Everton and Bournemouth will do battle in an all-Premier League affair in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday afternoon.
The Toffees will come into this clash on an upward curve after making a positive start to life under returning manager David Moyes.
After kicking off his second stint in charge with a 1-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa, Moyes has steered his side to three successive victories.
That trio of triumphs has hauled Everton nine points above the relegation zone and they will now have their sights set on having a deep run in this season’s FA Cup.
As for Bournemouth, they saw their 11-game unbeaten run in the Premier League come to an end when losing 2-0 to Liverpool last weekend, in a game that brought up my anytime goalscorer selection.
Andoni Iraola’s side set up this trip to Goodison Park thanks to a thumping 5-1 win over West Brom in the third round of the competitions last month.
How the bookies view it: Toffees to come unstuck
Despite winning each of their last three Premier League games, Everton are as big as 17/10 on Boylesports to triumph inside 90 minutes on Saturday afternoon.
Bournemouth make the trip to Merseyside as 5/4 favourites on Boylesports, while an all square affair in regulation time is trading at 12/5 with the same firm.
Head to head: Bournemouth bidding for three on the bounce
Having already beaten Everton both home and away in the Premier League this season, Bournemouth hold the psychological edge ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup clash at Goodison Park. The most recent meeting saw the Cherries chalk up a 1-0 win and the same scoreline on Saturday can be backed at 8/1 on Boylesports.
Players to watch: Ndiaye to Notch?
Iliman Ndiaye has scored in each of Everton’s previous three Premier League matches, making him worthy of consideration for an anytime strike here at an eye-catching 11/4 on Boylesports.
Justin Kluivet has been one of Bournemouth's standout performers this season. The Cherries ace is 9/4 on Boylesports to grab a goal at Goodison Park this weekend.
Predicted line-ups
Everton manager Moyes could be without as many as seven players on Saturday afternoon, however deadline day signing Carlos Alcaraz could be handed his debut.
Bournemouth are carrying a heavy injury list at the moment, with Adam Smith, Alex Scott, Enes Unal, Evanilson, Julian Araujo, Luis Sinisterra and Marcos Senesi all set to miss out again this weekend.
Everton: Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Gueye; Lindstrom, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Beto
Bournemouth: Kepa; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams; Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara
Anything else catch the eye?
With a keenly-contested affair anticipated at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, I’ll dip into the Bet Builder market and back both teams to score and both teams to receive a card at even-money (1/1) on Bet 365.
Both teams have hit the back of the net in nine of Bournemouth's 12 Premier League away games this season.
In fact, one of those matches was at this venue earlier in the season, with both teams also going into the book in what was an action-packed contest.
This FA Cup match between Everton and AFC Bournemouth will be played on Feb 8, 2025 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Everton vs AFC Bournemouth prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
