Adam Armstrong hit a late winner as Southampton claimed their first Premier League victory of the season by beating Everton at St Mary’s.
Just 25 seconds after Beto hit the crossbar at the opposite end of the pitch, Armstrong fired in from Yukinari Sugawara’s pass with five minutes remaining in a dramatic conclusion.
Substitute Beto, who scored a stoppage-time equaliser against Fulham last weekend, thought he had once again rescued his side in the 89th minute – but after a lengthy video assistant referee (VAR) check the goal was disallowed for offside to huge cheers from the home supporters.
Aaron Ramsdale had produced two excellent second-half saves to keep Russell Martin’s side level, first pushing Orel Mangala’s powerful drive over with a strong hand before preventing Michael Keane’s diving back-post header from sneaking into the bottom corner.
Southampton failed to register an attempt in the opening 40 minutes, despite dominating possession, but the hosts had two great opportunities to break the deadlock at the end of a largely uneventful first half.
First Cameron Archer went close to finding the bottom corner following a slick passing move, before Taylor Harwood-Bellis headed marginally wide from a corner.
The home side carried much more of a threat in the second half in pursuit of a desperately needed first victory and eventually got their reward when Armstrong beat Jordan Pickford to lift Saints off the bottom of the table.
Everton boss Sean Dyche was aggrieved that Jan Bednarek’s yellow card was not upgraded following a 77th-minute VAR check after he halted Beto’s charge towards goal, but his side remain 16th with defeat.
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