Southampton 4-1 Everton: Three key players

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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 26: Aaron Lennon of Everton is tackled by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg of Southampton during the Premier League match between Southampton and Everton at St Mary’s Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /

Southampton impressed in their 4-1 win over Everton on Saturday to restore a level of positivity around St Mary’s stadium.

Dusan Tadic opened the scoring for Saints before Gylfi Sigurdsson’s curling effort drew Everton level before half-time.

However, a second-half double from Charlie Austin and a lovely strike from Steven Davis gave the home side the comprehensive win they deserved.

Southampton produced some excellent flowing football which has been well overdue following a poor start to the season, and this win will have lifted some of the pressure off of manager Mauricio Pellegrino.

The home side lined up in a slightly adapted 4-4-1-1 system after making three changes to their starting XI from the loss against Liverpool. James Ward-Prowse, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Charlie Austin came in for Nathan Redmond, the suspended Oriol Romeu and Shane Long.

Here are three key players from the Saints team that made impressive impacts on the match: