- Bournemouth are scoring more goals from the bench than anyone else this season
- The objectives are also being distributed very well after Solanke's departure.
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Just outside Pokesdown railway station, the closest train station to Bournemouth's Vitality ground, there is a small football souvenir shop with a framed Dominic Solanke shirt propped in the window for passers-by to admire.
It serves as a reminder of the influence of the former Cherries striker, whose £65million move to Tottenham in the summer after scoring 19 Premier League goals last season was supposed to derail Andoni Iraola's second season in charge.
But the way in which Iraola has managed to not only recover this team after Solanke's departure, but also improve it, is testament to the Spaniard's vision and coaching prowess.
Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert and Marcus Tavernier were the most used attackers last season behind Solanke, and all three scored 18 goals. Halfway through this season those three have already scored 12.
Evanilson, Solanke's £40million replacement, has five goals and impressed against Everton, but more importantly the goals are no longer coming from one man.
Iraola has instilled self-confidence in this team, which is epitomized by the way Bournemouth now top the table for most goals scored by substitutes in the Premier League this season.
Bournemouth have finished better despite losing last season's 21-goal man, Dominic Solanke.
Bournemouth, who moved up to seventh in the table after beating Everton 1-0, found another late goal and have more substitute goals than any Premier League team.
Andoni Iraola deserves credit for instilling self-confidence in his team as they push for Europe
Their front line has been something to behold and they are distributing the goals very well.
David Brooks was the one who did this against Everton on Saturday with a sublime volley that Jordan Pickford, who otherwise had an outstanding game, missed.
“That ending is the clinical definition of David,” Iraola said. “Everyone at the club trusts David. “I think in the last month he has started two games, he has come off the bench in all the other games, so lately he has played more minutes because we have the injuries (to Marcus Tavernier and Luis Sinisterra) in their position”.
And he added: “Everyone is fighting for minutes and that is good for the team.”
The one-goal score aside, Bournemouth's overall superiority in front of goal compared to Everton's was evident. The hosts had eight shots on target, while Sean Dyche's side failed to threaten Mark Travers' net at all and the Toffees have now failed to score in a league-high 11 games this season.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin extended his goalless run to 15 games and there is a feeling something will have to give soon if Everton are to avoid another relegation fight.