Everton vs Burnley: 3 Key Takeaways from dismal home loss to Burnley
Everton slumped to a 2-1 loss at Goodison Park to Burnley
It was a disappointing result for Everton fans as the Toffees were defeated 2-1 by Burnley at Goodison Park. In a game where fans expected attacking football, they were dominated by Sean Dyche’s usually defensive side as Everton have once again let the fans down at home.
This result has more than likely ended Everton’s European dreams, with Carlo Ancelotti’s side possibly dropping into eighth place if Spurs manage to pick up a win in the North London Derby.
It was a performance supporters should be expecting at this point, with the Toffees’ abysmal home record springing its head once again. This is Everton’s seventh league defeat at Goodison Park this season, the most losses they’ve had at Goodison in the past four years.
The Royal Blues were hoping to put themselves back into Champions League contention after a good win against a difficult Burnley side, but the complete opposite took place, with poor performances being littered across the pitch. Burnley made Everton look like a team who’s competing in the relegation places.
The Toffees played at 50% throughout the game, with some of the players seeming not to care about getting back into the game, but it’s not like they didn’t have chances. Everton should be disappointed that they didn’t score at least three goals, as they were able to get in behind the Clarets, but they just weren’t able to put away the chances they were given.
This was the opposite with Burnley, as Chris Wood was able to put Burnley 1-0 up with a fantastic finish from the edge of the box in only the 13th minute. Burnley continued to control the game, and it only took another 10 minutes for Dwight McNeil to bend it into the top corner to give the Clarets a 2-0 lead to possibly end Everton’s European dream.
Ancelotti’s side were able to get a consolation goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin, with that being what should’ve been on of a hat-trick, as the Englishman missed chances you’d never expect from the player with the most open play goals in the Premier League (14).
The Toffees misfortune continued as Jordan Pickford suffered an injury diving for the ball, which led to Portuguese keeper João Virgínia stepping in-between the sticks and providing decent performance for his first-ever Premier League appearance.