Jack Grealish's deflected effort propelled Everton to a narrow 1-0 win against Bournemouth to end their unbeaten run at the Vitality Stadium.
In a game that lacked quality and a cutting edge in the final third throughout, a stroke of luck was needed to make the difference.
After cutting in from the left, the Manchester City loanee slipped while shooting from outside the area, with the ball taking a wicked deflection off Bafode Diakite before spinning into the far corner.
A scrappy goal to ultimately decide a scrappy affair, which could have easily swung in favour of the hosts after Eli Junior Kroupi's well-taken opener in the first half was ruled out by a tight offside call.
The late goal in the 78th minute now extends Bournemouth's winless run in the Premier League to five games, three days after squandering a two-goal lead against Sunderland to lose 3-2 away from home.
Meanwhile, Everton have lifted themselves into the top half of the table and are level on points with Merseyside rivals Liverpool as a result of their first league win on the road against the Cherries, making it three wins in their last four fixtures in the top-flight.