Follow live coverage as Everton face Southampton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Everton FC 2 - 0 Southampton FC
Everton vs Southampton
14:06A new chapter arrives in Evertonian history, as their men's side move on from Goodison Park after nearly 133 years with a 2-0 victory over Southampton. On a day of immense emotion, the hosts initially played well off the energy of the stirring masses in attendance and sparked the game into life with an early opener just six minutes in. Ndiaye latched onto a loose ball on the edge of the Saints' box, before driving into the area and fizzing a great effort into the bottom-left corner. After this, Beto notably had two goals disallowed in the 29th and 33rd minute, as he just strayed offside. Everton's second goal eventually came right at the back end of the half. The hosts strung some fine passes together before a McNeil pass ricocheted into space. Ramsdale went out to collect, but Ndiaye's pace and determination allowed him to round the stopper and tap home for his ninth goal of the campaign. After a truly bleak first half, Southampton upped their efforts from 0.00 xG to eventually underperform a 1.16 xG. Their best chance arrived in the 84th minute, as Pickford had to save from Archer before Smallbone put the follow-up onto the post. The 13th-placed hosts worked beneath a 2.39 xG in their Goodison finale, yet won't mind, as this win ends seven winless outings at home. Thank you for joining us today, we hope you enjoyed the game!
Everton vs Southampton
13:56FULL-TIME: EVERTON 2-0 SOUTHAMPTON
Everton vs Southampton
13:55Calvert-Lewin crosses into the Southampton box from the right, yet Stephens heads away as the final seconds tick by. Up the other end, Robinson fouls Mykolenko. As we approach the finale, the tears are flowing in the stands. It's safe to say, we'll all miss this place.
Everton vs Southampton
13:53Everton clear from the corner, but their counter stalls as Southampton scurry back in time.
Everton vs Southampton
13:53Stewart tries to get behind Keane, but the defender does well to tackle the ball behind for a corner.
Everton vs Southampton
13:52We'll have a minimum of four minutes of added time here.
Everton vs Southampton
13:52The scenes are beautiful here, as the buoyant men in blue get sung home on this poignant final day at Goodison.
Everton vs Southampton
13:49Yellow Card James David Garner
Everton vs Southampton
13:48Southampton flash a cross into the Everton box from the right, and Stewart is there! His header just flies off target! Everton must keep their eye on the ball here.
Everton vs Southampton
13:46Fernandes goes on a weaving run and plays the ball to the right for Robinson to cross. Pickford saves a shot from Archer before O'Brien does excellently to block a second attempt off the line!
Everton vs Southampton
13:43Substitution Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis Joachim Kayi Sanda
Everton vs Southampton
13:42Well, the cameras shift to the stands now, as the legends make their way down to pitchside from up on high. There'll no doubt be plenty of ceremony at full time here.
Everton vs Southampton
13:41Yellow Card Flynn Downes
Everton vs Southampton
13:40Everton break from the Southampton corner with Gueye. Beto is played into the left channel, and he finds Calvert-Lewin. However, he falls under the challenge of his marker and looks for a penalty. The referee says nothing doing.
Everton vs Southampton
13:39Southampton have a number of throw-ins in quick succession. Everton are being patient to defend their left flank. The Saints then earn themselves a corner.
Everton vs Southampton
13:37Everton have faced two shots today. That's their fewest in a Premier League game since September 2019 vs Sheffield United (also two).
Everton vs Southampton
13:35Substitution Iliman Cheikh Baroy Ndiaye Dominic Nathaniel Calvert-Lewin
Everton vs Southampton
13:35Substitution Jarrad Paul Branthwaite Michael Vincent Keane
Everton vs Southampton
13:35Stewart looks industrious on the right of the box until Branthwaite comes across. There are half-shouts for a penalty against the towering defender, yet nothing is given.
Everton vs Southampton
13:34There's concern here now as Branthwaite pulls up clutching his right hamstring. While he struggles, it's declared that the day's attendance is 39,201.
Everton vs Southampton
13:32Alacaraz bursts forward down the centre and Harrison looks to be free. He doesn't pass it to him in time, though, and Southampton recover. Frustrating!
Everton vs Southampton
13:31Mykolenko crosses from the left with Beto the target. However, the ball is over him and the Saints can head clear.
Everton vs Southampton
13:29Substitution Tyler-Jay Robert Dibling Jay Steven Robinson
Everton vs Southampton
13:29Everton work well inwards from the left. The ball looks to break for a blue shirt until Welington sweeps up and hoofs away.
Everton vs Southampton
13:27Substitution Abdoulaye Doucouré Carlos Jonás Alcaraz Durán
Everton vs Southampton
13:26Substitution Dwight James Matthew McNeil Jack David Harrison
Everton vs Southampton
13:25Southampton's corner is headed clear before Fernandes has a go from range. He fires comfortably wide with a floating right-footed shot.
Everton vs Southampton
13:24Stewart latches onto a poor Young backpass and fires at Pickford from the right of the area. The keeper comes out better of the two former Sunderland men and his fine save brings a corner on the right.
Everton vs Southampton
13:21Substitution Kamaldeen Sulemana Ross Cameron Stewart
Everton vs Southampton
13:21Substitution Joseph Oluwaseyi Temitope Ayodele-Aribo William Anthony Patrick Smallbone
Everton vs Southampton
13:21Substitution Nathan Dean Joshua Wood-Gordon Cameron Desmond Archer
Everton vs Southampton
13:20Young crosses excellently from the right. Doucoure flings himself at it. Harwood-Bellis makes it difficult for the Malian, and it ricochets behind for a goal kick.
Everton vs Southampton
13:19From Branthwaite stuck in his own left corner, Everton work themselves up the pitch excellently with a flowing move. Ndiaye darts away down the left before the ball is pushed over to Garner on the right to force a save from Ramsdale. In the next phase, a fine cross is sent in from the right for a leaping Beto, but he just heads over.
Everton vs Southampton
13:16The two sides are still sounding each other out. It's been quite tentative since the restart.
Everton vs Southampton
13:15The game gets back into action as both Southampton defenders are declared fit and ready to play on.
Everton vs Southampton
13:13The left-sided corner comes in, and now play stops after a clash of heads between Wood and Harwood-Bellis.
Everton vs Southampton
13:12McNeil bends the ball in and Harwood-Bellis rises well again to nod behind, this time on the other side.
Everton vs Southampton
13:12Welington feeds Ferandes on the left byline for the visitors. The ball back across is a good one for Aribo on the edge of the area, yet his shot is completely mis-kicked. Everton counter with Beto working well. Harwood-Bellis nods the ball behind on the right.
Everton vs Southampton
13:10Welington is down on the left as Garner just looks to clip the back of his left leg. Southampton go from here and hint at a little more offensive intent until Gueye nicks the ball away.
Everton vs Southampton
13:09Beto wins an early second-half free-kick in the right centre. McNeil takes, with Southampton managing to just about clear two half-attempts, one of which coming from Doucoure.
Everton vs Southampton
13:06Everton get us back underway for the final 45 minutes at Goodison.
Everton vs Southampton
13:04With that first-half display, Ndiaye scored his first brace in all competitions since netting twice for Sheffield United against Blackburn in August 2022 in the Championship. The 25-year-old's performance so far has been the poster child for an emotional Everton that have had plenty of the ball and not really faced many challenges at their own end. The Toffees have exceeded their 1.95 xG, while Southampton have failed to take a shot, let alone get one on target. This has led to them having an xG of 0.00. Eith that bleak showing, Southampton are the third team to fail to have a single shot in the first half of a Premier League game this season. From a home perspective, Everton did not face a single shot in the first half of a Premier League game for the first time since November 2019. Funnily enough, this was also against Southampton.
Everton vs Southampton
12:57Everton's final day at Goodison Park sees the Toffees comfortably lead Southampton 2-0 at the interval. On a day of immense emotion, the hosts initially played well off the energy of the stirring masses in attendance and sparked the game into life with an early opener. Just six minutes in, Ndiaye latched onto a loose ball on the edge of the Saints' box, before driving into the area and fizzing a great effort into the bottom-left corner. Following this, Everton bossed possession, and Southampton looked to merely make up the numbers. On the 29th minute, Beto thought he had made it two, but his run in behind and fine, slotted finish was chalked off for offside. Four minutes later, the striker had a fine header disallowed too. Everton's second goal eventually came right at the back end of the half. The hosts strung some fine passes together before a McNeil pass ricocheted into space. Ramsdale went out to collect, but Ndiaye's pace and determination allowed him to round the stopper and tap home for his ninth goal of the campaign.
Everton vs Southampton
12:54Assist Dwight James Matthew McNeil
Everton vs Southampton
12:51HALF-TIME: EVERTON 2-0 SOUTHAMPTON
Everton vs Southampton
12:49GOOOOAAALLLL! NDIAYE GETS ANOTHER FOR 2-0! Well, his first goal was early, and now this one is late in the first half. Everton string some fine passes forward before McNeil's pass ricochets into space. Ramsdale goes out to collect, and Ndiaye's pace and determination allow him to round the stopper and tap home for his ninth goal of the campaign.
Everton vs Southampton
12:47There will be a minimum of two minutes of added time.
Everton vs Southampton
12:47Everton just pop the ball about until Branthwaite goes for a long ball to McNeil. Aribo recovers before being fouled. The game's gone a bit flat.
Everton vs Southampton
12:44Mykolenko caps a flowing forward move from the Toffees as he crosses from the left. Beto can't fire on target, and the blocked effort falls to Ndiaye who goes down looking for a penalty. Oliver isn't interested, and Southampton survive for now.
Everton vs Southampton
12:42The game is admittedly suffering a quiet spell here. Looking back, as we have done several times already, how about another fact? Only Nottingham Forest (84) have been caught offside on more occasions than Everton (81) this season in the Premier League.
Everton vs Southampton
12:40Sulemana briefly gets in goalside of O'Brien, yet is forced backwards before the visitors are contained on the halfway line.
Everton vs Southampton
12:39Mirroring the thoughts of BBC Sport pundit, and Everton legend, Duncan Ferguson. Southampton look like they're on the beach here.
Everton vs Southampton
12:37Southampton are yet to really make a mark on this game. The Saints have lost their final away game in each of their last three Premier League campaigns.
Everton vs Southampton
12:36Ndiaye is fouled by Dibling on the left, and the resulting free-kick eventually ends up in the back of the net! But again, it's Beto offside! The initial ball from the left is headed out before Gueye floats a cross in for the forward to nod into the bottom-right corner. Again, he's just the wrong side of the line!
Everton vs Southampton
12:34Looking at the disallowed goal, Beto was comfortably a few yards ahead of Southampton's defensive line as the low ball slotted him in. Just couldn't hold his run.
Everton vs Southampton
12:32Beto thinks he's made it two, but his run in behind and fine, slotted finish is chalked off for offside.
Everton vs Southampton
12:31Ah. Now Young looks to be in trouble. Fortunately, the veteran is up and ready to attack a free-kick from the right. McNeil delivers, and O'Brien heads across before the Saints clear.
Everton vs Southampton
12:29RAMSDALE GETS CAUGHT OUT! Beto puts the keeper under pressure and charges down a clearance. He chases the ball to the right byline and tries to pull back for Doucoure to shoot from the edge. However, the Malian is blocked and Southampton can breathe a sigh of relief!
Everton vs Southampton
12:28According to the Opta Statistics, Everton (24) have made twice as many final third entries than Southampton (12). Thrilling.
Everton vs Southampton
12:27Looking back to his withdrawal, an interesting fact comes to light about Coleman. The Irishman has made more Premier League appearances at Goodison Park than any other player (193).
Everton vs Southampton
12:25So far, Everton have had 58% possession compared to Southampton's 42%. They've had a fast start with five shots and two on target, yet the fans want more as Southampton could counter.
Everton vs Southampton
12:24Everton are enjoying a fine spell on the ball. Southampton are happy to press when they can, but the Toffees are starting to look comfortable.
Everton vs Southampton
12:22Ndiaye jinks forward and plays in Beto inside the left of the box. The striker goes across goal, and Aribo puts it behind. The resulting corner from the right finds Branthwaite, but he can only head into the side netting.
Everton vs Southampton
12:19Substitution Séamus Coleman Ashley Simon Young
Everton vs Southampton
12:19Southampton are enjoying some steady possession. Everton are happy for them to keep the ball in non-dangerous areas. When Dibling chases a ball on the attack, though, Branthwaite does well to get over and stop the move.
Everton vs Southampton
12:18There was a brief moment of concern for Coleman. He signalled to the bench earlier, and Young was sent to warm up. However, he looks ok for now.
Everton vs Southampton
12:16Intriguingly, Everton have never lost a Premier League game when Iliman Ndiaye has scored (W4 D3).
Everton vs Southampton
12:16Coleman looks to hook a ball over the top for Beto to chase, yet Ramsdale claims again. The Guinea-Bissau forward may have been offside too.
Everton vs Southampton
12:14O'Brien spreads the ball out to McNeil as Everton search for another. However, the winger's cross is claimed by Ramsdale. In the next phase, Doucoure can't keep the ball under control, and the visitors build out before Garner tracks back well.
Everton vs Southampton
12:12An interesting insight from Ndiaye's goal as Sulemana fouls Mykolenko in his own corner... Ndiaye has scored four goals in his last seven games at Goodison in the Premier League, having failed to score in his first 10.
Everton vs Southampton
12:10This makes for pleasant reading in the final home outing. Everton have avoided defeat in their last 12 matches when scoring first in the Premier League, since a 2-3 loss to Aston Villa on 14th September 2024. Furthermore, the Toffees have lost their final home league game in just one of the last nine seasons (W7 D1), ending each of their last four league campaigns with a victory at Goodison Park.
Everton vs Southampton
12:07Goal Iliman Cheikh Baroy Ndiaye
Everton vs Southampton
12:07Everton shift into an offensive gear now, as Coleman flies down the right. He looks to cross from the byline, but Stephens tackles it behind brilliantly. From the corner, Harwood-Bellis flicks it out, before Mykolenko powers the ball into Beto. He prods goalwards and Ramsdale makes a superb reflex save!
Everton vs Southampton
12:05Sulemana nearly makes the most of his pace advantage over O'Brien as the Irish centre-back is indecisive with his shielding back to Pickford. The goalkeeper gets to the ball and has a slight word with his defender.
Everton vs Southampton
12:04Southampton see some early possession at the back disrupted as the Everton players rise to the noise of their supporters. Doucoure is all arms and legs as he strides forward, before a cross is then a bit too heavy. Goal kick to Ramsdale.
Everton vs Southampton
12:02For the final time... we're off at a bouncing Goodison Park!
Everton vs Southampton
12:01The players meet now, before referee Oliver brings together the captains for the coin toss. It looks like the visitors will kick us off, playing from left to right.
Everton vs Southampton
12:01There are plenty of legends at Goodison today, with a pitchside walk really driving home the occasion. Peter Reid, Tim Cahill and many more have made emotions high on Merseyside over the years, and now they continue to do so as a jubilant, yet slightly sad, atmosphere starts to take hold as kick-off nears. We have the final Z-Cars theme at this famous old ground, before Michael Oliver leads the players out to a truly goosebumps-inducing roar. This is special.
Everton vs Southampton
11:57Southampton make two changes after their goalless draw with Manchester City. Manager Simon Rusk takes Jan Bednarek out of the back line for Nathan Wood, while Lesley Ugochukwu is replaced by Joe Aribo. Saints full-back Kyle Walker-Peters was doubtful through illness and hasn’t been included in the matchday squad.
Everton vs Southampton
11:46Everton welcome back Jake O'Brien for their final men's match at Goodison Park, with the defender having recovered from the knee injury that sidelined him last weekend. He replaces Michael Keane, while Ashley Young is also swapped out for Seamus Coleman. Jack Harrison and Carlos Alcaraz make way in the midfield, with Dwight McNeil and Iliman Ndiaye entering in their places. James Tarkowski, Orel Mangala and Jesper Lindstrom are still unavailable.
Everton vs Southampton
11:41SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Joachim Kayi Sanda, Yukinari Sugawara, Lesley Ugochukwu, Ryan Manning, William Smallbone, Cameron Archer, Jay Robinson, Ross Stewart.
Everton vs Southampton
11:41SOUTHAMPTON (3-4-2-1): Aaron Ramsdale; Jack Stephens, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Nathan Wood; James Bree, Flynn Downes, Joe Aribo, Welington; Tyler Dibling, Mateus Fernandes; Kamaldeen Sulemana.
Everton vs Southampton
11:41EVERTON SUBS: Joao Virginia, Ashley Young, Michael Keane, Carlos Alcaraz, Nathan Patterson, Tim Iroegbunam, Youssef Chermiti, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jack Harrison.
Everton vs Southampton
11:36EVERTON (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman, Jake O'Brien, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko; Idrissa Gueye, James Garner; Dwight McNeil, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Iliman Ndiaye; Beto.
Everton vs Southampton
11:36Well, the time has come. After 133 years, Everton play their final match at Goodison Park today, as they host Southampton. This will be the Toffees’ 2,789th, and final, men's game at Goodison in all competitions (W1537, D660, L591). While the fans think of better times of yesteryear, they’ll at least be able to contemplate this term’s comfortable Premier League survival and a new era beckoning at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. This part of Liverpool is a sea of blue, with flares and a tinge of sorrowful celebration rife in the loyal population. Coming full circle, David Moyes's return has given the team new life, with the Scot’s side becoming difficult to beat both home and away in 2025. Sitting in 13th, they arrive into this fixture following a 3-1 win at Fulham last weekend. Last-placed Southampton should at least make the trip north with at least a little positivity, as they avoided recording the lowest points tally in Premier League history, thanks to their 0-0 draw with Manchester City last time out. They’re bottom with 12 points, one better than Derby County's record in the 2007-08 season.
Everton vs Southampton
11:36Hello everyone, and welcome along to what's set to be an emotional occasion. Today, we have live text coverage of the Premier League, as Everton welcome Southampton to Goodison Park for the men's team's final league game at a truly iconic English stadium.
Everton vs Southampton
11:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Everton vs Southampton
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