Everton vs Southampton – Match Preview

Courtesy of BBC Sport:

Everton manager Ronald Koeman has no new injury or suspension worries following Friday’s 2-2 draw at Hull.

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenberg is likely to miss a third successive game because of a dead leg.

Jose Fonte will return for Southampton, taking the place of the suspended Virgil van Dijk.

Nathan Redmond is available after a ban, while Ryan Bertrand is back in the squad after being rested for the defeat by West Brom.

Head-to-head

• Southampton’s only win in 17 Premier League visits to Goodison Park came in November 1997 (D4, L12).
• Saints could do the top-flight double against Everton for only the third time, after 1973-74 and 1997-98.

Everton

• Everton suffered their first home defeat in 12 league matches in their most recent Goodison Park fixture, against Liverpool. They could suffer back-to-back home defeats for the first time since March.
• No Premier League side this season has scored more headed goals than Everton’s nine.
• There have been only two goals in the three fixtures between Ronald Koeman and Claude Puel, including 2005-06 Champions League group matches between the Dutchman’s Benfica and Frenchman’s Lille.
• Romelu Lukaku has only scored one goal in 12 Premier League appearances for Everton in the month of January.

Southampton

• Southampton could lose three successive Premier League matches for the first time since a four-match losing streak in December 2014.
• However, they are vying to win consecutive away matches for the first time this season.
• Saints have exactly the same record at the halfway point of the Premier League season as they did last season under Ronald Koeman (W6, D6, L7).