It was a goalless first half in the Premier League match between Everton and the visitors Burnley at Goodison Park on Monday. But in the second half, Everton took control and ultimately won the game 3-1.
The first half was goalless, but straight after half-time, Ben Mee made his mark as he scored, with an assist by Johann Gudmundsson, to give Burnley the lead.
With 30 minutes on the clock, Everton’s Michael Keane found the net 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 as 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.
The result means the fourth game in a row without a win for Burnley.
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 meeting 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 before the break, with an even (1–1) goal difference.
In the next games 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.