20' Gomes looks for Calvert-Lewin with a left-footed throughball, but the striker mistimes his run and the referee’s assistant flags for offside.
19' Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side almost capitalise on a risky back pass from Richarlison to Holgate, but Ings is just unable to bring the flighted pass down.
17' Ings looks to make things happen himself as he drives through the middle and at the heart of the Everton defence. Following a one-two with Armstrong, the striker sees his cross hooked behind for a corner by Keane. The resulting-set piece drops to Redmond on the edge of the box, but his wild effort sails over the bar.
15' Sigurdsson whips in the resulting set-piece, and Richarlison’s diving header is clawed away by Forster, although the flag is raised for offside.
14' Holgate fires a pass into Sigurdsson, who steers a first-time ball down the right for Calvert-Lewin. The striker is caught by Salisu’s high boot, and the Toffees win a free-kick in a dangerous position.
12' Redmond is caught by Holgate deep in his own half and the away side are awarded a free-kick.
11' Following that goal, Richarlison has scored in three consecutive Premier League games for Everton for the first time since December 2019.
7' Ward-Prowse whips a corner in from the left which Calvert-Lewin rises to head clear in the centre of the box.
6' Richarlison slides the ball in field for Doucoure, who looks to set Calvert-Lewin away in the Saints penalty area. Forster is alert to the danger and is quickly off his line to claim the pass.
4' Calvert-Lewin gets played in down the right by Doucoure, although he had just made his run a fraction too early and the flag goes up for offside.
3' The away side have started brightly and are seeing more of the ball in the opening exchanges. Ings switches the play over to the left for Bertrand, who opts to slow things down.
1' Kick off! The referee, Martin Atkinson, blows his whistle and Southampton get the game underway.
The teams are out, and kick-off will soon be upon us here at Goodison Park.
Everton are unbeaten in their last 15 home Premier League games against Southampton (W10 D5), losing 2-0 under Howard Kendall in the 1997-98 campaign.
Heading into this match, Ancelotti’s side have won just one of their last six home matches, and are currently without a win in five games at Goodison Park. Not only that, but the Blues have failed to keep a clean at home since they faced Chelsea on December 12th. The Toffees currently sit seventh in the Premier League table, five points off fourth-placed West Ham. Southampton, on the other hand, have just one win in their last 12 matches, and have not picked up a single point on the road in each of their last four away fixtures. Should the Saints defeat their hosts, they’ll move to 33 points and level with 13th-placed Crystal Palace.
Following Everton’s away win at Anfield last time out, Carlo Ancelotti makes three changes to his starting side. Allan, Sigurdsson and Calvert-Lewin return to the team in place of Seamus Coleman, Tom Davies and James Rodriquez. This is Allan’s first start since Everton’s two-goal victory against Leicester back in December. The visitors also make three alterations for this fixture, with Forster, Djenepo and Ings replacing McCarthy, Oriel Romeu and Tella. In starting against Everton, Bednarek and Ward-Prowse are the only two Southampton players to have appeared in all of the Saints’ Premier League matches.
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Kayne Ramsey, Jack Stephens, Kgagelo Chauke, Alexandre Jankewitz, Caleb Watts, Will Ferry, Nathan Tella, Daniel N'Lundulu.
EVERTON SUBS: Joao Virginia, Kyle John, Ryan Astley, Niels Nkounkou, Tyler Onyango, Alex Iwobi, Bernard, Nathan Broadhead, Joshua King.
SOUTHAMPTON (4-4-2): Fraser Forster; Mohammed Salisu, Jan Bednarek, Jannik Vestergaard, Ryan Bertrand; Moussa Djenepo, Stuart Armstrong, James Ward-Prowse, Nathan Redmond; Danny Ings, Che Adams.
EVERTON (4-3-1-2): Jordan Pickford; Ben Godfrey, Michael Keane, Mason Holgate, Lucas Digne; Abdoulaye Doucoure, Allan, Andre Gomes; Gylfi Sigurdsson; Richarlison, Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
The hosts come into this clash looking to make it back-to-back victories following their 2-0 win at Anfield against Liverpool last time out. Southampton, on the other hand, are seeking a response after losing 3-0 against Leeds in their previous top-flight match.
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