Everton vs Bournemouth: Goals from Kurt Zouma and Dominic Calvert-Lewin ease pressure on Marco Silva
Re-live the action from Goodison Park
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Your support makes all the difference.Kurt Zouma scored his first Everton goal as the Toffees beat Bournemouth 2-0 at Goodison Park.
The Cherries impressed for large parts of the first half and saw David Brooks hit a post after 18 minutes.
Everton, though, grabbed the opening goal just after the hour mark when Zouma headed home Digne's cross.
The hosts then wrapped up the three points when substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin converted Lookman's low cross in added time.
Re-live the action below:
Everton 1-0 Bournemouth
88 minutes
Alert goalkeeping from Pickford, who rushes out to deny Fraser. The ball was played across the box and Bournemouth's diminutive winger looked set to score. But Pickford gets out quickly to snuff out the danger.
Everton 1-0 Bournemouth
90 minutes
Nervy moments for Everton. Pickford punches clear a free kick but Bournemouth are throwing players forward now.
Everton 1-0 Bournemouth
90 minutes
Ibe plays a dangerous ball across goal from the right, which Keane, in his attempt to clear, hits against Mousset. It goes behind for a goal kick, but Everton still have five minutes of added time to see out.
Everton 1-0 Bournemouth
90+2 minutes
Chance for Gosling! Mousset plays the midfielder in on goal but Keane slides in to block his shot. Pickford is out quickly again and denies Gosling at the second attempt.
Everton 1-0 Bournemouth
90+2 minutes
Sigurdsson is replaced by Mina as Everton prepare to defend a Bournemouth corner.
Everton 1-0 Bournemouth
90+5 minutes
Fraser swings in a corner, which is met by Mousset. His volley is collected by Pickford, though, and that might well be Bournemouth's last chance.
GOAL! Everton 2-0 Bournemouth (Calvert-Lewin)
90+5 minutes
Game over! Substitute Calvert-Lewin seals the points late on, latching onto Lookman's ball across and placing his finish coolly past Begovic. No way back for Bournemouth now.
Full time: That's it! Relief at Goodison as Everton return to winning ways and secure a vital three points over Bournemouth. Goals from Zouma and Calvert-Lewin are enough for Marco Silva's side, who climb to tenth in the Premier League standings.
It's more disappointment for Bournemouth, who were impressive in the first half but couldn't quite find the finishing touch in the final third throughout. They stay in 12th, and will hope to bounce back at home against West Ham in their next game.
Our attention turns to Wembley now, where Tottenham host Manchester United. It's the first big test for Ole Gunnar Solskjær, who has made a superb start to his managerial tenure. The Norweigan has won all four of his games so far and victory today would see him match Sir Matt Busby’s record of five wins from his first five.
Tottenham, though, stand in United's way. They come into this on the back of victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup, still with hopes of challenging for the title. They will be the favourites, but they face a rejuvenated Manchester United side today.
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