Everton secured just their second Premier League away win in over 13 months with an incredible turnaround against Southampton at St Mary’s as they combined some long-overdue good fortune with a big dollop of grit and determination.
In this corresponding fixture last season – just Frank Lampard’s second away match in charge – the Blues turned in a performance as miserable as the weather, falling to a 2-0 defeat as Storm Eunice battered the nation and thousands of loyal but long-suffering fans endured a nightmare trip down to the south coast from Merseyside.
When Southampton took the lead on this occasion, just four minutes into the second half, ironically after they had been gifted possession by Everton’s outstanding performer of the first period, Idrissa Gueye, beleaguered Blues would have been forgiven for thinking ‘here we go again’. But the 2022/23 edition of their team is now made of sterner stuff.
