Everton Rescues A Point Against Southampton
Southampton manager Mark Hughes said his side will make sure “Swansea know they are in a game” in their crucial relegation meeting on Tuesday.
The Saints moved out of the bottom three and above the Welsh club despite a 96th-minute Tom Davies goal that denied them victory at Everton.
Hughes will take his team to Liberty Stadium on Tuesday, after Nathan Redmond’s second-half goal gave them the lead at Goodison and saw them move up a place on goal difference.
Winger Redmond nodded Cedric Soares’ cross past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in an otherwise subdued contest which saw Southampton’s Maya Yoshida sent off for two fouls.
“We have a massive game coming up against Swansea and that will probably determine who stays up and who goes down,” said Hughes.
“We have done everything right in the game apart from the last moment and then it was given against us. We will be ready Tuesday.”
Everton, who stay eighth in the table, were booed at the final whistle of their final home game of the season, and the result means they can no longer overhaul seventh-placed Burnley who have qualified for the Europa League.
Pickford denied the visitors twice in the first half, saving Charlie Austin’s sweetly-struck 20-yard volley and Oriol Romeu’s low deflected strike.
Even after Yoshida’s dismissal Southampton continued to threaten with Redmond’s clever running causing problems for the hosts.
But it took a vital save by Alex McCarthy to turn away Leighton Baines’ goal-bound free-kick before Davies’ strike deflected in off Wesley Hoedt in added time.
This was the last act on a dramatic day of action for the clubs fighting for Premier League survival.
Stoke’s defeat by Crystal Palace ended their 10-year stay in the top flight, while Swansea’s loss at Bournemouth left them still in real danger and winless in seven games.
West Brom had given themselves faint hope with their dramatic late win over Spurs- and went from facing certain relegation to clinging on still thanks to Everton’s late goal.
West Ham’s comfortable victory over Leicester – coupled with Southampton’s draw – confirmed that David Moyes’ side are safe.
But Huddersfield, who have 35 points, must travel to champions Manchester City on Sunday (13:30 BST), and then play Chelsea on Wednesday before hosting Arsenal on the final day.