Carlo Ancelotti explains what Everton need to do to beat Southampton

Southampton vs Everton

Everton face a trip to Southampton on Sunday afternoon as they look to continue their superb start to the campaign.

The Toffees did some solid transfer business over the summer, however, it is hard to imagine anyone predicting just what a sensational start to 2020/221 Everton would have.

Everton are yet to lose a single tie across all competitions this term, and began game week six sitting pretty atop of the English top-flight.

As for Southampton, they endured something of a rough start to the season, losing two on the bounce.

However, the Saints are now unbeaten in three, with their last league tie seeing them put three past Chelsea to earn a key point.

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Ancelotti on how Everton can beat Southampton

As a result, Everton will likely be in for a tough clash this weekend.

However, Carlo Ancelotti has recently been explaining what he thinks Everton need to do to be in with a chance of see off their opponents on the south coast.

First up, the Italian stated that though Everton have had a good start, they need to show consistency in every game:

“The start to the season was good but we need to show consistency in every game.

“We showed good spirit, good football, against one of the best teams in Liverpool.

“We would like to show the same on Sunday.This is how you can judge the consistency of the team.

“Game by game, you have to show the same quality and spirit and football.

“It is possible to show some improvement, sometimes. This is what we ask for on Sunday.”

Ancelotti then went on to add that his side need to be smart with the ball whilst also being at 100 per cent:

“It will be a tough game. Southampton is a team with a really clear identity. They try to play with high intensity without the ball. They are really compact and it is difficult to find space to play.

“We have to be smart and clever with the ball. If we are clever with the ball, we have a chance to win the game.

“To win against them you have to be 100 per cent. I would like to be at 100 per cent because our target is to win.”

Quotes via Everton’s official website.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Everton FC	5	7	13
2	Aston Villa FC	5	7	12
3	Leeds United	6	3	10
4	Liverpool FC	5	0	10
5	Crystal Palace FC	6	-1	10
6	Leicester City FC	5	4	9
7	Arsenal FC	5	2	9
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	5	-2	9
9	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	7	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	4	8
11	West Ham United FC	6	4	8
12	Manchester City FC	5	0	8
13	Southampton FC	5	-1	7
14	Newcastle United FC	5	-2	7
15	Manchester United FC	4	-3	6
16	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	-2	4
17	West Bromwich Albion	5	-8	2
18	Burnley FC	4	-5	1
19	Sheffield United FC	5	-5	1
20	Fulham FC	6	-9	1

Player	Team	Goals
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	7
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	7
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	6
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	5
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	5
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	4
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	4
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	4
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	4
Rodriguez, James	Everton FC	3
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	3
Jorginho	Chelsea FC	3
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	3
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	3
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United FC	3
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	3
Jimenez, Raul	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	3
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United FC	3

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	3
Lewis, Jamal	Newcastle United FC	0	3
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	0	2
Klich, Mateusz	Leeds United	0	2
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	2
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa FC	0	2
Richarlison	Everton FC	1	1
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	2
Cairney, Tom	Fulham FC	0	2
Fredericks, Ryan	West Ham United FC	0	2
Mendy, Nampalys	Leicester City FC	0	2
Coufal, Vladimir	West Ham United FC	0	2
Ake, Nathan	Manchester City FC	0	2
Tielemans, Youri	Leicester City FC	0	2
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United	0	2
Walker-Peters, Kyle	Southampton FC	0	2
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	1
Dunk, Lewis	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	1
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	1
Christensen, Andreas	Chelsea FC	1	1

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	7
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	4
Rodriguez, James	Everton FC	3
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	3
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	3
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	2
Jorginho	Chelsea FC	2
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	2
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	2
Townsend, Andros	Crystal Palace FC	2
Robertson, Andrew	Liverpool FC	2
Castagne, Timothy	Leicester City FC	2
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	2
Chilwell, Benjamin	Chelsea FC	2
Adams, Che	Southampton FC	2
Fornals, Pablo	West Ham United FC	2
Willian	Arsenal FC	2
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	2
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	2
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	2