AFC Bournemouth beat Everton 3-2 after trailing 2-0 with minutes to go

Everton scored two goals in a dominant spell after half time to lead 2-0, and looked more likely to build that lead than squander it.

But they did just that as Cherries surged back in the final minutes, getting one back through Antoine Semenyo with three minutes to play, before Lewis Cook and Luis Sinisterra scored in added time to complete the comeback.

Kepa Arrizabalaga made his first appearance for Cherries since joining on loan from Chelsea in the week, as he went straight into the starting 11, replacing the departed Neto.

This was the only change in the lineup from that which took the field at the start last Sunday against Newcastle.

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David Brooks was named on the bench for the first time for Cherries since last January and following his loan spell at Southampton, after he dislocated his shoulder in the Saints’ play off final against Leeds.

The hosts made two changes to their starting lineup from their loss to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, with Seamus Coleman and Iliman Ndiaye coming into the side.

The south coast side got the game underway, after the ground rose in a poignant tribute to former Toffees striker Kevin Campbell, who died in June.

It was the home side who created the best early chance after eight minutes, after Jack Harrison was played in behind on the right and cut the ball across the six-yard box, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin couldn’t reach it.

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The hosts had the better of the early running, creating another couple of quick chances, as another ball came across the Cherries six-yard box and wasn’t met, with Harrison passing to Idrissa Gueye, who could only fire over the bar.

Harrison fired wide two minutes later.

Cherries regained some control over the half with some patient passing play on halfway, winning a corner.

The resulting ball in was cleared to Kerkez, whose ball in couldn’t find a teammate and was cleared to Tavernier.

His cross was then punched clear by Jordan Pickford, with the hosts going up the other end, but were unable to fashion a shot on goal.

Kepa was called into action for the first time shortly after the 30 minute mark, with a corner played in by Dwight McNeil coming to Calvert-Lewin at the far post.

His header across the area came to Keane who couldn’t divert it goalwards, falling for Ndiaye, but his first-time volley was straight at the keeper through a crowd of bodies, the Spaniard gathering the ball after saving with his leg.

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Evanilson won a free kick after 34 minutes in a dangerous area on the left.

Tavernier’s ball in landed at Antoine Semenyo’s feet and he controlled well, but his shot was blocked.

Cherries’ next effort on goal came to Tavernier after a deep corner was laid off to him outside the box, but he couldn’t get on top of the bouncing ball and blasted over the bar.

Cherries' new keeper was next needed after McNeil’s long range effort, but it was straight at him and he caught well.

The sides headed into the break at level pegging, but the hosts took just five minutes to take the lead in the second period.

Harrison’s cross was headed by Marcos Senesi under pressure from Calvert-Lewin into the path of Michael Keane, who made no mistake and drove it home low into the net past Kepa.

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The hosts didn’t have long to wait for their second of the afternoon as they dominated the early exchanges of the second half.

Tim Iroegbunam drove towards the Cherries box and was dispossessed but the Toffees won the bouncing ball and McNeil played a neat little ball in behind the Bournemouth defence.

Calvert-Lewin was there to meet it after a diagonal run, and he lifted the ball into the net over Kepa on 57 minutes.

The hosts continued to apply the pressure after the second goal, with Ndiaye causing problems down the left wing.

Kepa made a good save on 65 minutes, as Ndiaye drove into the box and shot, the keeper saving low to his left.

Kerkez, Evanilson and Christie were replaced by Dango Ouattara, Alex Scott and Luis Sinisterra on 66 minutes, as Iraola went to his bench.

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The substitutions didn’t change the momentum of the game immediately, though, as Everton continued to press.

It was Ndiaye again with another chance, this time his shot curling wide, with the Senegalese forward’s ball into the area moments later evading Calvert-Lewin and going behind for a corner.

Semenyo and Keane were both booked on 76 minutes after a small fight broke out between the pair, after they appeared to hold onto each other for a little too long after a free kick.

Dean Huijsen and Adam Smith were Iraola’s final changes, coming on for Senesi and Araujo.

Everton continued to create chances, with Tim Iroegbunam next to fire over the bar from the edge of the box.

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Jordan Pickford saved well from a curled Tavernier effort from outside the box shortly after the 80-minute mark as Cherries went in search of a way back into the game.

The visitors pulled a goal back with three minutes to play, as Ouattara's ball across goal found Semenyo at the far post, who tapped in from yards out.

It was into six minutes of added time that Cherries found the equaliser.

Sinisterra’s clipped ball in found Lewis Cook arriving late and unmarked to head in at the far post in the second minute of stoppage time.

Pickford made two big saves to keep the game level, but could do nothing to stop Bournemouth's momentum.

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And Cherries scored the winner moments later, with Kluivert in acres of space on the left wing having plenty of time to cross to Sinisterra at the far post who headed past Pickford.

Bournemouth saw out the game and collected all three points, as boos rang around Goodison at the full time whistle, with a jubilant away end full of the travelling Cherries faithful.