Everton vs AFC Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow live coverage as Everton face AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League today.

Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.

Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.

It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.

It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.

We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Everton FC 1 - 0 AFC Bournemouth

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Thanks for joining us for live coverage of Everton's 1-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth at Goodison Park.

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After late-season heroics have now kept Everton up in two consecutive years, their fans will surely be hoping for improvements to ensure they do not have to fight for their Premier League lives yet again next campaign. The Toffees finish 17th, two points off the drop and just a Bournemouth equaliser away from the Championship. For Bournemouth, they will look to avoid the second season syndrome that has historically haunted promoted teams as they finish 15th, just three points above Dyche's men.

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The final whistle blows, and there are jubilant scenes as the Toffees secure their Premier League survival! The fans pour onto the pitch, in stark contrast to the King Power Stadium and Elland Road where Leicester and Leeds are heading to the Championship respectively. Doucoure goes down as the hero as it was his stunning strike that clinched the three points, lashing a powerful effort past Travers before his team held on over the nervy remainder of the game. The end of the game did finally come, rendering Leicester's win at home to West Ham meaningless as a relieved Everton celebrate retaining their Premier League status.

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FULL-TIME: EVERTON 1-0 BOURNEMOUTH

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We are in the dying seconds and right now, Bournemouth are not exactly banging down the door for a leveller. Leicester will be praying for a favour!

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Onana earns his team a throw-in up the Cherries' end of the pitch. This is exactly where Everton will want to keep the ball.

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Leicester have won 2-1 at home to West Ham, meaning a Bournemouth goal here will send Everton down. The Toffees absolutely have to cling on!

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Doucoure wins a corner as the seconds tick away.

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VITAL SAVE! Pickford makes an absolutely crucial save, as Vina's volley from Moore's header looks goalbound, only for the Everton goalkeeper to dive to his left and punch away from danger.

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Ouattara feeds the ball for Solanke, but Coady blocks his shot. The striker was offside, though, and the Toffees will have a free-kick.

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The fourth official puts up his board and indicates there will be 10 minutes of additional time! Can Everton hold on for the three points that would secure their Premier League safety?

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Tarkowski gets up well to meet McNeil's delivery, but he cannot get his header on target as it flies high over Travers' crossbar.

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Dyche makes his first substitution as Gray limps off for Simms.

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Iwobi wins a precious corner as his shot is deflected behind by Anthony.

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Bournemouth want a penalty as Vina goes down under the challenge of Tarkowski, but the referee ignores the protests.

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Smith is replaced by Anthony.

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Ouattara curls a threatening ball into the Everton box, but Moore is just not quite able to leap high enough to meet it.

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The atmosphere at Goodison Park is incredibly nervy heading into the final 10 minutes.

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West Ham have pulled a goal back at the King Power Stadium. If the Hammers were to make it 2-2, Everton would be safe even with a Bournemouth equaliser.

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Everton have allowed just 0.43 xG (expected goals). Can they continue that resilience and see out the three points?

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Pickford is down receiving treatment on his hand after that incident.

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CLOSE! It is a huge let-off for Everton as Coady makes a vital block. Moore gets on the end of a delivery from the left and nods it back towards goal. Solanke looks set to tap home, only for Coady to clear at the crucial moment.

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Yellow Card Adam James Smith

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Yellow Card Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell

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Senesi receives the first booking of the contest for bringing down Gray near the touchline.

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Bournemouth are yet to have a shot on target in this game. Will O'Neil's attacking alteration change that?

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O'Neil goes with two up top as Moore replaces Christie.

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Leicester have gone 2-0 up against West Ham, making it even more vital that Everton hold onto this slender lead.

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Bournemouth have lost 18 of the 22 Premier League matches this season in which they have conceded the opening goal. Can the Toffees see the game out for three season-saving points?

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Goal Abdoulaye Doucouré

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O'Neil makes the first substitution of the game, taking off Brooks for Vina.

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Everton just about deal with a couple of wicked crosses from Brooks.

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Brooks is momentarily down in pain after Gueye goes through the back of him in midfield, but the Cherries man is okay to continue.

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HUGE SAVE! Iwobi lofts a ball into the Bournemouth box, and it sits up nicely for Gray to nod at goal. He does not quite fully commit to the header, though, allowing Travers to get down to his left and push it behind for a corner. He had to do better there.

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Doucoure is eased down in the box by Lerma, but the referee waves play on.

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Everton have failed to score a first-half goal in 27 of their 38 games, more often than any other team in the Premier League this season.

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The visitors get us back underway for the second period.

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If Leicester can see out their victory against the Hammers, Everton simply have to find a winner from somewhere if they are to stay in the Premier League. The Toffees have scored just 33 league goals all season, though, so who will step up and save them?

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The teams head into the changing rooms at Goodison Park level at the break, with Everton's Premier League safety in real doubt. The hosts have shaded the first half, but Leicester are currently winning 1-0 at home to West Ham, meaning the Toffees are down as it stands. Gueye and Garner went closest for Dyche's men, with a couple of sublime saves from Travers needed to ensure his team went into the interval with the scoreline 0-0.

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HALF-TIME: EVERTON 0-0 BOURNEMOUTH

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BRILLIANT SAVE! Travers punches the ball to the edge of the box, and Iwobi lays it off for Garner to hit. The shot looks to be arrowing into the top corner, but the Bournemouth goalkeeper leaps to make an acrobatic stop.

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Kelly awkwardly puts the ball out for a corner as he tries to clear a cross. However, the resulting set-piece comes to nothing.

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There will be three minutes of additional time at the end of this first half.

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BIG CHANCE! Tarkowski inexplicably gives the ball away in a very dangerous position, and it eventually finds its way to Solanke. Luckily for Tarkowski, his centre-back partner Mina is there to make a vital block. That was a huge let-off for the Toffees.

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Gray hits the deck after a coming together with Zabarnyi, but again the forward's protests fall on deaf ears.

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Kelly makes an important block to deny Gray's flick towards goal. That was a vital interception from the Cherries defender.

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Another Everton penalty shout comes and goes as referee Stuart Attwell waves away the protests, much to Gray's frustration after he felt he was fouled by Senesi.

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WIDE! A corner causes havoc in the Everton box, and the ball eventually falls to Senesi, who twists and turns before shooting. However, he can only watch his low effort go past the left post.

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Bournemouth have won their last three Premier League games against Everton, netting exactly three goals each time. They had only won two of their first eight against them in the competition (two draws, four losses).

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LEICESTER ARE WINNING! Harvey Barnes has put the Foxes 1-0 up at home to West Ham and as it stands, Everton will be relegated. The Toffees have to find a goal from somewhere!

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Gueye fires at goal from range, but Travers gets down well to his right to tip it wide before a penalty shout is waved away.

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GREAT SAVE! Onana plays a superb throughball for Gueye, who manages to get on the end of it before unleashing a shot towards goal. It looks to be flying in, only for Travers to brilliantly tip it over the bar. That would have really eased the nerves at Goodison Park.

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Half an hour in and as it stands, Everton are safe with a draw. If Leicester were to go in front at home to West Ham, though, the Toffees would sink into the bottom three.

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Having won their first four Premier League home games against Bournemouth, Everton lost their last such meeting with the Cherries, going down 3-1 on the final day of the 2019-20 season.

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We are yet to have a shot on target so far in this match.

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McNeil swings a deep cross towards the back post for Onana, who gets up well to meet it. However, the midfielder's header flies well over the target.

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A free-kick is lofted into the visitors' box, but the referee blows up for an off-the-ball collision between Doucoure and Solanke, awarding Bournemouth a free-kick.

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Bournemouth are penned in at the moment with Everton starting to dominate. They are yet to create a real clear-cut chance, however.

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The corner is headed out by the Cherries, but only to Gray 25 yards out from goal. The effort is decent, but ends up fizzing a couple of yards high and wide of the top right corner.

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Gray forces a corner after some clever work down the right. Can the hosts create something here?

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It has been a cagey opening from the Toffees, perhaps to be expected with so much at stake.

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Gray, making his 200th Premier League appearance, has a huge job to lead the line in place of Calvert-Lewin. He has had a couple of promising early touches but is yet to get a real sight at goal.

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Play has resumed after a brief pause for Smith to receive treatment after he went down following an aerial challenge with Iwobi.

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Lerma tries to flick a shot at goal from just outside the box, but his effort flies well over Pickford's crossbar.

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Leeds have gone a goal behind at Elland Road against Tottenham, a scoreline that is sure to please Everton fans.

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Doucoure plays in Gray down the right and the former Leicester man manages to get a cross into the Cherries' box, but Senesi is well-placed to clear before any damage can be done.

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The hosts kick us off and we are underway!

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The two teams make their way onto the pitch ahead of this crucial final game at the bottom of the Premier League.

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