Another game to show off the concertinaed qualities of this season’s Premier League. If anyone can beat anyone, they can also play out landlocked contests like this. It took a deflection to win it, Jack Grealish’s shot smashing off Bafodé Diakité’s shins and into the corner. Two clubs from the mid-table blob that stretches from seventh to 15th fought and ran hard, effort never in short supply. The same could not be said of quality, entertainment and chance creation.
For Bournemouth winless in November, losing from a two-goal winning position at Sunderland was a low point in a season that began with high promise. Such concerns continued, the former flavour of the month is fading. Inconsistencies that denied the team European qualification last season have returned. Everton followers might sympathise, last Monday’s Old Trafford win followed by disaster against Newcastle. Winning at a stadium where they had never won a Premier League game after being the better team in the second half sets them up far better for the festive grind that awaits both teams.
Continue reading…Another game to show off the concertinaed qualities of this season’s Premier League. If anyone can beat anyone, they can also play out landlocked contests like this. It took a deflection to win it, Jack Grealish’s shot smashing off Bafodé Diakité’s shins and into the corner. Two clubs from the mid-table blob that stretches from seventh to 15th fought and ran hard, effort never in short supply. The same could not be said of quality, entertainment and chance creation.For Bournemouth winless in November, losing from a two-goal winning position at Sunderland was a low point in a season that began with high promise. Such concerns continued, the former flavour of the month is fading. Inconsistencies that denied the team European qualification last season have returned. Everton followers might sympathise, last Monday’s Old Trafford win followed by disaster against Newcastle. Winning at a stadium where they had never won a Premier League game after being the better team in the second half sets them up far better for the festive grind that awaits both teams. Continue reading…