Everton capitulate in remarkable fashion to throw away two-goal lead with three minutes go

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Everton have become the archetypal yo-yo club. Not by dipping in and out of the top division, but due to the violent mood swings which send their followers staring into the abyss and then at the stars and back again – often in the same afternoon.
So it was here. Sean Dyche was three minutes from hailing one of the most exciting home victories of his reign, a 2-0 lead courtesy of Michael Keane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scarcely doing justice to his side’s dominance.
His summer signings, Iliman Ndiaye especially, were sprinkling stardust, and Bournemouth were being bullied and outplayed. Then Bournemouth scored three, their winner in the sixth minute of injury time transforming what had been a celebratory atmosphere into one of rancour, a few fans holding the manager accountable for substituting his best performers, Ndiaye and Calvert-Lewin.
The capitulation could only be viewed as complete, communal psychological collapse. So wounded are the inhabitants of this venue it means even positions of maximum comfort require only the slightest setback to trigger a mass anxiety attack. The terrified reaction to Antoine Semenyo improbably halving the deficit on 87 minutes would require the collective minds of Oxbridge psychiatry departments to explain. What should have been received as an unfortunate late jab was instead greeted like the prelude to an inevitable knockout blow. You don’t get mild weather changes at Goodison Park. Everything has to become a biblical storm.
This doomsday prophecy was realised when Lewis Cook equalised, so by the time Luis Sinisterra struck a 96th-minute winner, half the supporters had already left having anticipated the realisation of their apocalyptic vision.
Such calamities are not just the result of nine ridiculous minutes in this stadium. Years of trauma means self-constructed mental barriers generate a defeatism which is surely unmatched in the Premier League. To the most self-flagellating Evertonians, even the moments of fun cannot last.
“I could smell it in the air,” said Dyche, remarking on the reaction to Bournemouth’s first goal. That was an understatement. There are no-go zones near Chernobyl where the atmosphere is less poisonous than injury time at Goodison on Saturday.
When a crescendo of boos was showered on footballers who for 87 minutes looked to be on the threshold of the latest of several standing ovations, it was an understandable emotional outpouring to a daft defeat, but was not proportional to the home side’s display.
In isolation, this was an avoidable freak, the kind of rare sporting accident which defies logic and certainly does not reflect the performances of both sets of players. You cannot but conclude it is Everton’s recent history, all the ownership turbulence, financial penalties and relegation scraps, which magnifies the fury. The climactic blind panic this time is partially because Everton remain winless, having lost all three Premier League games, and many are predicting another relegation fight. They should be far too good for that.
Andoni Iraola was humble enough to acknowledge his side’s good fortune, offering his consolation to Dyche seconds after the final whistle.
“I told him they deserved to win,” said Iraola. “It is the worst game we have played this season. Everton has been the best team today. I accept they deserved to win.
“But the team has spirit and they keep believing. We also have experience of previous comebacks so you feel it with the spark from the first one. Everyone thinks, ‘Hey, we can do it’.
“The feeling at 2-2 was we were going quickly for the ball and things were happening in their box, not ours. We needed something to happen.”
When the ash cloud evaporates, Dyche can focus on what preceded Bournemouth’s goal cluster.
The league table suggests otherwise, but Everton should not be in as much trouble as an horrendous start suggests because they look like they have added quality, even if the international break will require a crash course in game management.
When Everton were purring, recent signings Ndiaye and Tim Iroegbunam shone.
Ndiaye will be a Goodison hero if he continues this form, terrorising the visitors to ensure every home spectator occupied the edge of their seat whenever he took possession. One of his many mazy dribbles prompted prolonged mid-match applause. There was a repeat when he was subbed five minutes from time, few imagining what would follow.
Everton signed Ndiaye from Marseilles for £15 million and sent Neal Maupay in the opposite direction. Interpol needs to be informed of that mugging. Sadly for Everton, they feel they have already suffered the theft of the season at the hands of Iraola’s side.
Everton manager Sean Dyche accused his players of shirking ‘the basics’ after Bournemouth completed one of the Premier League’s most extraordinary comeback wins.
Dyche was furious with his side’s capitulation, describing the game as the most infuriating loss of his career.
“You explain it by not doing the hard side of the game,” said Dyche.
“I speak to the players all the time and that’s been my biggest frustration since I walked in here. I tell them, ‘The game lasts for as long as the referee makes it last and you have to play for every breath of the game’.
“You see a side dominate so clearly and create so many chances, unfortunately (taking chances) has been a challenge as long as I’ve been here, and then just not do the basics. Win your headers, win your tackles, win your races and you win the game.
“But for whatever reason they score a goal and we’re just looking at each other, ‘Who’s going to win a challenge, who’s going to win a race, who’s going to win a header?’ and waiting for someone else to make a difference.
“After the first goal I could smell it in the air. Not necessarily not winning, but I could smell it, ‘This ain’t right’ and I’m screaming at them to get their shape and do the ugly side of the game, and we didn’t and they get a win out of nowhere.”
Dyche said he could not recall feeling so exasperated by a defeat.
“I’ve had a few [defeats] down my years as a player, coach, manager but this is the most frustrating because to dominate a game for so long and come out of it without something at least is incredibly frustrating,” he said.
“These are ones that as a manager you scratch your head at.”
The sides are out at the London Stadium as Julen Lopetegui bids to achieve something previous West Ham managers David Moyes, Manuel Pellegrini and Slaven Bilic could not do – beat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the Premier League.
West Ham’s awful record against the four-time champions since Guardiola was appointed is 14 defeats and two draws.
Lopetegui also has bitter memories of facing Erling Haaland after the City striker scored a hat-trick against his Wolves side in January last year.
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86’: 2-191’: 2-295’: 2-3
Morgan Gibbs-White has endured the full catalogue of emotions in the last 48 hours, from elation to frustration.
Two days after being picked for the England senior squad, Gibbs-White was highly influential against his old club Wolves at the City Ground but unable to inspire victory.
Wolves have picked up their first point of the season after a resilient display in an often spiky Midlands derby which saw Gary O’Neil booked for dissent.
Forest took the lead through Chris Wood before Jean-Ricner Bellegarde thumped in an equaliser for the visitors.
Gibbs-White had a spectacular 25-yard free kick saved by Wolves debutant Sam Johnstone late in the first half.
Two moments of inspiration proved enough to swing this hard-fought Midlands derby in Aston Villa’s favour, although Leicester City manager Steve Cooper will be heartened by the performance of his team.
Goals from Amadou Onana and Jhon Duran, only minutes after being introduced, ensured Unai Emery’s side took all three points although the Columbian’s fellow substitute, Facundo Buonanotte ensured a nervous finale by later scoring for the hosts.
City more than played their part in a predictably feisty encounter. But, unlike Villa, they ultimately lacked the creative spark to make pressure pay. An expertly taken free-kick, taken by former City midfielder Youri Tielemans, set in motion the chain of events which ended with Onana converting from close range before Duran, whose future at Villa Park had been in doubt before last night’s transfer deadline, peeled away from his marker to head home a Lucas Digne cross.
Buonanotte reduced the deficit but City, who saw two late appeals for penalties waved away by referee David Coote, could not find the equaliser their persistence deserved.
A calamitous defensive display from Southampton gifted Brentford three easy points on a chastening debut for Aaron Ramsdale at the GTech Stadium.
Two goals from Bryan Mbeumo and a bundled effort from Yoane Wissa proved once again there is life after Ivan Toney, who watched on from the stands following his move to Saudi side Al-Ahli on deadline day.
Ramsdale enjoyed a solid debut following his £25 million switch from Arsenal on Friday, but was undermined by his side’s woeful efforts to play out from the back that were twice picked off by the aggressive hosts for Mbeumo to score. 
Wissa added a third goal after the Saints failed to defend a long Mathias Jensen throw and he bundled the ball over the line after Ramsdale parried away Nathan Collins’ flick-on to the back post. 
The Saints scored a stoppage-time consolation to break their Premier League duck when recent signing Yukinari Sugawara’s shot went in off the post. 
“We’ve scored a goal,” chant the Southampton fans as Yukinari Sugawara breaks his side’s Premier League duck with a fine finish that goes in off the post. But the game is all but over.
One of the craziest games you will see. Bournemouth were awful for 87 minutes. The Goodison crowd can’t believe it. Questions will be asked about Dyche’s substitutions, taking off Ndiaye and Calvert-Lewin, but blind panic has undone the home side here. 
Ipswich pick up a first Premier League point since 2002 thanks to Liam Delap’s debut top-flight goal.
Delap fired Ipswich ahead in the 15th minute in impressive style.
The £20million signing from Manchester City, 21, ran 30 yards before unleashing a rising 20-yarder beyond Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
Adama Traore cancelled that out in the 32nd minute however, finishing first-time from Antonee Robinson’s cross from the left, and neither side could craft a winner.
It represented a step forward however for promoted Town, who had lost to Liverpool and Manchester City in their opening games.
Astonishing scenes! A spectacular late-winner from Luis Sinisterra.
There are smash and grabs and there is Bournemouth’s last five minutes here. A few minutes ago Dyche was ready to hail one of his most exciting Goodison victories. Now they may be holding on for a point. 
Wow! Lewis Cook has somehow brought Bournemouth back from the brink. Sean Dyche will be scratching his head — Everton looked in complete control.
A nervous finish beckons at Goodison… to suggest Bournemouth’s goal is against the run of play is an understatement and Dyche will be fuming if his side mess this up. They should have been four up after 70 minutes.
Against the grain. Everton have looked the better side all afternoon but Antoine Semenyo has scored from close range to give Bournemouth a lifeline.
Ndiaye has been subbed to another ovation. A star may be born. How did Marseilles let him go for just £15m?
Gary O’Neil has just been booked by referee Simon Hooper after furiously protesting at a perceived missed handball. Chris Wood did appear to handle a cross in the Forest penalty area, though admittedly with his back to goal, and Wolves were incensed that it went unpunished. O’Neil was furious and took his anger too far, earning a caution for his reaction.
More calamities at the back for Southampton who are undone by a long, but foul throw by Jensen, who has his foot well on the pitch as he hurls the ball towards the box. Despite that, Nathan Collins flicks on towards the back post, Ramsdale pushes the ball away, but only onto Wissa and the ball drops into the net. “He’s got the score on his back” sing the home fans to the Southampton keeper, who is wearing the Number 30 shirt. Game over.
Another change makes a big difference. After fellow sub Jhon Duran had doubled Villa’s lead, Facundo Buonanotte pulls one back for Leicester with a powerful finish after punching on a half cleared ball. Steve Cooper’s men are back in this.
We are seeing a Goodison hero in the making in Iliman Ndiaye. He has just been granted a standing ovation for his latest dribble and cross. It’s been a long time since the fans here have seen such an exciting performance by a player making his first Premier League start.
Things have gone from bad to worse for Southampton. Aaron Ramsdale concedes a third on his debut, this time from Yoane Wissa.
Southampton caught out yet again playing from the back as Jan Bednarek sold Jack Stephens short with a poor pass that was picked off by Jensen who tees up Mbeumo to fire into the bottom corner for his second goal of the game.  Earlier Centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis got the hook from Martin in what has been a difficult afternoon for the powerful former Manchester City youngster whose error led to Brentford’s first goal. 
He is replaced by Saints’ highly-rated 18-year-old midfielder Tyler Dibling as the visitors switch to a back-three. Dibling going for the socks-around-the-ankles look as favoured by Jack Grealish and Emile Smith-Rowe. But surely it’s the three points for the hosts who look well in control.
Another Brentford goal comes from more poor play out from the back. Bryan Mbeumo at the double.
Leicester City thought they’d equalised. They haven’t. A through ball, which set in motion the chain of events that ended with Jamie Vardy sliding home, clipped referee David Coote’s boot. He’d blown up by the time the ball reached the back of the net.
Moments later, Jhon Duran, who has only just come on for Villa wastes no time making his presence felt. He guides in an excellent header beyond Mads Hermansen to double the visitors’ lead. Superb stuff.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin makes it TWO ✌️The Toffees’ forward is brilliantly found by Dwight McNeil and finishes off with equal panache to give Everton daylight! 👏#EVEBOU #TheKickOff pic.twitter.com/dzC7MCUFhK
Morgan Gibbs-White the standout Nottingham Forest player so far at the City Ground, two days after his first call-up to the England squad.
The former Wolves trainee almost scored with a spectacular free-kick in the first-half and has been involved in all of the home team’s more threatening moments.
Wolves are also in this contest — these derbies always end in draws — and Matheus Cunha is impressing again. What a player he has been for Wolves.
It’s an early call, and completely contradicts the doom and gloom calling this a “must win” game for Everton, but on this evidence there is no way this side should be regarded as a relegation contender so soon into this season. It is not just 2-0, it is comprehensive superiority for Dyche’s side and they are playing some lovely stuff.
Two goals in the space of a few minutes. Dominic Calvert-Lewin gets the second of the afternoon in quick succession for the Toffees.
Southampton brought on Cameron Archer in place of the disappointing Adam Armstrong at halftime as boss Russell Martin attempts to bolster his struggling attack. But his side almost find themselves further behind when Mathias Jensen shoots just wide after good work from fellow Dane Damsgaard. Archer is denied a tap-in finish from a low Aribo cross by Ethan Pinnock’s well-timed challenge.
Should Michael Keane be a striker? He is deadly in the penalty area — occasionally and unfortunately his own — but when he gets scoring opportunities he has a history of showing the poise of a centre forward. Everton fully deserve their lead. They’re banishing the dark memories of the first two league defeats at the moment.
Michael Keane gives Everton fans the moment they have been waiting for. 
The second halves are kicking off. Everything still in the balance in these five matches.
Villa lead at the break, here at the KP Stadium. Amadou Onana’s second goal since arriving from Everton splits the two teams. City roused themselves just before the interval. But Villa are deservedly shading it. Just.
Everton have played very well  for 45 minutes and should be ahead. Instead it is 0-0. That usually means they will lose 2-0.
Kirstoffer Ajer’s injury woes continue as the big Brentford defender limps off five minutes before half-time with a knee injury. The big Norwegian has missed more games than he has played since joining from Celtic three years ago and is replaced by Mads Roerslev. 
However, Ajer’s absence does not have any effect on Brentford’s attack as Taylor Harwood-Bellis is robbed of the ball on the edge of his own box by Damsgaard, Schade’s shot hits the post but the rebound falls to Mbeumo who blasts home from close range. Brentford’s half-time lead is no more than they deserve as Southampton still seek to score their first Premier League goal of the season.
Bryan Mbeumo sticks in a rebounded shot from Kevin Schade, and it all comes from sloppy play out from the back.
Close but not quite close enough for Leicester, who nearly equalise following another clever free-kick. This time it’s Harry Winks who catches the eye, after Youri Tielemans’ moment of inspiration for Villa’s opener, by clipping the ball over the wall and into Caleb Okoli’s patch. But Emiliano Martinez saves.
It’s fair to say James Tarkowski is sending a “welcome to English football” message to Bournemouth striker Evanilson with some meaty challenges.
Southampton’s possession-based game is being hampered by Brentford’s aggressive pressing in midfield and the pace of the Bees’ front three of Kevin Schade, Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo. Ramsdale does well to deny Wissa’s chipped effort from inside the box with Schade unable to apply the finish before the England stopper has his palms stung by Wissa from distance.
Southampton have created very little in attack but are holding on defensively with Ramsdale clearly revelling in his return to competitive football after bench-warming for much of the last 12 months.
Everton’s new boys Iroegbunam and Ndiaye have been excellent. One might have expected all the football to delight the purists to come from Bournemouth, but it is the home side’s quick passing sequences catching the eye so far. Dyche’s worry is he has seen this show before, Everton often paying for failing to capitalise on promising starts at Goodison. Bournemouth can only improve.
Ipswich’s lead only lasted 17 minutes.
Adama Traore equalises for Fulham by turning in a low cross from Antonee Robinson. 
Amadou Onana fires Villa in front, applying the finishing touches to a wonderful set-piece routine which saw Youri Tielemans slips Jacob Ramsey through before his cross found the Belgian. Clever. And very, very slick.
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Take a bow Mads Hermansen. The Leicester goalkeeper has just made a superb save to deny Ollie Watkins again, palming wide from close range. Morgan Rogers, whose absence from the full England squad is a mystery to Unai Emery, did brilliantly to put the striker through. 
A summer-signing from Manchester City, Liam Delap fires Ipswich ahead after a charge at the Fulham defence from 40yds out. 
Bernd Leno will feel he should have saved however.
 
Villa have been forced into an early change, with Leon Bailey going off injured. Jacob Ramsey has come on, with the Jamaican deemed unfit to continue. He tried. But a quick chat with the team’s medical staff convinced him otherwise.
Rapturous applause in Kevin Campbell’s memory on nine minutes — to correspond with his his old shirt number. There could be no greater motivation for the current number nine, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, to give a performance in his memory today. Calvert-Lewin will be cursing some poor deliveries from Jack Harrison, otherwise he might be on the mark already. Decent start from Everton.
Chris Wood had only just put Forest ahead at the City ground. Despite an offside protest, the striker gets on the end of a free header and nods it in.
But there’s an immediate response from Wolves. A poor clearance from Ibrahim Sangare sets up Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, who’s thunderous effort flies into the top right corner.
It’s 1-1.
A lively opening 10 minutes with chances at both ends at the GTech Stadium. Southampton debutant Aaron Ramsdale made a crucial early save from close-range for his team from Mikkel Damsgaard in a swift Brentford move started by the Danish midfielder who is making a rare start for the Bees. Mark Flekken then does likewise for the hosts from Kyle Walker-Peters. Joe Aribo’s header clips the bar from the subsequent corner.
Despite sealing a £40m departure from Brentford yesterday, the striker is watching his now former team-mates from the stands.
Unai Emery insisted Ollie Watkins is close to full fitness following a series of niggling issues. The Villa man’s hot shoe shuffle has created an early chance for the visitors, as he danced through City’s defence before forcing Mads Hermansen to save at his feet. Close.
Goodison Park is paying tribute to Kevin Campbell ahead of kick-off against Bournemouth. The former striker’s family is in attendance, and after showing a video montage of his Everton goals, there will be a minute of appreciation when the teams line-up. Campbell played at Goodison Park for six years, his most famous goal probably his winner at Anfield in 1999.
Former Chelsea keeper Kepa makes his Bournemouth debut. After a miserable start to the season, the Goodison fans will be hoping he is busy. Dyche has managed to add plenty of new faces this summer and two – Tim Iroegbunam and Iliman Ndiaye – have made an encouraging opening impression, despite the terrible Premier League results. The worry is Everton’s defence where Jarrad Branthwaite is still absent and Michael Keane has looked like the proverbial rabbit in headlights as his deputy. 
Unai Emery, the Villa boss, has thrown a bit of a curve ball here at Leicester by handing Lamare Bogarde, Winston’s nephew, his first league start for the visitors. Regular Villa watchers had expected Kosta Nedeljkovic to feature instead but he’s on the bench. The hosts make three changes to their first choice eleven, with Caleb Okoli, Oliver Skipp and Jordan Ayew coming in.
Brentford v Southampton
Everton v Bournemouth
Ipswich v Fulham
Leicester v Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest v Wolves
West Ham United v Manchester City
Five 3pm kick-offs are about to get going after João Pedro’s 58th-minute equaliser and a sending off for Declan Rice helped Brighton hold on to draw at Arsenal.
Rice was incredulous after seeing a second yellow card for nudging the ball away despite being kicked by Brighton’s Joel Veltman.
Southampton are in west London to take on Brentford, who have Fabio Carvalho on the bench ready to make a first Premier League start for the Bees. New £25m signing Aaron Ramsdale starts between the sticks for Southampton.
Elsewhere, Everton host Bournemouth. The Toffees find themselves rock bottom of the table after opening their season with consecutive defeats. The Cherries meanwhile, have fared better, with successive 1-1 draws.
Newly-promoted Ipswich Town take on Fulham. A fixture The Tractor Boys will feel is their first real opportunity to get points on the board. They will feel hard-done-by to have faced reigning champions Manchester City as well as Liverpool in their opening couple of fixtures.
Aston Villa take a trip to Leicester’s King Power stadium and come up against a Foxes side that are winless so far on their return to the league. They did battle impressively to a draw against Tottenham Hotspur, which they will hope to build on against Unai Emery’s men.
Forest will also host Wolves in Nottingham. They will aim to heap more misery on the west midlands club after they were hit for six by Chelsea at the Moliuneux.