Bournemouth host Everton in Marco Rose's first home game as Cherries boss
Bournemouth host Everton at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, 29 August at 15:00 BST in Premier League round two — new manager Marco Rose's first game in front of his home crowd.
Match context
AFC Bournemouth host Everton at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, 29 August, kicking off at 15:00 BST in the second round of the Premier League season. The fixture is being played alongside Coventry v Hull City and several Bundesliga matches taking place the same afternoon.
Rose's first home game
The match marks the first time new Bournemouth manager Marco Rose leads the side in front of his home crowd. According to OneFootball, citing the Bournemouth Echo, Rose praised the facilities at the Vitality Stadium ahead of the game, highlighting their quality while finalising his preparations.
Team news
The Guardian reports Bournemouth are unchanged from their previous fixture, while Everton have made one change, with Harry Hackney dropping to the bench for James Garner. Both Harrison Armstrong and Iliman Ndiaye start despite being linked with moves away from the club in the coming days.
Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Truffert, Cook, Hill, Scott, Evanilson, Silva, Smith, Tavernier, Kluivert, Rayan. Everton XI: Pickford, Rohl, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Garner, Armstrong, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, George, Barry.
Recent form
Bournemouth opened their league campaign with a 2-1 defeat to Manchester City on 23 August, having led until the 83rd minute through a Marcus Tavernier goal before late strikes from Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol turned the result around. The defeat ended an 18-match unbeaten run for the club. As reported by FotMob, Tavernier told the club website the team could take positives from their pressing performance despite the disappointment of taking no points.
Everton began the season with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on 22 August, followed by a 4-0 League Cup win over Preston North End on Wednesday. Nineteen-year-old Harrison Armstrong, deployed in what manager David Moyes calls a "hybrid role," said the chance to play full matches in the Premier League at his age was a major learning opportunity.
Stats and history
According to Goal.com, Bournemouth have beaten Everton in the Premier League more often (nine times) than any other opponent besides Fulham. Across the last five meetings in all competitions, Bournemouth have won three to Everton's one, scoring eight goals to three. The sides' most recent meeting came in February 2026, a 2-1 Bournemouth win at Goodison Park, while Everton won 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium in December 2025.
Opta's model gives Bournemouth a 47.7% chance of victory, with a draw at 25% and an Everton win at 27.3%. A Bournemouth win would make Rose only the second manager to win his first Premier League home game in charge of the club, after Scott Parker did so in August 2022.
