Everton faced off against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to earn a good result in the third round of the EFL Cup. The Toffees made a poor start to the game as they conceded the opening goal in the seventh minute when Jamal Lowe scored for the home team. Frank Lampard’s men failed to come up with a response and were trailing 1-0 at the half-time break.
Junior Stanislas made it 2-0 to Bournemouth just two minutes into the second half. However, Demarai Gray pulled a goal back in the 67th minute. The Cherries grew in confidence and scored two quick-fire goals via Emiliano Marcondes’ finish and Jaidon Anthony’s goal. The contest ended with Everton suffering a humiliating 4-1 defeat on the road which knocked them out of the EFL Cup.
Let’s take a look at how each Everton player performed during the match against the Cherries.
GK: Asmir Begovic – 5.5/10
He made a few solid saves at the back and won’t be pleased after conceding four goals during the game.
CB: Michael Keane – 5.5/10
The English defender was strong in the air but looked far from convincing when defending inside his half.
CB: Yerry Mina – 6/10
Mina won his fair share of aerial duels but failed to stop the home side from scoring four times tonight.
CB: Mason Holgate – 6.5/10
He earned the ball back a few times and was mostly solid during his time on the field. Holgate got replaced in the 50th minute.
RM: Nathan Patterson – 5/10
Patterson looked vulnerable at the back and produced a disjointed display tonight.
CM: James Garner – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles and had a couple of strikes at goal.
CM: Abdoulaye Doucoure – 6/10
Doucoure was not shy of a tackle and engineered one good chance in the final third.
CM: Tom Davies – 6/10
The English talent did his fair share of defending but lacked quality in the Bournemouth half.
LM: Ruben Vinagre – 6/10
Vinagre tried to keep things tidy at the back and had a couple of bright moments in the final third.
ST: Neal Maupay – 6.5/10
Maupay came back to defend when needed and picked up an assist for setting up Demarai Gray’s goal.
ST: Anthony Gordon – 6/10
He made two good runs with the ball but got substituted in the 51st minute.
Substitutes:
RW: Dwight McNeil – 6/10
McNeil failed to threaten the Bournemouth goal.
LW: Demarai Gray – 7/10
He came off the bench and scored Everton’s only goal of the game.
CM: Alex Iwobi – 6/10
Iwobi failed to offer enough protection for his teammates at the back.
RW: Stanley Mills – N/A
He didn’t get enough time to influence the game.
ST: Thomas Cannon – N/A
Cannon was Lampard’s last throw of the dice.
