Southampton vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from St. Mary's Stadium
Follow live coverage as Southampton face Everton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Southampton vs Everton
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Southampton vs Everton
Manning makes way after a solid performance over 60 minutes. Dibling comes on to offer the home team some creativity in attack. He was unlucky to miss out on starting this game.
Southampton vs Everton
The noise levels inside the stadium are rising now as both teams start to put together better attacks. Everton are the latest team to get a corner following a Lindstrom cross that was cleared out.
Southampton vs Everton
CHANCE! Harwood-Bellis shoots wide! The ball fell to him following a deflection in the box, and the defender snatched at the shot from seven yards and saw it blocked and behind for a corner.
Southampton vs Everton
Armstrong breaks down the right again and picks out a nice reverse cross to the edge of the box. Fernandes took far too long to take a shot, and then Manning tripped over the ball as he collected it from his teammate.
Southampton vs Everton
Young produces some great defending to shut down a potential Southampton attack on the left. He is still putting in great performances week after week, at the age of 39. Brilliant.
Southampton vs Everton
Mangala strikes a side-footed shot from outside the box at Ramsdale. The goalkeeper looked to be diving the opposite way to the shot to begin with, so it ended up being a decent save to keep the game level.
Southampton vs Everton
There is a calm hush that has descended over St. Mary’s after only five minutes of the second half. You get the feeling that both sets of fans just want to see some attacking chances for their teams.
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