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Everton secured the win they required against Bournemouth to secure Premier League safety on an afternoon of nerve-shredding tension at Goodison Park.
Sean Dyche's side knew victory would guarantee survival irrespective of events elsewhere, but for a time they were in the drop zone as they struggled to break down Bournemouth and Leicester City were beating West Ham United.
Everton finally ended the deadlock after 57 minutes as Abdoulaye Doucoure sparked an explosion of elation and relief inside an emotionally-charged Goodison Park with a powerful right-foot finish from 20 yards that gave Bournemouth keeper Mark Travers no chance of saving it.
As the tension mounted, Everton survived a couple of Bournemouth near misses and an agonising 10 minutes of stoppage time before they could confirm they would be extending their 69-year stay in English football's top tier.
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Everton
Squad number1Player namePickford
Squad number13Player nameMina
Squad number30Player nameCoady
Squad number2Player nameTarkowski
Squad number37Player nameGarner
Squad number27Player nameGueye
Squad number16Player nameDoucouré
Squad number7Player nameMcNeil
Squad number8Player nameOnana
Squad number17Player nameIwobi
Squad number11Player nameGray
Squad number50Player nameSimms
AFC Bournemouth
Squad number1Player nameTravers
Squad number15Player nameA Smith
Squad number27Player nameZabarnyi
Squad number25Player nameSenesi
Squad number5Player nameKelly
Squad number8Player nameLerma
Squad number29Player nameBilling
Squad number7Player nameBrooks
Squad number10Player nameChristie
Squad number11Player nameOuattara
Squad number9Player nameSolanke
Squad number18Player nameViña
Squad number21Player nameMoore
Squad number32Player nameAnthony
Line-ups
Everton
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1PickfordBooked at 74mins
- 13Mina
- 30Coady
- 2Tarkowski
- 37Garner
- 27Gueye
- 16Doucouré
- 7McNeil
- 8Onana
- 17Iwobi
- 11GraySubstituted forSimmsat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Holgate
- 5Keane
- 15Begovic
- 20Maupay
- 31Lonergan
- 46McAllister
- 50Simms
- 64Welch
Bournemouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Travers
- 15A SmithBooked at 70minsSubstituted forAnthonyat 83'minutes
- 27Zabarnyi
- 25SenesiBooked at 68mins
- 5Kelly
- 8Lerma
- 29Billing
- 7BrooksSubstituted forViñaat 56'minutes
- 10ChristieSubstituted forMooreat 65'minutes
- 11Ouattara
- 9SolankeBooked at 70mins
Substitutes
- 3Stephens
- 4L Cook
- 6Mepham
- 12Randolph
- 17Stacey
- 18Viña
- 21Moore
- 32Anthony
- 49Sadi
Live Text
Match ends, Everton 1, Bournemouth 0.
Second Half ends, Everton 1, Bournemouth 0.
Foul by Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth).
Yerry Mina (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Mark Travers.
Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by James Garner (Everton).
Attempt saved. Matías Viña (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a headed pass.
Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
Offside, Bournemouth. Dango Ouattara tries a through ball, but Dominic Solanke is caught offside.
Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Amadou Onana (Everton).
Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Everton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Philip Billing.
Substitution, Everton. Ellis Simms replaces Demarai Gray because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Demarai Gray (Everton).
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Jaidon Anthony.
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