Bournemouth host Everton looking for first points

The table

Everton sit fourth after the opening weekend with three points from one played, goal difference two. A win on the south coast would take them to six points from two. Bournemouth are thirteenth with no points from one, goal difference minus one. A win would lift them to three points from two, a draw to one.

Recent meetings

The five most recent head-to-head meetings contain ten goals in total. Bournemouth won four of those five matches — 2-1, 3-0, 2-0 and 1-0 — with one defeat, 0-1. That run suggests comfort for the hosts, though Everton's recent form points the other way: they have won three of their last five matches, including victories by 3-1, 2-0 and 4-0. Bournemouth have not won any of their last five, drawing three and losing two, most recently 1-2.

Lineups had not been announced at the time of writing. Flagside reported that Everton want Delap — and they've made an offer earlier in the window, though the block does not record whether that move concluded.

We are covering this one live. Follow it with us in the match centre for the line-ups when they land, the goals as they go in, and the full timeline.