After a goalless first half Everton seized control of the game against Burnley in the second. Ultimately Everton won Monday’s home game in the Premier League 3-1.
The first half was goalless, but straight after half-time, Ben Mee made his mark as he found the net, with an assist by Johann Gudmundsson, to give Burnley the lead.
With 30 minutes on the clock, Everton’s Michael Keane netted with an assist by Andros Townsend, and equalised.
Andros Townsend just five minutes later, with an assist by Abdoulaye Doucoure, ensuring the team took the lead.
Everton increased the lead to 3-1 one minut later when Demarai Gray scored, with an assist by Abdoulaye Doucoure. The team had then turned the match around. This brought the final score to 3-1.
It was Burnley’s fourth game in a row without a win.
Burnley have had a sluggish start to the season and have only one point from their first four games. Everton are on 10 points.
The last outing between the teams ended in a 2-1 away win for Burnley in March 2021.
Everton are unbeaten at home, after one game.
Everton have scored 10 goals. They have scored six goals at home. They’ve conceded 4 goals in total.
Burnley have scored 3 goals in this campaign. Away from home they have scored 3 goals. They’ve conceded 8 goals in total.
Everton have opened the score in 2 of their 3 of the games, and have a winning ratio of 50 percent when scoring the first goal. Burnley have scored 50 percent of their goals in the first 45 minutes, with an even (1–1) goal difference.
After this game in the Premier League, Everton will play Aston Villa (away) on 17 September 2021, Norwich City (home) on 24 September 2021 and Manchester United (away) on 01 October 2021. Burnley play Arsenal (home) on 17 September 2021, Leicester (away) on 24 September 2021 and Norwich City (home) on 01 October 2021.
