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Jack Grealish’s deflected shot gave Everton a narrow 1-0 win over Bournemouth, ending their unbeaten run at the Vitality Stadium.
In a game that lacked quality and a cutting edge in the final third, it took a bit of luck to make a difference.
After cutting in from the left, the Manchester City loanee slipped as he shot from outside the box, with the ball deflecting badly off Buford Diakite before spinning into the far corner.
“I’ve scored two goals here this season,” Grealish said sky sports After the game.
“One was a tackle and the other was a deflection, but I’ve been getting hammered for not scoring goals over the years so I scored two goals.”
A scrappy goal finally decided a scrappy game that could have easily gone in the home side’s favor after Eli Junior Kroupi’s brilliant first-half opener was ruled out for offside.
A late goal in the 78th minute extended Bournemouth’s winless run in the Premier League to five games, three days after they squandered a two-goal lead in a 2-3 defeat away to Sunderland.
Everton, meanwhile, moved into the top half of the table and level on points with Merseyside rivals Liverpool with their first league win away at the Cherries, taking it to three wins in their last four top-flight games.
“I love him to death!” – Grealish credits Moyes for Bournemouth title win
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Jack Grealish’s shot goes wide to give Everton the lead against Bournemouth!
everton forward Jack Grealish say sky sports:
“It would be nice to be able to contribute. This is a great team. I really like the coach. I’ve only known him a few months and I can’t speak highly enough of him as a person and how he makes me feel and how he makes me want to go out there and play for him. So credit goes to him.”
“We did a good job. I think last game, we had a couple of those games at home where we conceded early and then we were a little bit poor the rest of the game.”
“But I feel like we’re off to a good start – we’re in the top half of the league now.”
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Jack Grealish says he has a good connection with Everton fans and expressed his gratitude by kissing the badge.
Moyes: We caught Bournemouth at the right time
everton boss david moyes say Sky Sports:
“It was a very good effort considering what we had. Our record here has never been great. Maybe we caught Bournemouth at the right time too.”
“I know if we keep a clean sheet we have a good chance of winning the game. We’ve had other moments where maybe we can score a goal or two. That could go the way of Bournemouth as well.”
“Who scores the first goal will be crucial.”
