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Dec 20, 2014 at 3pm UK
 
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3-0

Lukaku (38' og.), Pelle (65'), Yoshida (82')
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Southampton sweep aside Everton

Southampton end their five-game losing streak by comfortably beating Everton 3-0 at St Mary's Stadium.

Southampton have ended their five-game losing streak in all competitions by comfortably beating Everton 3-0 at St Mary's this afternoon.

Romelu Lukaku put the ball into his own net to give Southampton the lead before goals from Graziano Pelle and Maya Yoshida sealed the win for the Saints.

The loss is Everton's third consecutive away defeat in the Premier League and leaves them 10th in the table.

Sylvain Distin of Everton and Shane Long of Southampton battle for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Everton at St Mary's Stadium on December 20, 2014© Getty Images

Southampton made a bright start to the match and made sure that they put Everton under pressure high up the pitch.

Despite this, Roberto Martinez's men kept the ball well and saw a lot of possession during the early exchanges.

It was Southampton who went closest to opening the scoring as Nathaniel Clyne floated in a cross for Graziano Pelle, but the Italian ended up putting his header over the bar.

Everton finally registered their first shot on goal when Ross Barkley drove through the middle before firing in a low strike which was straight at Fraser Forster.

The chance lifted Everton, but Southampton went in front when James Ward-Prowse's corner was flicked into his own net by the head of Lukaku just before the break.

The Saints might have grabbed a quick second when Ryan Bertrand fired a low cross into the middle, only for Pelle to put the ball into the side-netting.

Jose Fonte of Southampton heads towards goal and his effort is deflected in by Ross Barkley of Everton during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Everton at St Mary's Stadium on December 20, 2014© Getty Images

There was a visible increase in urgency in Everton's attack during the second half as they looked to pass the ball more quickly in the final third.

Southampton always looked threatening on the counter, however, and they got a second goal through Pelle, who poked in past Tim Howard after combining with strike partner Shane Long.

Everton spurned a few chances to get back in the game before Yoshida secured the points for Ronald Koeman's side by powering in a header from close range.

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Sylvain Distin of Everton and Shane Long of Southampton battle for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Everton at St Mary's Stadium on December 20, 2014
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