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
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.
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Adams draws a foul from Gordon in a very promising position for Southampton. Ward-Prowse will certainly be going for goal.
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The Everton substitution has opened this match up. Lampard changed to a back four with Godfrey at right-back and Gordon joining the attack. The game is very end to end.
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Ward-Prowse tries his luck from a long-range free-kick but fails to test Pickford as his effort is blocked.
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CLUTCH SAVE! Calvert-Lewin bursts into the box and sends in a cross along the six-yard line. Bazunu jumps across to tip the ball away from Gordon at the far post!
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HUGE CHANCE! Onana sends in a great cross from the left wing toward the back post of the Southampton goal. Bazunu gets a fingertip to the ball, making it difficult for Godfrey to score despite an open goal ahead of him!
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Substitution Séamus Coleman Anthony Michael Gordon
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Diallo receives a yellow card after a reckless challenge on Onana.
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Adams breaks into the Everton box after Mykolenko fails to cut out Armstrong's pass. The striker takes too long to take his shot and Coady comes across to block the attempt.
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SAVE! Ward-Prowse has time and space on the ball and proceeds to shoot from close to 30 yards out. The ball heads toward the bottom left corner, but Pickford dives across to make the save!
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