The Champions League always appeared an optimistic prize for Southampton and it may have slipped out of reach at Goodison Park. Everton’s narrow victory – their first over a top eight team this season – left Ronald Koeman’s team with an eight-point gap to overhaul in the race for a top-four finish and, not for the first time this season, left the Dutchman ruing a lack of cutting edge within his ranks.
Southampton carried the game to Roberto Martínez’s team throughout, and Tim Howard had to be in fine form to nullify their early threat, although Everton impressed with their work-rate and organisation as they took another step closer to safety with a third consecutive Premier League win, their first such hat-trick of the season. Aaron Lennon, Ross Barkley and particularly Phil Jagielka, pitted against Italy international Graziano Pellè for the second time in five days, typified the industry and commitment of the home side.
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