Everton vs Bournemouth Preview

April 29, 2016
By: Deke Hardman
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Image via thenational.ae

Saturday’s Premier League action from Goodison Park sees Everton face Bournemouth.

The Toffee’s go in to the game on the back of last weekend’s FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester United – a result that extended their winless run to seven games in all competitions.

The team’s lack of form has piled the pressure on manager Roberto Martinez, with many fans calling for his head, and even four straight wins with other results falling in there favour can only secure them a ninth place finish at best.

The Spaniard will be without several defenders for this game, with Phil Jagielka and Seamus Coleman both out with hamstring injuries while Ramiro Funes is suspended. Gareth Barry is also missing, so debuts could be handed to Matthew Pennington and Kieran Dowell.

Romelu Lukaku is priced at 5.0 (4/1) to get the first goal of the game with Bet Victor, with Ross Barkley an 8.5 (15/2) chance with Stan James.

The home win is widely available at 2.0 (1/1), with the visitors as highly priced as the 4.0 (3/1) on offer from William Hill. The draw can be backed at 3.8 (14/5) with a number of bookmakers.

Like their opponents, the Cherries go in to the weekend on forty-one points, ten clear of the bottom three,

They have lost their last two games but their 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane a month ago was their only loss away from home in 2016.

Max Gradel could return from a calf problem though Adam Smith and Harry Arter are out with groin and Achilles injuries respectively.

Callum Wilson is 8.0 (7/1) to open the scoring with a number of firms as is fellow striker Benik Afobe.

The two sides have already met twice so far this season, playing out a 3-3 draw in the reverse fixture back in November before the Merseyside outfit ran out 2-0 winners at the Vitality Stadium in the fifth round of the FA Cup in February and you can back Everton to score two or more goals this time around at 1.75 (3/4) with Coral.

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