Everton

Romelu Lukaku, who scored four today: "We started well, we did what we had to do. It’s disappointing we conceded the goals, but we showed mental resilience. 

"We said we wanted to come out flying, we worked on it all week. We were sharp and we continued pressing. 3-0 at half-time was good, but after half-time we weren’t mentally sharp.

"We need to see the clips again because if you want to improve we need to get rid of the little problems.

"There’s no lack of confidence. We know that hard work pays off.

"We have to believe that we can catch the teams ahead of us. We need to keep on winning and working hard for each other."

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Pick the bones out of that lot. 

Superb entertainment at Goodison Park, with Romelu Lukaku the star attraction.

I'm off for a lie down.

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Bournemouth are really hammering on the door here and Joel Robles is forced to make two saves in quick succession.

First Harry Arter's low drive is palmed away by the home goalkeeper for a corner, from which the ball breaks to Arter again and his shot brings an even better stop from Robles. 

Amazing stuff. Everton's fans will not be able to believe what they are seeing. This game was over.

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That was so nearly the equaliser!

The visitors are coming forward at will now and Everton, so assured before, look incredibly jittery. 

The ball comes to Marc Pugh in the box and he cuts inside before flashing a shot just over the bar. 

Everton hearts in mouths.

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Josh King has been outstanding, he has such good movement in the box.

You talk about managers throwing the tea cups - I reckon Eddie Howe may have delved into that managerial tactic at half-time.

Game on!

Everton very nearly restore their three-goal lead within a minute - and probably should have done. 

Straight from kick-off they pressure the visiting defence and the ball comes to James McCarthy, who fails to connect with his shot and allows Artur Boruc to make an unconvincing save. 

The ball spins in the air for Ademola Lookman to attempt a shot from a tight angle, but he finds the side-netting.

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Ademola Lookman is enjoying himself out there -  plenty of tricks and flicks on show. And replays show he's peacocking around with one of his laces undone. 

Maybe that's his secret?

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Very nearly four for Everton. 

Ross Barkley advances and drills a low shot that catches a Bournemouth player and just flashes over the bar.

A much, much better performance so far by Bournemouth. 

They've already had a couple of pot shots at the Everton goal, Harry Arter firing the most recent of those just over. 

It's a long shot, of course, but Bournemouth won't give this up lightly.

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Off we go again.

Unsurprisingly, Bournemouth have made changes at the break. On come Jordon Ibe and Brad Smith. Dan Gosling and Simon Francis make way. 

That was just about as easy a half of football as Everton could have wished for. 

There's some big, big problems for Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe to address at the break but you sense it's only about damage-limitation from this point.

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It very nearly does come to something for Bournemouth. Jack Wilshere's shot from a free-kick was deflected away for a corner, from which the hosts very nearly go ahead when Steve Cook sees his shot saved by Joel Robles.

Free-kick to the visitors 30 yards out. One last chance to salvage something from a nightmare half...