Everton vs AFC Bournemouth Predictions

• Everton have won four of their last five games, including their last three at home
• Bournemouth have lost on seven of their last nine visits to Goodison Park
• Everton have been transformed into a much more potent force under David Moyes

Moyes’ men can make it past Bournemouth

Two in-form Premier League clubs who should be desperate for success in the FA Cup clash at Goodison Park on Saturday with the Toffees in the sort of mood to make it through. The transformation in Everton’s fortunes since David Moyes replaced Sean Dyche has been remarkable as a team that did not look like scoring before are now hitting threes and fours each week.

It might not last much longer, but right now Everton will feel they can go far in this competition after pulling nine points clear of the relegation zone. The Merseysiders have a much better cup pedigree than Bournemouth, whose last notable win in the competition was against Manchester United 41 years ago.

The last of the Toffees’ five cup wins came 30 years ago, but they did make the final in 2009 and won a cup classic against Tottenham Hotspur four years ago 5-4 to reach the quarter-finals.

Everton could bypass Cherries’ press

Backing Everton to win at almost 2/1 will not be everyone’s cup of tea because Bournemouth have been much more consistent for the past couple of seasons. They famously came from two goals down to win 3-2 at Goodison Park back in August when Dyche lost the plot with his substitutions and hammered the final nail in his coffin, so to speak, when they completed the league double with a 1-0 win on the south coast last month.

But this game will be about which team is more up to the task on the day and Bournemouth may struggle to beat Everton for a third time this term. The Toffees offer more going forward now and will not be afraid to knock it long to avoid the Cherries’ well-drilled press.

The visitors can certainly score – as they have done in most of their away games recently, so this clash could turn into quite a spectacle. Back Everton to keep up their recent home-scoring antics with a 3-2 win.