sport news Bournemouth 3-0 Everton: Marcus Tavernier, Kieffer Moore and Jaidon Anthony ... trends now
One thousand miles travelled in the space of five days and all to see an aggregate defeat of 7-1. Everton fans could be forgiven for giving Bournemouth away a miss next year — if they are still in the same division, that is.
Worryingly for those supporters, it is Everton who look more destined for the drop than their hosts this afternoon, even though Bournemouth were written off as relegation certainties before a ball had even been kicked this season.
Frank Lampard’s side were humiliated here in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday and thoroughly outclassed today. One win in eight makes for grim reading for Lampard, who is suddenly under all kinds of pressure. Toffees owner Farhad Moshiri is not a man renowned for his patience and the Lampard-led celebrations at Goodison Park after survival was secured against Crystal Palace last season feel like a lifetime ago.
Frank Lampard is under pressure after Everton's back-to-back defeats against Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier scored the opening goal for the hosts as they saw out a 3-0 win over Everton
Make no mistake, Everton are abject at the moment. They have scored 11 goals all season, but are somehow becoming more toothless by the game. And the defensive solidity that appeared to have arrived with Conor Coady and James Tarkowski in the summer seems to be on the wane, too.
In fairness, the pair were let down by their goalkeeper this afternoon — and if this match was painful viewing for those of an Everton persuasion, Gareth Southgate won’t have been delighted with what he saw either.
Jordan Pickford was to blame for Bournemouth’s opener, spilling an easy catch under little pressure straight to goalscorer Marcus Tavernier. It was the kind of howler he has largely eradicated from his game in the last few years, but also the sort which could cost England dear if repeated in Qatar.
Back in the Vitality Stadium, in the end his mistake made little difference to the outcome as Bournemouth ran riot — Kieffer Moore and super sub Jaidon Anthony sealing victory. Superior in every department, a team which came into this game on the back of three straight league defeats turned an already miserable week for Lampard into one
