Everton host Bournemouth in the Premier League this weekend.
Pundit Mark Lawrenson has told BBC Sport that he thinks Everton and Bournemouth will play out a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park this weekend.
Everton head into the game having beaten Sunderland 3-0 in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, but Ronald Koeman is still under huge pressure.
Koeman saw his side lose 3-0 to Tottenham, 3-0 to Atalanta and 4-0 to Manchester United in a torrid opening to September, as his side continue to show major growing pains following their summer spending spree.
Ronald Koeman and Eddie Howe
Not only have Everton struggled to score goals, but they are struggling to keep them out too, and Bournemouth will hope to benefit from that this weekend.
The Cherries have endured a difficult start to the season themselves, losing each of their first four games before beating Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 last Friday.
Eddie Howe will now be hoping for a first away win of the season, but he will be praying for a better showing than Bournemouth’s last trip to Goodison Park, as his side lost 6-3 to Everton back in February.
Ahead of Saturday’s game, pundit Mark Lawrenson has told BBC Sport that he is predicting a 2-2 draw between the two clubs, mostly as neither side can stop goals going in right now.
Lawrenson feels that Everton’s 3-0 win over Sunderland wasn’t as comfortable as the scoreline suggested, and the Toffees were ‘ordinary’ against the Championship club.
“I was at Goodison Park on Wednesday night to see Everton beat Sunderland 3-0 in the Carabao Cup and it ended up being a comfortable win for them,” said Lawrenson. “But with the score at 0-0, the former Toffees striker James Vaughan missed a great chance for Sunderland because of a poor touch, and Everton were ordinary until then.”
“Everton’s problem is probably the opposite of Bournemouth – while Ronald Koeman’s side are struggling to score goals, the Cherries’ problem is stopping them. Because of that, I am going to go for a draw,” he added.
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