Southampton vs Everton: Team news, kick-off time, odds

Ahead of the Premier League’s weekend action, Sportsmail will be providing you with team news, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all you need to know as Southampton host Everton.

Southampton midfielder Oriol Romeu is suspended, while Matt Targett is out with a leg injury

Southampton vs Everton (St Mary’s)

Team news

Southampton

Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino faces a potential problem in central midfield unless Mario Lemina is passed fit to start against Everton on Sunday.

The 24-year-old has been struggling with an ankle injury and will be assessed before Pellegrino picks his team.

Fellow central midfielder Oriol Romeu is suspended, while Matt Targett is absent with a leg injury.

Provisional squad: Forster, McCarthy, Taylor, Cedric, Hoedt, Stephens, Yoshida, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Gardos, Pied, McQueen, Lemina, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Davis, Boufal, Tadic, Redmond, Rose, Austin, Gabbiadini.

Mauricio Pellegrino faces a potential problem in midfield unless Mario Lemina is passed fit

Mauricio Pellegrino faces a potential problem in midfield unless Mario Lemina is passed fit

Everton

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Southampton have lost one of their last eight home Premier League meetings with Everton (W4 D3), losing 0-3 in August 2015.

Everton have failed to score in eight of their last 12 Premier League visits to face Southampton, including four of the last five.

Saints haven’t scored in 10 of their Premier League home games so far in 2017 – only rivals Portsmouth (11 in 2007) have failed to score in more Premier League home matches in a single calendar year (also Fulham 10; in 2002 and Manchester City; 10 in 1995).

Everton have made the earliest substitutions on average this season (65th minute) and have made more subs before the start of the second half than any other Premier League side (nine).

No team has scored more penalties than either of these sides in the Premier League so far this season (three, level with Man City), with a league-high 33 per cent of Southampton’s goals coming from the spot (3/9).

Cedric Soares has fired in 59 crosses from open play this season; 11 more than any other player

Cedric Soares has fired in 59 crosses from open play this season; 11 more than any other player

The Toffees are currently winless in 14 away Premier League games – their second longest such run in the competition, following a run of 19 between December 1996 and December 1997.

Everton have conceded 157 fouls in the Premier League this season, more than any other side. Twenty-six of these came in their last game against Crystal Palace, the most by a Premier League side in a game since Bolton vs Chelsea in December 2010 (also 26).

Everton have been trailing for seven hours and 48 minutes in the Premier League this season – only Crystal Palace have been behind for longer (eight hours and 43 minutes).

Everton’s Oumar Niasse has scored in his last two Premier League starts – having scored in just one of the 15 previous games he started in the competition.

Cedric Soares has fired in 59 crosses from open play this season; 11 more than any other player in the Premier League.

SOUTHAMPTON VS EVERTON

Kick-off time

1.30pm (Sunday)

Referee

Kevin Friend 

Odds (subject to change)

Southampton 10/11

Draw 5/2

Everton 21/5

Recent league form (last six games)

Southampton: LDWDLL

Everton: LDLLWD

Head-to-head (last five meetings)

Southampton win: 1

Draw: 1

Everton win: 3

TV info

Sky Sports Premier League/Main Event 12.30pm 

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