Sep 24, 2016 at 3pm UK at ​Dean Court
Bournemouth
1-0
Everton
Stanislas (23')
Daniels (42'), Surman (84')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Gueye (34'), Oviedo (57')

Result: Everton fall to defeat at Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth goalscorer Junior Stanislas in action during the Pre season friendly match between Exeter City and AFC Bournemouth at St James Park on July 18, 2015
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Everton slip to their first Premier League defeat of the season after losing 1-0 away at Bournemouth.

A first-half goal from Junior Stanislas has earned Bournemouth a 1-0 victory over previously-unbeaten Everton.

The Toffees went into the game with the chance to potentially go top of the table should Manchester City drop points at Swansea City, but as Pep Guardiola's men won a sixth successive game, Everton dropped to fourth after slipping up at the Vitality Stadium.

An entertaining opening 10 minutes saw Callum Wilson flick a header wide for Bournemouth before Artur Boruc pulled off an outstanding save to prevent Romelu Lukaku's header from finding the corner.

Jack Wilshere also came within inches of netting his first Cherries goal when his deflected shot struck the crossbar, but just after the midway point of the half, Bournemouth went in front when Stanislas found the top corner.

The remainder of the first half passed without incident but Bournemouth nearly doubled their advantage soon after the restart when an overhead kick from Steve Cook went just wide of the post.

Everton applied plenty of pressure to the home side's goal during the final half-hour, but Boruc was not called into action on too many occasions with the Polish stopper's best work coming when clawing away a cross from Gerard Deulofeu.

With two minutes left, Enner Valencia had the chance to score his first goal for the visitors but despite meeting Yannick Bolasie's cross, he could only knee the ball wide.

Five minutes of added time were signalled by the referee but Bournemouth were able to hang on to record their second successive home win.

Phil Jagielka of Everton in action during a pre season friendly match between Heart of Midlothian and Everton FC at Tynecastle Stadium on July 26, 2015
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