Everton led Bournemouth 2-0 in the 87th minute and inexplicably lost 3-2 to remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League.
Everton’s dreams of a much-needed first win of the season were dashed in the cruelest way.
Everton went 2-0 up just minutes from time thanks to strikes from Michael Keane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Sean Dyche’s side looked homey and dry, but then disaster struck. Antoine Semenya’s late strike sparked a stunning Bournemouth comeback, with Lewis Cook and Luis Sinisterra scoring in stoppage time to win 3-2.
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Dyche got angry and said:
“I’ve had a few [defeats] in my years as a player, coach, manager, but this is the most frustrating, because to dominate a game for so long and come away with nothing is incredibly frustrating.
“They had a shot on goal in front of their own goal and we just threw the game away. Just because we didn’t make the hard yards and the bases, win the attacks, win the header and see the game through. We don’t do that and they pinch it forward , as they did all day — which we did all day — and our body language said it all.”
Everton remain rooted to the bottom of the table with three defeats in their opening three games and Dyche is under pressure to turn things around after the international break.