal. Everton kept trying but Burnemouth were determined not to yeild. 

A late late free-kick saw Pickford up but he could not control the ball in to him and the whistle blew on an absolute disaster of a home game. 

Everton: Pickford; Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, O’Brien [R:69′]; Garner, Gueye; George (60′ Armstrong, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye; Barry (60′ Beto [Y:66′]).

Subs: Travers, Patterson, (90+3′ Keane) Röhl, Iroegbunam, Dibling, Alcaraz.

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