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Everton 1-2 Bournemouth: What Iraola said

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "We are in a good run of results. Probably today was not our best performance but we got the win today where we have not been brilliant.

On Rayan's performance after giving away the penalty: "Some decision you have to accept when the player is so young at 19 and it is his first week with us. He showed character, personality, hasn't been affected. I've liked what I have seen from him character wise. He has started really well.

"I think it is still too early. We know that he has some good offensive things and we have to help him develop other things. We see him more as a winger and we have to help him in this process."

On James Hill's player of the match performance: "Hilly has been fundamental for us because Everton are such a threat with aerial balls. He was the first one to deal with the first balls."

Did you know?

  • Bournemouth winger Rayan (2 goals, 1 assist) became just the third teenager in Premier League history to have a goal or assist in each of his first three appearances, after Robbie Keane and Anthony Martial.
  • The Cherries have scored at least once in each of their last 11 Premier League games, only ever enjoying a longer run in the competition between December 2017 and April 2018 (14).

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