February 19th features a match where Southampton plays host to Everton in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 10th placed Southampton, recorded a 1-1 draw against Manchester United. Jadon Sancho scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 21st minute, then Che Adams tied it up for Southampton in the 48th minute earning Southampton a comeback draw. Southampton is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Everton is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Leeds United. Séamus Coleman scored the first goal for Everton in the 10th minute, then Michael Keane added another in the 23rd minute In the end, Leeds United was frustrated by Everton’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Everton ended the match with the shutout victory. Everton looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On Sat Aug 14th, Everton hosted Southampton at the Goodison Park in their last match together. Everton was victorious by a score of 3 to 1 in front of almost 33000 excited fans. Adam Armstrong struck first for Southampton in the 22nd minute on a feed from Che Adams, then Richarlison tied it up for Everton in the 47th minute on a feed from Andros Townsend Finally they completed the comback victory in the 76th minute on a goal by Abdoulaye Doucouré to cap off a wild match.
Everton’s most prolific scorer has been Richarlison. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Southampton is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kyle Walker-Peters and Che Adams each having 2 goals in their last five
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Southampton squad will be without Alex McCarthy, Nathan Redmond, Armando Broja, Will Smallbone and Valentino Livramento, while Frank Lampard’s squad will be without Vitaliy Mykolenko, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Tom Davies, Ben Godfrey, Fabian Delph and Yerry Mina.