Southampton vs Everton Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Southampton have won five of their last seven home Premier League matches against Everton (L2), but they were beaten 1-2 last season at St. Mary's.
Everton are looking to win consecutive away top-flight visits to Southampton for the first time since January 1992 under Howard Kendall.
Southampton have kept more Premier League clean sheets against Everton than they have vs any other side in the competition, with 10 of their 13 shutouts against them coming in home games (77%). Southampton have lost just two of their last 1 2 Premier League games (W6 04), losing both of their opening two matches this season.
Saints are looking to pick up back-to-back home league wins for the first time since December 2019. Though they lost their 100% winning start to the season last time out, Everton are looking to remain unbeaten in each of their first six games for only the third time in the Premier League era, also doing so in 2006-07 and 2013-1 4.
Everton have won each of their last three Premier League away games, last winning four consecutively on the road in the top-flight back in December 1985. No side has scored more headed goals in Premier League history than Everton (322, level with Manchester United).
Indeed, the Toffees have scored a league-high six headed goals so farthis season, with both strikes last time out against Liverpool coming via this method. Danny Ings has scored in four of his five appearances in all competitions against Everton for Southampton. netting four goals: he only has more goals against Spurs (5) than he does against the Toffees for the club.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored in all five of Everton's Premier League games this season, netting seven goals in total. The only player in Premier League history to score in each of his side’s first six games to a campaign is Sergio Aguero, who did so with Manchester City last season.
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Coming into this weekend's games, only Son Heung-min (16) has created more chances in the Premier League this season than Everton's James Rodriguez (15). The Colombian has had a hand in six goals in his five appearances so far (3 goals, 3 assists), with all three of his assists being for headers from set-piece situations.
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