AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Everton: result and report

Report

AFC Bournemouth will see this as two points dropped rather than one gained. They were the side expected to win at home and they created the better chances. Still, Everton left with a draw because James Tarkowski scored in stoppage time.

How the game moved

Alex Scott gave AFC Bournemouth the lead on 41 minutes, finishing a move set up by Evanilson. That lead held through the whole second half, even though AFC Bournemouth never added a second goal. Then, in the first minute of added time, Tarkowski equalised and took the point back to Everton.

AFC Bournemouth: the chances they left behind

The scoreline undersells how much AFC Bournemouth created. They finished with 2.66 xG to Everton's 1.14 and made six big chances to Everton's three. Yet none of those six big chances was converted, so a single goal was a poor return.

The wider picture supports that reading. AFC Bournemouth had 59% of the ball and applied far more sustained pressure across the match. They also made 14 key passes to Everton's nine. This was not a home side hanging on. It was a side that kept making openings and kept failing to finish them.

Everton: more shots, fewer clear chances

There is a counter-signal, though. Everton had more shots, 11 to nine, and more on target, seven to five. Djordje Petrovic made five saves in the AFC Bournemouth goal, so Everton were not simply waiting for a late break.

The difference was quality rather than volume. Everton's attempts carried far less threat than AFC Bournemouth's, while their persistence still gave them a route back into the game. Tarkowski, named player of the match with a 7.89 rating, was the one who made it count.