The Everton elaborates on the entry positions to the Champions League, of which only two points separate him, after winning 1-0 against a Southampton which is still in free fall.
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A victory that enabled Carlo Ancelotti of Italy to break through a streak of three consecutive defeats Goodison Park, where the “toffee” has not expired since last December. But it is that the victory (0-2) harvested over Liverpool last week in the “Merseyside derby” seems to have given new energy to Everton
Especially Brazilian Richarlison and Icelandic Gylfi Sigurdsson, authors of the winning goals at Anfield, who scored the first home goal.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin after nine minutes he took a long ball from goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to put it in front of Sigurdsson, who was in his natural position on Monday, the midfielder, filtered a pass for the arrival of Richarlison who signed the 1-0 after dodging it departure of visiting goalkeeper Fraser Forster.
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A goal that yielded the best staging of an Everton that the Colombian could not count on on Monday James Rodriguez, at which point Ancelotti decided to rest so that he fully recovered from the mild discomfort he had been dragging on all week.
Absence that did not stop the ‘toffees’ from creating danger every time they approached the rival territory, the exact opposite of the Southampton, who, despite a greater possession of the ball during the first half, was unable to generate a clear chance.
A lack of mordant that contrasted with the dangerousness of the Everton, who bypassed the second goal on every set piece he had during the game.
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But Ancelotti’s men failed to realize their chances, causing the Southampton come to life until the last moment, when the Dane Jannik Vestergaard had the tie in his shoes.
However, the Nordic center-back, picking up a dead ball in the area, crashed his shot into the local goalkeeper’s body. Jordan Pickford, that in his only intervention in the entire game, he confirmed Everton’s victory.
A victory that of Carlo Ancelotti, who have one less game than the rest of their rivals, just two points away from the entry positions into the Champions League.
The goal Southampton fought for until recently, which led the league in early November and now looks suspiciously at the bottom of the table after shackling for nine consecutive days without knowing the win.
EFE