Back-to-back league wins have eased Everton’s relegation worries but they remain six points shy of the 40-point mark and host a Southampton team who have regained sharpness at a crucial time in the race for European qualification. Ronald Koeman will hope the 38-year-old goalkeeper Kelvin Davis maintains the form that denied Burnley on his first league start for almost 15 months, with Fraser Forster out for the season, and his task will be helped if Romelu Lukaku fails a fitness test on a hamstring injury. Andy Hunter
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue Goodison Park
Last season Everton 2 Southampton 1
Referee L Mason
This season G20, Y60, R4, 3.40 cards per game
Odds H 7-4 A 9-5 D 9-4
Everton
Subs from Robles, Barkley, Naismith, Gibson, Besic, Mirallas, Pienaar, Distin, Browning, Alcaraz, Griffiths, Atsu, McGeady, Garbutt
Doubtful Gibson (groin), Lukaku (hamstring), Mirallas (dead leg), Pienaar (knee)
Injured Oviedo (hamstring, 18 Apr)
Suspended None
Form LDLLWW
Discipline Y54 R2
Leading scorer Lukaku 8
Southampton
Subs from Gazzaniga, Cropper, Gardos, Yoshida, Targett, McCarthy, Djuricic, Reed, Elia, S Davis, Tadic, Gallagher
Doubtful S Davis (groin), Targett (knock)
Injured Mayuka (groin, Jun), Forster (knee, unknown), Rodriguez (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Form DLLWDW
Discipline Y45 R2
Leading scorer Pellè 8
