It took 90 minutes of regulation play and 10 more agonizing minutes of stoppage time, but Everton survived a thrilling Sunday afternoon challenge to defeat Bournemouth by a 1-0 score.
With the win, the club avoids relegation and will remain in the English Premier League for a 70th consecutive season.
A 57th-minute scorcher off the right foot of midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure found the back of the Cherries net to send the crowd at Goodison Park into an uproar that seemingly never stopped over the next 43 minutes of play, save for a collective gasp of fright when Bournemouth nearly beat Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the 95th minute.
England’s No. 1 was up to the task, though, stopping the shot and keeping Everton in the lead for good.
