Southampton vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Premier League action from St. Mary's Stadium as Everton look to build on their win over West Ham
Follow live coverage as Southampton face Everton in the Premier League today.
Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has made six changes for the visit of Everton. Duje Caleta-Car is handed his debut and Ainsley Maitland-Niles is given a first start. Juan Latinos, Stuart Armstrong, Joe Aribo and Sekou Mara are also recalled.
Jordan Pickford returns from a thigh injury to start for Everton at St Mary’s.
Captain Seamus Coleman also gets the nod along with Dwight McNeil with Anthony Gordon only named among the substitutes.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Southampton vs Everton
Everton have dominated the ball so far, enjoying 54 per cent of possession in the opening half. Both sides have had five shots each but it's the visitors who've managed to get a higher number of them on target (two to one). Everton's xG is also marginally higher (0.49 to 0.43) than Southampton's.
Southampton vs Everton
Southampton have lost each of their last two Premier League games, without scoring in either. Only twice under Ralph Hasenhüttl have the Saints failed to score in three consecutive league games, December 2020 (D2 L1) and September 2021 (D2 L1). Indeed, they last lost three successive games in the top-flight without scoring in October 2018 under Mark Hughes.
Southampton vs Everton
Everton are currently enjoying their longest unbeaten spell in the Premier League under Frank Lampard (5 games – W1 D4); their longest such run since December 2020 (W4 D1). The Toffees haven’t enjoyed a longer unbeaten streak in a single season since November/December 2017 (7 games – W4 D3).
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