Everton take on the visitors Southampton at the Goodison Park in the 2nd tour of the Premier League. The match will be played in Liverpool on Saturday, August 18th.
After Everton had finished last season on the 8th place in the table there have been some significant changes in the team this summer. First of all, Marco Silva has replaced Sam Allardyce in the position of the team`s manager. Secondly, the Toffees have done a good job on the transfer market, they have signed Richarlison, Andre Gomes, Lucas Digne and Yerry Mina. In the first tour of the Premier League Everton played against Wolverhampton Wanderers and they were leading twice in the score throughout that match but finally drew with a 2-2 score.
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Southampton have not changed their manager Mark Hughes this summer. Talking about their recent signings the Saints have come to agreement with Jannik Vestergaard and Danny Ings. In the first tour of the Premier League Southampton drew against Burnley with a 0-0 score in front of their home crowd. It`s worth noting that before the start of the Premier League the team had several friendly fixtures, they beat Celta and Dijon but lost to Borussia Monchengladbach with a 0-3 score.
Southampton have not shown convincing performances at the Goodison Park for the last few seasons. The teams have had thirteen matches at this stadium between them for the last twenty years and the Saints have not beaten the Toffees even once in those games. However, the last time Everton won in front of their home crowd was in April. It`s worth noting that the teams faced each other in May at the Goodison Park and drew with a 1-1 score. But it will be very important for the new manager of Everton Marco Silva to pick up with the team`s fans with a win. Everton have a lot better squad than Southampton at the moment. Furthermore, Everton often showed good performances in front of their home crowd last season.
Prediction for the match: Everton to win.
