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Everton captain Seamus Coleman and James Garner returned from injury in the midweek Carabao Cup win against Doncaster Rovers, while fit Ashley Young is available following a one-match ban. The injured trio of Jarrad Branthwaite, Nathan Patterson and Youssef Chermiti all remain "a bit of time away", according to manager Sean Dyche. Bournemouth are expected to hand goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga his debut after signing on a season-long loan from Chelsea. Cherries boss Andoni Iraola has confirmed Max Aarons is available after recovering from illness, while Enes Unal should return following the international break. Head-to-head Everton have won six of their seven Premier League home games against Bournemouth, with the Cherries solitary victory at Goodison Park coming on the final day of the 2019-20 season. The Cherries have won four of the last six meetings, losing the other two. Both sides have won six of the 14 league encounters. Everton Everton have lost their opening two league matches whilst conceding three goals or more in each for the first time in their history The Toffees are the fourth side in Premier League history to lose their opening two games without scoring whilst conceding seven or more goals. They follow Norwich City in 2021, Wigan Athletic in 2010 and Leicester City in 2001. Sean Dyche has lost all five matches in charge at Everton in August without scoring. Dyche has a win ratio of just 12. 5% in August, the worst percentage of any manager to take charge of 10 games in this month. The Toffees boss has recorded more victories against Bournemouth than any other side, winning eight of his 11 meetings. Everton are winless in their last ten Premier League games played in August, since a 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021. Ahead of this matchround starting, Everton have spent 14 days at the bottom of the league this season, their longest period since the 2009-10 season. Bournemouth Bournemouth are the only side to draw their first two Premier League games this season. Wolves were the last side to open with three draws in 2019. Bournemouth are winless in nine games in August since an opening day triumph against Aston Villa in 2022. Andoni Iraola has recorded just two victories in 14 games in August throughout his entire managerial career (D5, L7). The Cherries have committed a division-high 535 fouls since the start of last season. They have failed to score in just three of their last 32 Premier League fixtures. Antoine Semenyo has been involved in an unrivalled eight shots following a ball carry (five shots and three chances created). Last Updated 28th August 2024 at 12: 32 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Everton have won six of their seven Premier League home games against Bournemouth, with the exception a 3-1 defeat on the final day of the 2019-20 campaign. Bournemouth have won four of their last six Premier League games against Everton (L2), twice the amount they had in their first eight against the Toffees (W2 D2 L4). Everton are just the fourth Premier League side to lose their opening two matches in a season without scoring and shipping 7+ goals, along with Leicester in 2001-02 (9 conceded), Wigan in 2010-11 (10 conceded) and Norwich in 2021-22 (8 conceded). Bournemouth are the only side to draw both Premier League matches this season, both ending 1-1 against Nottingham Forest and Newcastle. The last side to draw their opening three were Wolves in 2019-20, while the last to draw the first three 1-1 were West Brom in 2004-05. Everton have lost all five of their Premier League games in August under Sean Dyche without scoring a single goal. Indeed, Dyche has a win ratio of just 12. 5% in August, the worst percentage of any manager to manage more than 10 games in August. Since the start of last season, Bournemouth have conceded more fouls in the Premier League than any other side (535), with defender Marcos Senesi the most booked player in that time (14). The Cherries made 20 fouls against Newcastle on MD2, only making more in one Premier League game (23 vs Newcastle in February this year). Up to the night of August 30, Everton will have spent 14 days bottom of the Premier League in 2024-25, their most in a season since 2009-10 (also 14). If they are still in 20th after this game, they will be just the third side to be bottom of the table at the end of August in consecutive seasons, along with Wimbledon (1996-97/1997-98) and West Ham (2017-18/2018-19). Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has only won two of his 14 league matches in August across his spells with Mirandés, Rayo Vallecano and the Cherries (D5 L7), while Bournemouth are winless in nine overall in August (D4 L5) since beating Aston Villa under Scott Parker on MD1 of the 2022-23 season. At the age of 19 years and 242 days against Spurs, Roman Dixon was the youngest player to start in the Premier League for Everton since Jarrad Branthwaite in December 2021 (19 years, 172 days vs Chelsea). He was the second-youngest to start a Premier League game under Sean Dyche, behind Dwight Mc Neil (18 years, 284 days in 2018), with a 24-year-old Mc Neil starting alongside Dixon against Spurs. Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has been involved in more shots following a ball carry than any other player so far in the Premier League this season (8 – 5 shots, 3 chances created). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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