Southampton ended their poor run of Premier League form by overcoming a
lacklustre Everton side 3-0 at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday.
A Romelu Lukaku own-goal combined with second-half goals from Graziano Pelle
and Maya Yoshida ensured that Ronald Koeman's men secured their first victory in
five league outings.
Much had been made of Southampton's injury woes before kick-off, with a run of
five consecutive defeats in all competitions culminating in the League Cup exit at
League One side Sheffield United in midweek, but the hosts were clinical against
Everton.
Everton were beaten 2-0 in the corresponding fixture last
season thanks to two own-goals and that trend continued
when Lukaku put through his own net in the 38th minute.
Pelle missed a gilt-edged chance to double the advantage
soon after, but the out-of-sorts forward made amends 20
minutes into the second half when he prodded in his
second goal in his last nine league appearances.
Roberto Martinez's men showed no real conviction as they
attempted to pull one back and Yoshida's 82nd-minute
header condemned Everton to their sixth Premier League
loss of the campaign.
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