Boasting just one Premier League triumph between them after seven games of the 2023-24 season, early-season strugglers Everton and Bournemouth square off at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Sean Dyche's side were put to the sword 2-1 by newly-promoted Luton Town at the weekend, while the Cherries were no match for a merciless Arsenal, suffering a 4-0 thumping.
However, those back-to-back successes counted for little when Rob Edwards's men stepped foot onto the Goodison Park turf, where Tom Lockyer charged down an Ashley Young clearance to give his side the lead before Carlton Morris expertly steered Alfie Doughty's free kick into the bottom corner.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin cut the deficit in half not long after, but Luton still rejoiced in a first-ever Premier League win come the final whistle, as Everton were brought crashing back down to earth thanks to their perennial defensive shortcomings.
Only goal difference is keeping the 16th-placed Toffees above Luton and relegation zone-occupying Burnley for the time being, and Dyche's side are even at risk of ending the weekend bottom of the standings should results elsewhere go against them, although Sheffield United would need to beat Fulham and hope for an eight-goal swing in their favour for such a scenario to occur.
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