Sean Dyche is “super-proud” of his Everton aspect, 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 crew beat Doncaster Rovers 3-0 within the EFL Cup on Tuesday, and now put together for an early-season crunch conflict towards Bournemouth at Goodison Park.
Everton, whose monetary points have been properly 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 mentioned he’s content material with the work everybody concerned has finished this window.
“We’ve been as lively 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 mentioned.
“That’s a giant problem. We would like them to do this, and clearly the gamers which were right here earlier than.
“I’m super-proud of everybody right here and what they’ve given to the trigger, that’s for certain, 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 would like them to get that feeling and attachment to the membership and the identical work ethic to go and ship.”
Talking particularly if Everton had obtained any provides for Calvert-Lewin, Dyche added: “No, we’re simply carrying on as we all the time have finished 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 house fixture towards 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 towards Doncaster in midweek, and with Dyche’s crew having struggled to create a lot in the way in which of scoring alternatives of their opening league matches, the Senegal worldwide ought to get an opportunity to impress towards the Cherries.
Bournemouth – Antoine Semenyo
Semenyo has been concerned in additional photographs following a ball carry than some other participant to date within the Premier League this season (eight – 5 photographs, three probabilities created).
MATCH PREDICTION: DRAW
Bournemouth head to Goodison Park having drawn each of their league fixtures, and Opta’s mannequin suggests that’s the more than likely final result this time round. The final aspect 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 sport, they are going to be simply the third aspect 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 aren’t nice. Everton have misplaced all 5 of their Premier League video games in August below Dyche with out scoring a single aim. 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 aspect to lose their opening two matches in a season with out scoring and transport 7+ objectives, together with Leicester in 2001-02 (9 conceded), Wigan Athletic in 2010-11 (10 conceded) and Norwich Metropolis in 2021-22 (eight conceded).
Nonetheless, Everton have received six of their seven Premier League house video games towards 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%