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Seamus Coleman has sent an honest message to Everton fans following the club's disappointing defeat against Bournemouth on Sunday.

The Blues went into the weekend's match at the Vitality Stadium in high spirits, but a double from Callum Wilson and a deflected Ryan Fraser free kick earned the hosts all three points despite Dominic Calvert-Lewin pulling one back.

Marco Silva's side have now gained seven points from the first five matches of the Premier League campaign, but only one of those has come on the road.

And the Blues club captain knows fans every right to be disappointed with their side and demand more when Sheffield United make the visit to Goodison Park on Saturday.

"We have to move on to Sheffield United," Coleman told evertonfc.com.

"But I know that is no consolation to the travelling support at Bournemouth and fans watching home. They will expect and demand much better and rightly so.

"We wanted to go down to Bournemouth and win the game and we didn’t. Conceding three was tough to take. We were very disappointed but we have to move on.

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"It is probably a cliche, but when the fans come all that way down on a Sunday, they have a right to be frustrated.

"It wasn’t good enough from most of us and we need to be better."

Coleman knows not many of his teammates could leave the south coast with their heads held high after their display - and the Blues must improve their form away from home.

The defender added: "When you put on the Everton shirt – whether you are old or young – you have to take responsibility, to be brave and look for the ball at all times and help your teammates.

"Not many of us could hold our heads high coming off the pitch [on Sunday] and that’s the truth.

"Our home form is good but away from home at the minute it is disappointing and something we need to put right very fast if we want to be better this season.

"We have to go into the Sheffield United game… and hopefully get three points and move forward and try to put it right."