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Everton can complete a league double at Bournemouth.
Everton The Premier League will aim to continue its unlikely push for European football by completing the double over Bournemouth.
David Moyes’ men came from behind on Saturday to claim a 2-1 win at Fulham thanks to a Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall effort and a Bernd Leno own goal.
Toffee just sits They are two points behind sixth-placed Liverpool Heading into the visit of the Cherries, the reverse fixture was undone by Jack Grealish’s 78th-minute strike.
Grealish will not suffer a season-ending foot injury in this game, although victory may still be difficult for Bournemouth, with Andy Iraola’s men having won just twice away from home all season.
But Bournemouth go into the game aiming to make it six games unbeaten in the league. They have not lost in the Premier League since losing 3-2 at home to Arsenal on 3 January. Since then, they have beaten Tottenham, Liverpool and Wolves and claimed draws with Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa. They were knocked out of the FA Cup by Newcastle United, but only after a penalty shootout.
101GreatGoals has the full team news for what should be an entertaining affair on Merseyside.
Everton team news
Everton make two changes from win at Craven Cottage.
Jarrod Branthwaite comes on for Michael Keane to make his first home league start of the season.
Tariq George, on loan from Chelsea, makes his home debut, replacing Harrison Armstrong.
Everton: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski (c), Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, George, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Barry.
substitute: Paterson, Beto, Keane, Irogbunam, Armstrong, Travers, Dibling, Alcaraz, Rohl.
Bournemouth team news
Bournemouth’s XI sees two changes from their 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.
Top scorer Junior Croupie goes to the bench, as does Lewis Cook. Ryan Christie and Alex Toth come next.
Tyler Adams is fit enough to make the substitutes after two months out with a knee injury.
Bournemouth: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Toth, Christie (c), Edley, Ryan, Evenilson.
substitute: Brooks, Krupi, Cook, Smith, Unall, Diakite, Mandas, Milosaljevic, Adams.
How to watch Everton vs Bournemouth
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 19:30 GMT (14:30 ET / 11:30 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 5 and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 per month Discovery PlusThis includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a wide range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Everton vs Bournemouth Stats
- Everton are looking to complete a league double over Bournemouth for the first time since their 1-0 win at the Vitality Stadium in December.
- Bournemouth have lost six of their eight away league games against Everton, although last season they came from 2-0 down to win this particular match 3-2.
- Each of the last four Premier League meetings between Everton and Bournemouth have been 0-0 at half-time, with each of the last 11 goals in this fixture coming in the second half.
- Everton have won just eight points in their last eight Premier League home matches (W2 D2 L4), as many as they have in their first four this season at the Hill Dickinson Stadium (W2 D2).
- Bournemouth have picked up just seven points in 17 away Premier League games on Merseyside against Everton and Liverpool (W2 D1 L14), failing to keep a single clean sheet in those 17 games (49 goals conceded).
- Bournemouth are looking for back-to-back wins in the Premier League for the first time since February 2025, when they last kept consecutive clean sheets on the road in December 2023.
- Everton boss David Moyes has lost just one of his 10 Premier League meetings with Bournemouth (W5 D4 L1) – of the 10+ times they’ve faced him, he’s only lost a lower ratio against Sunderland (1/18, 6%) and Birmingham (1/14, 7%) than the Cherries (1%).
- Thierry Barry has scored three goals in his last five home Premier League appearances for Everton, having previously failed to score in seven. Barry last scored a consecutive home league goal for Basel in May 2024 at St. Jakob-Park.
