TEAM NEWSRonald Koeman will reveal team news at Friday’s press conference at Finch Farm.
Idrissa Gana Gueye is set to return to the team after sitting out the Swansea game a week ago through suspension.
The only definite absentees for the Blues are Muhamed Besic (knee) and Matthew Pennington (hamstring).
Watch Koeman’s press conference live on Twitter or Facebook from 1pm on Friday.
FORMEverton head into Saturday’s match looking to get back to winning ways after being held to a 1-1 draw by Swansea City last weekend.
Seamus Coleman’s late header rescued a point for the Toffees after a sluggish first-half saw Ronald Koeman’s side trail at the break courtesy of Gylfi Sigurdsson’s penalty.
Koeman’s side, who are still unbeaten at Goodison Park so far this season, will also be looking for their first victory on the road since the 3-0 triumph over Sunderland back in September.
Southampton, meanwhile, have experienced an indifferent November, with an memorable 2-1 win over Inter Milan followed by a 2-1 defeat at Hull City.
Last time out in the league, the Saints held Liverpool to a goalless draw at St Mary’s.
ONE TO WATCH: Oriel Romeu
A product of Barcelona’s esteemed La Masia academy, Romeu moved to Chelsea in July 2011 before enjoying productive loan spells with Valencia and Stuttgart.
The powerful defensive midfielder then secured a permanent switch to Southampton in August 2015.
Indeed, he made his Saints bow against Everton last season as the Blues ran out 3-0 winners at St Mary’s.
The 25-year-old has become an even more important figure in Southampton’s midfield this season, filling the void left by Victor Wanyama who joined Tottenham Hotspur in the summer.
MAN IN THE MIDDLE: Craig Pawson
The Yorkshire-based official will be taking charge of his first Everton match of the season - coincidentally, last time he took charge of a game involving the Blues was last season’s 1-1 draw against Southampton at Goodison.
In all competitions, Pawson has officiated 11 games so far in 2016/17, with his most recent Premier League outing being West Brom’s 2-1 win over Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
In those 11 matches, he has flashed 41 yellow cards and one red card.
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