Everton vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Goodison Park as Toffees fans protest against the board

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James Ward-Prowse scored twice as bottom side Southampton came from behind to claim a vital 2-1 Premier League victory at fellow strugglers Everton and deepen the crisis at Goodison Park on Saturday.

Amadou Onana gave the home side a first half lead but Ward-Prowse equalised in the first minute of the second period and then curled in a trademark free-kick to give Southampton their first victory at Everton since 1997.

Southampton stay bottom of the standings with 15 points from their 19 games, the same number as Everton, who are above them only on goal difference.

The result comes on a day when members of the Everton board were advised to stay away from the ground over what the club termed a “real and credible threat to their safety and security”. Everton fans had planned a ‘sit-in’ at the ground after the game in protest at the club’s current plight.

The victory ends a run of six straight league defeats for Southampton and comes in a week in which they dumped Manchester City out of the League Cup, a marked improvement for new manager Nathan Jones after a difficult start at the club.

Ward-Prowse also saw his shot tipped onto the post by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the first half, while home striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin had his deflected shot come off the crossbar with the score at 1-1.

Everton vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League updates

• Everton lose 2-1 to Southampton amid fan protests at Goodison Park as James Ward-Prowse socres twice
• FULL-TIME! Everton 1-2 Southampton
• 78’ - GOAL! Ward-Prowse curls home a free-kick (EVE 2-1 SOU)
• 46’ - GOAL! Ward-Prowse cuts inside and finishes well (EVE 1-1 SOU)
• 39’ - GOAL! Onana heads home the opener from a corner (EVE 1-0 SOU)
• Everton XI: Pickford, Godfrey, Coady, Tarkowski, Coleman, Iwobi, Onana, Gueye, Mykolenko, Gray, Calvert-Lewin
• Southampton XI: Bazunu, Caleta-Car, Lyanco, Salisu, Lavia, Walker-Peters, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Diallo, Edozie, Adams

Everton vs Southampton

14 January 2023 15:19

Everton vs Southampton

Both teams are finding it difficult to move the ball around in the final third. The attacking players are often outnumbered or isolated in and around the box.

14 January 2023 15:18

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CHANCE! Calvert-Lewin loses his marker from the free-kick and has an open header in the box. He fails to direct his effort away from Bazunu, who catches the ball with ease.

14 January 2023 15:16

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Yellow Card Roméo Lavia

14 January 2023 15:14

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The game is being played with a lot of physicality at the moment. Both teams are fighting hard for the ball in the midfield areas.

14 January 2023 15:12

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The referee gives a free-kick to Everton after a clash between Elyounoussi and Mykolenko. The Southampton player is not happy with the call.

14 January 2023 15:10

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Everton are pressing quite high up the pitch and Southampton are struggling to hold onto the ball when progressing forward.

14 January 2023 15:08

Everton vs Southampton

Southampton are enjoying most of the possession in the early minutes here, but they are threatening the Everton goal at the moment.

14 January 2023 15:06

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The referee resumes play as Godfrey is able to continue.

14 January 2023 15:04

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There is an early stoppage in play as Godfrey receives treatment from the physios.

14 January 2023 15:02