Jack Grealish’s 78th-minute strike handed Everton their first-ever league win at Bournemouth, sealing a 1–0 Premier League victory and bringing an end to the Cherries’ seven-match unbeaten home run in the competition.

Both teams entered the match looking to rebound from heavy weekend defeats, and the opening stages reflected that caution, with neither side finding much rhythm early on.

The first meaningful effort on target didn’t arrive until the 23rd minute. A deep free-kick dropped kindly for Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth’s leading scorer, who drilled a powerful effort goalward, only for Jordan Pickford to parry it away.

Everton’s best moments of the half came just before the interval through two dangerous James Garner inswinging corners. The first glanced off Alex Scott’s head and clipped the top of the crossbar. Moments later, Thierno Barry nearly forced the ball home from the second delivery, but Djordje Petrovic and the post combined to keep it out.

Bournemouth thought they’d snatched the lead with the last kick of the half when Junior Kroupi beat Pickford at the near post, but the forward was immediately flagged offside. Replays confirmed he had strayed beyond the line before meeting Amine Adli’s flick-on.

It was only the second time in Everton’s last seven competitive away fixtures that the first half ended goalless, but the Toffees nearly broke the deadlock 11 minutes after the restart. A rapid counter led by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall eventually fell to Barry inside the box, but Petrovic reacted sharply to turn the shot behind.

Barry had another opportunity to open his Everton account after the hour mark, but he fired over from a low Garner cross.

With both sides pushing for a decisive goal in the final stages, Everton finally found it. Grealish, on loan from Manchester City, collected the ball 25 yards from goal and drove forward before firing a right-footed strike that took a heavy deflection off Bafode Diakite, wrong-footing Petrovic as it rolled in. It was Grealish’s second goal for the club.

Iliman Ndiaye nearly doubled the advantage soon after, but Petrovic stood firm to block his powerful attempt.

Bournemouth mounted late pressure in search of an equaliser, yet Everton held strong—giving manager David Moyes his eighth career victory over the Cherries, seven of which have come with a clean sheet.

The win lifts Everton into the top half of the Premier League table, leapfrogging Bournemouth, who drop to 14th.