SEAN Dyche has urged his Everton charges to “change the story” against Cherries this weekend.

Winless Cherries visit Goodison Park on Saturday to face a Toffees side yet to win at home this term, with Everton handing Luton Town a first-ever Premier League win last time out.

They did manage to open their goalscoring account at home against their Hatters, finally converting through Dominic Calvert-Lewin after generating a xG total of 7.31 in fixtures against Fulham, Wolves, Arsenal, and Luton.

"Stats don't win games, the scoreline is what is key,” Dyche told Everton’s club website.

"Working in both boxes, it can't just be one box, we have to work in both.

“That's the bit I have been challenging players with constantly since I got here. 

"The biggest frustration for me is we started so strongly against Brentford with a great result, then another one on Wednesday against Aston Villa.

“(The Luton game) was a great opportunity to step on and play with the shoulders back and confidence. 

"The crowd were amazing.

“The crowd were waiting, they are going: 'Go on then lads.'

“But then we just go a bit flat, a bit toothless, what's that all about?

“It drives me mad, to be perfectly honest.

“But Bournemouth is another opportunity to change the story."

After staving off relegation with victory over Cherries on the final day of last season, Everton had hoped to avoid a third successive battle with the drop this term.

Victory away at Brentford in the league and at Aston Villa in the EFL Cup suggested the Toffees had turned a corner, but Dyche fears Everton are still stuck in the same rut.

"It feels like it's been one step forward, two steps back,” the former Burnley boss continued.

"Rather than two steps forward one back, which you'd sometimes take. We have to do more than that. 

"That's on us to change the story. I can't reiterate it enough, because it needs it.

“This story has been here for two years, and I have mentioned it consistently. We have a chance to change it. 

"We showed signs (at Brentford), we showed signs during the week (at Aston Villa), and Saturday was another great chance to change the whole feel, but we didn't and we are back looking to the next one calling it the most important one - they are all important. 

"We're back at Goodison on Saturday. We want to be playing there, giving the fans goals and wins, that's what we have to change."