Hello, Earth. A first defeat of the season, another player lost to a daft red card, and Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton have well and truly come crashing back down.
The Premier League leaders did not do themselves justice at St Mary’s Stadium, and Lucas Digne will now join Richarlison on the suspended list for cutting down Kyle Walker-Peters.
Ancelotti’s side lacked balance. Ben Godfrey at right back did not work, with James Rodriguez offering little protection, and Alex Iwobi failed to fill in for Richarlison to the extent he was hooked at half time.
The Southampton captain celebrates his strike which sent the hosts on their way to victory
SOUTHAMPTON 2-0 EVERTON - MATCH FACTS
Southampton: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Armstrong (Diallo 86), Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond, Adams (N'Lundulu 89), Ings
Subs not used: Stephens, Long, Tella, Vokins, Forster
Goals: Ward-Prowse 27, Adams 35
Bookings: Walker-Peters
Manager: Ralph Hasenhuttl
Everton: Pickford, Godfrey, Mina, Keane, Digne, Doucoure (Gordon 58) Allan, Sigurdsson (Delph 58) Rodriguez, Calvert-Lewin, Iwobi (Bernard 45)
Subs not used: Nkounkou, Andre Gomes, Davies, Olsen
Goals: None
Bookings: Bernard, Calvert-Lewin
Red cards: Digne
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Referee: Kevin Friend
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For Ralph Hasenhuttl and Southampton, however, this demonstrated their extraordinary turnaround on the one-year anniversary of that 9-0 defeat to Leicester City at this very stadium.