Sean Dyche is “super-proud” of his Everton facet, in addition to the employees aiming to bolster his squad earlier than the switch window shuts.
Everton have misplaced their opening two Premier League video games by an mixture rating of 7-0, and sit backside of the early standings.
Dyche’s workforce beat Doncaster Rovers 3-0 within the EFL Cup on Tuesday, and now put together for an early-season crunch conflict in opposition to Bournemouth at Goodison Park.
Everton, whose monetary points have been effectively documented, are nonetheless aiming so as to add to their squad earlier than Friday’s deadline, with midfielder Orel Mangala nearing a mortgage transfer from Lyon, whereas a winger is a goal.
Uncertainty stays over Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s future, too, however Dyche stated he’s content material with the work everybody concerned has carried out this window.
“We’ve been as energetic as we could possibly be with the signings and making an attempt to herald gamers who can function instantly and likewise develop into the membership within the Premier League,” he stated.
“That’s a giant problem. We would like them to do this, and clearly the gamers which have been right here earlier than.
“I’m super-proud of everybody right here and what they’ve given to the trigger, that’s for positive, and that continues to be.
“They’ve given so much during the last couple of seasons, the gamers who’ve been right here. The added gamers coming in, we wish them to get that feeling and attachment to the membership and the identical work ethic to go and ship.”
Talking particularly if Everton had acquired any affords for Calvert-Lewin, Dyche added: “No, we’re simply carrying on as we at all times have carried out with Dom and all the opposite gamers, making an attempt to remain open with our dialogue, that’s it.”
The boss points a squad health replace forward of this weekend’s dwelling fixture in opposition to AFC Bournemouth. pic.twitter.com/xPmxJwj21a
— Everton (@Everton) August 29, 2024
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Everton – Iliman Ndiaye
Ndiaye netted on his first begin of the season for Everton in opposition to Doncaster in midweek, and with Dyche’s workforce having struggled to create a lot in the best way of scoring alternatives of their opening league matches, the Senegal worldwide ought to get an opportunity to impress in opposition to the Cherries.
Bournemouth – Antoine Semenyo
Semenyo has been concerned in additional photographs following a ball carry than some other participant thus far within the Premier League this season (eight – 5 photographs, three possibilities created).
MATCH PREDICTION: DRAW
Bournemouth head to Goodison Park having drawn each of their league fixtures, and Opta’s mannequin suggests that’s the almost definitely final result this time round. The final facet to attract their opening three have been Wolves in 2019-20, whereas the final to attract the primary three 1-1 have been West Brom in 2004-05.
Andoni Iraola has solely received two of his 14 league matches in August throughout his spells with Mirandes, Rayo Vallecano and the Cherries (D5 L7), whereas Bournemouth are winless in 9 total in August (D4 L5) since beating Aston Villa on MD1 of the 2022-23 season.
As much as the night time of August 30, Everton may have spent 14 days backside of the Premier League in 2024-25, their most in a season since 2009-10 (additionally 14). If they’re nonetheless in twentieth after this recreation, they are going to be simply the third facet to be backside of the desk on the finish of August in consecutive seasons, together with Wimbledon (1996-97/1997-98) and West Ham (2017-18/2018-19).
The omens usually are not nice. Everton have misplaced all 5 of their Premier League video games in August underneath Dyche with out scoring a single purpose. Certainly, Dyche has a win ratio of simply 12.5% in August, the worst proportion of any supervisor to handle greater than 10 video games in August.
Everton are simply the fourth Premier League facet to lose their opening two matches in a season with out scoring and transport 7+ targets, together with Leicester in 2001-02 (9 conceded), Wigan Athletic in 2010-11 (10 conceded) and Norwich Metropolis in 2021-22 (eight conceded).
Nevertheless, Everton have received six of their seven Premier League dwelling video games in opposition to Bournemouth, with the exception a 3-1 defeat on the ultimate day of the 2019-20 marketing campaign.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Everton – 35.9%
Bournemouth – 37.4%
Draw – 26.7%
