At the stroke of half-time, Martinez, whose future has reportedly been discussed by the Everton board, received a message from the supporters when a plane carrying a banner, which read “TIME TO GO ROBERTO”, flew over Goodison.
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“Whatever happens on the outside is where the game has gone, whether that is right or wrong people have a right to voice their opinion and that is what people do”.
Bournemouth pushed for an equaliser, but Eddie Howe will have to wait for the point that will enable him to celebrate the notable achievement of retaining a Premier League place.
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Indeed, the Cherries have lost five of their last 10 league games (W4-D1) and have lost and drawn at home against Everton this season in the FA Cup and the league: 0-2 and 3-3. Going forward they often looked a threat, getting into threatening positions and forcing the Chelsea backline to chase back towards their own goal more often than they would have liked.
They have conceded 29 times at Goodison Park – only Bournemouth (33) and Villa (35) have shipped more goals at home.
Asked if he would be interested in succeeding Martinez should he leave Everton, Howe told reporters at his Friday morning press conference: “I don’t think I have to reaffirm my commitment here every week, which seems to be a regular pattern”.
“You’ve got to win games to stay in work, and I’m fully committed to this job”.
“I haven’t been able to sign players with a blank cheque”.
“When you get the winning feeling back you see things in a different manner”.
Cleverley then drove Everton into the lead in the seventh minute, finding Boruc’s bottom-left corner from inside the area after a sweet pass by Ross Barkley, who collected his first league assist of 2016.
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Callum Wilson, who made his first start in seven months as he continued to step up his recovery from a serious knee injury, earned praise for his performance from Howe. He was ready to start, played really well, assisted the goal and was a genuine threat. “He had a couple of chances, but overall he can be very pleased with his comeback”.
