Everton vs Southampton, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueEverton give Goodison Park fitting farewell as Iliman Ndiaye double seals win
Everton gave Goodison Park a fitting farewell after Iliman Ndiaye scored twice to give the home side a 2-0 victory over already-relegated Southampton.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 4': Attempt missed. Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 4': Attempt saved. Beto (Everton) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 6': Goal! Everton 1, Southampton 0. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 9': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
- 9': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Substitution, Everton. Ashley Young replaces Séamus Coleman.
- 20': Attempt missed. Beto (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
- 20': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Welington.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Offside, Southampton. Welington is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Beto.
- 28': Ashley Young (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 29': Attempt blocked. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 29': Offside, Everton. Beto is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Southampton).
- 32': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Offside, Everton. Beto is caught offside.
- 38': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
- 39': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
- 39': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Dwight McNeil (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Welington (Southampton).
- 45': Hand ball by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Goal! Everton 2, Southampton 0. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a through ball.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Everton 2, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Everton 2, Southampton 0.
- 46': Beto (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Welington (Southampton).
- 46': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
- 48': Welington (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 51': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Jake O'Brien (Everton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Garner with a cross.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Wood (Southampton).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Attempt saved. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 56': Attempt missed. Beto (Everton) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
- 60': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Nathan Wood.
- 60': Substitution, Southampton. Will Smallbone replaces Joe Aribo.
- 60': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
- 61': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
- 62': Attempt saved. Ross Stewart (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 63': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 63': Attempt missed. Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Everton. Jack Harrison replaces Dwight McNeil.
- 65': Substitution, Everton. Carlos Alcaraz replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 66': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
- 66': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Southampton. Jay Robinson replaces Tyler Dibling.
- 69': Foul by Welington (Southampton).
- 69': Jack Harrison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 74': Substitution, Everton. Michael Keane replaces Jarrad Branthwaite.
- 75': Substitution, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
- 77': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 78': Cameron Archer (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
- 80': Beto (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 80': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 82': Substitution, Southampton. Joachim Kayi-Sanda replaces Taylor Harwood-Bellis because of an injury.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
- 83': Welington (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Robinson.
- 84': Will Smallbone (Southampton) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 86': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross.
- 88': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
- 88': James Garner (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Michael Keane.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ross Stewart (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jay Robinson (Southampton).
- 90'+4': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Everton 2, Southampton 0.
- 0': Match ends, Everton 2, Southampton 0.
Statistics
 SOU |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 50 | Possession | 50 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 441 | Accurate Passes | 439 |
| 509 | Passes | 505 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 18 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 30 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,201
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,201
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 32 | Jarrad Branthwaite |
| 15 | Jake O'Brien |
| 19 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 23 | Seamus Coleman |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 37 | James Garner  |
| 14 | Beto |
| 10 | Iliman Ndiaye |
| 7 | Dwight McNeil |
Southampton (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 15 | Nathan Wood |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 7 | Joe Aribo |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 34 | Welington |
| 14 | James Bree |
| 20 | Kamaldeen Sulemana |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 33 | Tyler Dibling |
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