Everton have provided an explanation for winger Bernard’s absence from the club’s squad to take on Burnley this evening.
Everton host Burnley
Carlo Ancelotti’s men are currently locked in action with the Clarets at Goodison Park, in a Premier League clash.
The matchup of course marks a crucial one at both ends of the table, with Everton attempting to upset the odds in securing a top-4 spot, whilst Burnley stave off relegation.
The hosts headed into proceedings in search of a bounce-back result, on the back of a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea earlier in the week.
Burnley, on the other hand, are aiming to build on an encouraging pair of draws – with Leicester and Arsenal respectively.
As things stand early in the action on Merseyside, the scoreline remains locked at 0-0, with the best chance so far having seen Richarlison force a fine stop from Nick Pope in the visitors’ goal.
3′ First effort at goal and it’s a fierce strike by Richarlison – on target but kept out by Pope.
0-0 #EVEBUR
— Everton (@Everton) March 13, 2021
Bernard unwell
The starting XI opted for by Carlo Ancelotti this evening proved somewhat makeshift, particularly in midfield, with both Abdoulaye Doucoure and James Rodriguez sidelined at present.
One surprise omission from the Blues’ squad, however, came in the form of Bernard.
This is your Everton team to face Burnley! #EVEBUR pic.twitter.com/SGpCAfb696
— Everton (@Everton) March 13, 2021
The Brazilian has been in-and-out of the Everton side of late, often utilised as an impact substitute when Ancelotti and co. are in need of a goal.
As confirmed shortly before kick-off, though, Bernard has been struck down by what is described as a ‘non-Covid related illness’, and was unavailable for selection to face Burnley as a result:
Bernard misses today’s #PL fixture because he was feeling unwell with a non-Covid related illness.#EVEBUR pic.twitter.com/z8j2Z6kk6G
— Everton (@Everton) March 13, 2021
*Update* – Burnley have since taken the lead through Chris Wood.
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# | Team | MP | D | P |
1 | Manchester City FC | 29 | 40 | 68 |
2 | Manchester United FC | 28 | 23 | 54 |
3 | Leicester City FC | 28 | 16 | 53 |
4 | Chelsea FC | 29 | 19 | 51 |
5 | West Ham United FC | 27 | 11 | 48 |
6 | Everton FC | 27 | 4 | 46 |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 27 | 18 | 45 |
8 | Liverpool FC | 28 | 11 | 43 |
9 | Aston Villa FC | 27 | 11 | 41 |
10 | Arsenal FC | 27 | 7 | 38 |
11 | Leeds United | 28 | -3 | 36 |
12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 28 | -9 | 35 |
13 | Crystal Palace FC | 28 | -17 | 34 |
14 | Southampton FC | 28 | -14 | 33 |
15 | Burnley FC | 28 | -16 | 30 |
16 | Newcastle United FC | 28 | -17 | 28 |
17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 27 | -8 | 26 |
18 | Fulham FC | 28 | -11 | 26 |
19 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | -36 | 18 |
20 | Sheffield United FC | 28 | -29 | 14 |
Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|
Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 16 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 16 |
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 14 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 13 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City FC | 9 |
Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 9 |
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 9 |
Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
---|---|---|---|
Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 8 |
Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 7 |
Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
Tielemans, Youri | Leicester City FC | 0 | 6 |
Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 6 |
Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 5 |
Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
Player | Team | Assists |
---|---|---|
Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 7 |
Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
Foden, Phil | Manchester City FC | 5 |
Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 5 |
Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
Willian | Arsenal FC | 5 |
Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
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