Key events
74 min: Pickford is back to his feet and I think he is staying on despite being in some distress with his finger.
73 min: It seems to be his hand which is causing him an issue. He is still down, a long break here.
71 min: Pickford is still down here, Solanke wasn’t allowing him to get up from the save which started the altercation. The keeper is receiving a lot of treatment.
70 min: Wow, Pickford saves Everton there! A chance comes in and he saves and Coady clears well! But now he is in a fight with Solanke. The two go forehead to forehead and both get yellows for the incident. Smith also gets a yellow. Pickford is down with injury.
69 min: Gray is over the ball and sends it in, it deflects off of Smith and Travers collects.
68 min: Smith belts it into the box but Coady clears. Senesi is given a yellow card for a challenge on Gray and Everton have a free kick in a good position.
67 min: The ball comes into the box but no one is there to meet it on the back post. Gueye gets it back in with a nice pass but Bournemouth clear.
66 min: Solanke gets in a good position but Everton do well to close him down. Bournemouth make another change as Christie is off for Moore. Everton searching for a second.
64 min: There’s a slight break in play as Vina is down with injury as Gana catches him. He is okay to continue.
63 min: How a few minutes can change an atmosphere! Everton fans were acting as though they were out, heartbroken and defeated. Now it’s deafening with all the hope of survival returned! As things stand they survive. Leicester have scored a second – the goal won’t impact Everton unless the Toffees lose or draw.
61 min: Bournemouth aren’t out here, they are coming back with some good chances but the Everton fans don’t care! The songs are in full verse, the fireworks are being set off. Early celebrations but there is still half an hour to go!
59 min: It was a beautiful one-touch finish. I’m speechless, what it means to these fans! Dyche just turned around and took a sip of water. He is keeping his head and staying calm. Leicester fans are now the ones with their hand in their hands.
GOAL! Everton 1-0 Bournemouth (Doucoure, 57)
A screamer! The fans have gone wild. Wow!!! Patient build-up saw him in a great position and he rocketed it home. He looks close to tears, the supporters are in full voice again. What a moment, the emotion!
57 min: Hang on, Brooks has been hooked and Vina is on. Hopefully Brooks is okay and the sub was just a precaution.
56 min: Kari has got in touch and said: “It’s getting towards my kids’ bedtime here in Finland, so my set-up was watching the first half in the kitchen while tidying up and making porridge. I’m hoping there isn’t any added time drama so I can get the kids tucked in on time.” There won’t be any extra time here but there will be added time with Brooks going down again with an injury. He is back on his feet and okay though.
55 min: Brooks is straight back into the action with a great cross but Garner does well to block and not concede an own goal! They conceded a corner though and Brooks takes it but Garner heads away! It is whacked back in but again Everton do enough.
54 min: Brooks is okay to continue here and action is back underway. Matan has got in touch and said: “I feel terrible for the Everton fans who might be about to go through something awful. But the higher ups have really done it themselves. They hired a catastrophic manager, kept him until it was too late, and built an utterly unbalanced (and mediocre) squad at massive expense. I can’t think of another club that did it to themselves in quite the same way.”
53 min: Brooks is down injured, he looks in a lot of pain so there is a break in play here.
52 min: Oh. My. Word. Wow. That was just a poke away from going in. Everton sends it in the box, Coady is down and Gray takes a header and Travers keeps it out! He concedes a corner, it comes in but Bournemouth do enough to clear. Jeez that was close!
51 min: Onana wins a free kick and he raises his arms to get the crowd going off the back of it. McNeil sends it in but Lerma clears it well.
50 min: Tottenham are 2-0 up and it seems they will be relegated. And so it is a shoot-out between Everton and Leicester. Currently Everton are in the drop zone thanks to Leicester’s first half goal. Everton have another penalty shout but they go down easily again – they know they just need one moment and they are trying to create it.
49 min: The commentators are speaking on the importance of keeping Bournemouth out and I agree. Their focus will be on winning this match and it will be a mountain to climb if the concede. Gray wins a free kick at halfway but Solanke does well to cut out the chance. Thomas has got in touch and said: “As a Birmingham City fan, I have no dog in this fight. As the (future) husband of a girl from Leeds, I kinda do. As a son and brother of people that love in Leicestershire, I almost do. As a good friend of an Everton fan, I definitely do! I’m enjoying the sunshine, final score and the MBM and some cider. Good times.” Ah so no matter who is relegated someone you know will be sad!
47 min: Bournemouth have started the second half brightly, they are being patient on the ball and waiting for their moment to pounce.
Back underway! Everton 0-0 Bournemouth
Will Everton be relegated after the next 45 minutes? That is their fate as things stand but one goal could change everything. Everyone brace, this second half will be tense. Mary has got in touch and said: “Morning greetings from California. How would this Everton fan describe my feelings? Existential dread. Relegation, possible Fair Play penalties, a massive sell off of talent, a half built stadium losing further funding. In classic Everton style this could not just be relegation, it could be the beginning of a Leeds style decades long walk through the desert wilderness of the lower divisions. So, to wrap it up, mourning black is what I am wearing in preparation for the worst. Sigh.” The hopes don’t seem to be high.
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The Leicester goal which could have decided this relegation battle:
Here is that great save from Travers:
Half-time: Everton 0-0 Bournemouth
Well as things stand Everton are being relegated! They have not taken their chances, some good ones from Onana and Gana, and Leicester goal against West Ham sees their survival hopes boosted.
45 + 3 min: Wow! That was the closest they have come. Travers does spectacularly to keep out two close shots from Everton. He concedes a corner but it comes in and it isn’t pounced on.
45 + 3 min: The Leicester game has gone to half-time and they lead 1-0! Everton need to win this game now, will the pressure get to them? Only a few seconds left of the first half.
45 + 1 min: There will be three minutes added. The corner comes in but it has too much on it and Everton clear easily.
45 min: Gray is down again but the free kick is not given – to the boos of the crowd. Bournemouth were out of this for a good ten minutes but Everton did not take their chances and Bournemouth are getting in a good position. Tarkowski gives away the ball and Solanke almost scores! Corner to come.
44 min: Everton are patient on the ball and then McNeil forces the cross but it has too much on it and it’s out of play. Everton do really well up the other ends as Brooks looked in a good position in the box, they block the chance.
43 min: Iwobi gets it into the box and it comes to Gray but Kelly blocks well to keep the chance out. I’m so nervous watching this! How are you feeling Everton fans?
41 min: No penalty is given. Bournemouth are really growing into this one, they ping it forward and Pickford rushes to get it and send his team on their way. They pop it up into the box and Gray is down again – a roar from the crowd as they believe it is a penalty but he goes down quite easy. Onana then takes a shot but it’s wide.
39 min: Tarkowski has conceded a throw in, in a good position and then Everton concede a corner. It comes in and it goes right across goal – that was so close and Pickford is fuming at his players there! Fans have their head in their hands. The atmosphere change is palpable. There has been a VAR check for a foul on Solanke but I don’t think it will be given as a penalty.
37 min: How will that Leicester goal affect Everton’s performance? The players may not know the news yet but the half-time changing room may inform them. The pressure is on. They need to win as things stand or they are heading to the Championship.
35 min: There were two appeals for a penalty in that build-up but nothing was given. Gray is also okay to continue here. Goodison Park’s noise has quelled slightly, maybe news of Leicester’s goal has reached the ground.
34 min: There has not been an official VAR check for the handball. Goodison Park has not stopped making noise and it just gets louder as Gana’s strike is saved and then Gray is injured in the box. And oh there’s a change is fortunes for Everton as Leicester have scored!! Leicester into survival, Everton back into the bottom three. Everton must score now.
32 min: Oh my word. That was so, so close! Gana makes a great run and tries to finish off the attack but his shot is pushed over the bar! Potentially went for the wrong option, the bottom right hand corner was calling him! He wins a corner but the set piece comes in and Travers saves. Now Everton fans screaming for handball! It’s all happening!
31 min: Garner again comes in to close down a chance, the defender doing really well in this one so far. Iwobi makes a great pass into the box but it is just inches away from Gray!
29 min: Updates in the other relegation-worries, Leeds are still losing 1-0 and Leicester are drawing 0-0. If everything remains as it stands Everton will survive. Iwobi gets the ball in the box but the pass is passive and Bournemouth are on the attack.
27 min: No they can’t. They go back to Pickford who sends Everton upfield, they work it well into the box but again there is no one there to pounce to score!
26 min: Bournemouth having some time on the ball here and while no chance has been taken they are taking some buzz out of the Everton momentum. The crowd aren’t happy as there are two challenges on Everton players which are on the nose of being fouls, Everton eventually get the whistle and they have the throw in. Can they create something from this?
