London (AFP)
Everton recovered in the wake of the Top 4 and qualifying places for the Champions League by beating Southampton (1-0) on Monday in a delayed match of the 26th day of the Premier League.
With 43 points, the Toffees, 7th, post the same total as their neighbors Liverpool, but with a lower goal difference, and they are only 2 units behind West Ham, currently 4th.
They also widen a small gap of 4 lengths with Tottenham which follows them.
For its part, Southampton still can not stop the free fall in which the club has been caught for 9 days (1 draw, 8 defeats).
It must be said that the Saints once again put themselves in a delicate position by conceding the opener in the 9th minute.
After an aerial duel won by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, back in the starting XI, Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson slipped the ball to Richarlison who dribbled the keeper and straightened the ball into a narrow angle (1-0, 9th) .
The Saints can also curse each other for missing two huge chances late in the game.
It was first Moussa Djenepo who missed the target after a nice movement (84th), before Jannik Vestergaard, after a scramble, recovered the ball in the area, but Everton international goalkeeper Jordan Pickford came out well. in his feet to counter his shot in sliding tackle (90).
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