Coleman's own-goal condemns Everton to late defeat at Bournemouth

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Seamus Coleman’s own-goal in the first minute of second-half stoppage time condemned Everton to a 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday as the Toffees equaled their worst Premier League run of 12 games without a win.

Beto’s 87th-minute equalizer to cancel out Dominic Solanke’s opener in the 64th looked set to earn Sean Dyche’s Everton a valuable point, but Coleman’s late intervention left the visitors empty-handed. Adam’s Smith deep cross bounced up and hit the defender on the chest before dropping agonizingly into the net.

This is a crunch time for 16th-place Everton both on and off the field. Its majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri said ahead of the game he remained confident the protracted takeover of the club by 777 Partners would be completed soon and herald a brighter future.

The club is also due to find out the verdict of a second charge of breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules, with a further points deduction a possibility before the end of the season in addition to the six they have already lost.

Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams made his first club start since March 11 last year for Leeds. He returned this month from a hamstring injury that needed surgery twice and scored the opening goal last weekend in the United States’ win over Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League.

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Everton's head coach Sean Dyche waits for the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Everton at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, England, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

Bournemouth's Justin Kluivert, centre, and Everton's James Tarkowski, left, challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between AFC Bournemouth vs Everton at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

Everton's Dwight McNeil, right, shoots on target during the English Premier League soccer match between AFC Bournemouth vs Everton at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

Bournemouth's Dominic Solanke, right, celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between AFC Bournemouth vs Everton at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

Bournemouth's Dominic Solanke, centre, scores the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between AFC Bournemouth vs Everton at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

Everton's James Garner, left, and Bournemouth's Marcus Tavernier challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between AFC Bournemouth vs Everton at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

Everton's head coach Sean Dyche gestures during the English Premier League soccer match between AFC Bournemouth vs Everton at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 34 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday.

The deaths mark the latest in America’s intensified campaign of strikes targeting the rebels. The U.S. military’s Central Command declined to answer questions about the strike or discuss civilian casualties from its campaign.

The Houthis described the strike as hitting the Farwa neighborhood market in Sanaa’s Shuub district. That area has been targeted before by the Americans.

Footage aired by the Houthis' al-Masirah satellite news channel showed damage to vehicles and buildings in the area, with screaming onlookers holding what appeared to be a dead child. Others wailed on stretchers heading into a hospital.

Strikes overnight into Monday also hit other areas of the country, including Yemen's Amran, Hodeida, Marib and Saada governorates.

The strikes come after U.S. airstrikes hit the Ras Isa fuel port in Yemen last week, killing at least 74 people and wounding 171 others.

The strikes follow the resumption of negotiations in Rome between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, which Washington has linked to its attacks in Yemen.

The U.S. is targeting the Houthis because of the group’s attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, a crucial global trade route, and on Israel. The Houthis are the last militant group in Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance” that is capable of regularly attacking Israel.

The new U.S. operation against the Houthis under Trump appears more extensive than attacks on the group were under President Joe Biden, an AP review found. The new campaign started after the rebels threatened to begin targeting “Israeli” ships again over Israel blocking aid from entering the Gaza Strip.

From November 2023 until this January, the Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors. That has greatly reduced the flow of trade through the Red Sea corridor, which typically sees $1 trillion of goods move through it. The Houthis also launched attacks targeting American warships without success.

Assessing the toll of the month-old U.S. airstrike campaign has been difficult because the military hasn’t released information about the attacks, including what was targeted and how many people were killed. The Houthis, meanwhile, strictly control access to attacked areas and don’t publish complete information on the strikes, many of which likely have targeted military and security sites.

Yemenis look at damaged motorcycles at Farwah popular market, which Houthis said was struck by U.S. airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)

Yemenis watch a damaged vehicle at Farwah popular market, which Houthis said was struck by U.S. airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)

Yemenis crowd at Farwah popular market, which Houthis said was struck by U.S. airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)

Yemenis watch a hole at Farwah popular market, which Houthis said was struck by U.S. airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)

Yemenis watch a crater of an explosion at Farwah popular market which Houthis said it was struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)

Yemenis watch a damaged vehicle at Farwah popular market, which Houthis said it was struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)

Yemenis watch a damaged vehicle at Farwah popular market which Houthis said it was struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo

Yemenis watch a damaged vehicle at Farwah popular market which Houthis said it was struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)

Yemenis crowd at Farwah popular market, which Houthis said was struck by U.S. airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)

Yemenis watch a crater of a explosion at Magel Al-Dammah cemetery a day after it was hit by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo)

Yemenis watch a hole at Magel Al-Dammah cemetery a day after it was struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo)