Respite for Martinez as Everton beat Bournemouth

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LONDON, (Reuters) - Under-pressure Everton manager Roberto Martinez enjoyed some respite as his struggling side won for the first time in eight league matches.

The Goodison Park clash between two sides with little to play for apart from pride began in lively fashion with two goals inside the opening 10 minutes.

First Tom Cleverley fired Everton ahead but Bournemouth responded almost immediately with Marc Pugh rolling the ball home from close range.

Fears of a ninth home defeat in all competitions this season for Everton subsided, however, when Leighton Baines scored his side's winner, slamming home Aaron Lennon's cross.

(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Pritha Sarkar)