THE first game to be played at St Mary’s Stadium lived up to the age-old adage of football being a game of two halves. Espanyol came to spoil the party after Saints fell just short of a storming second-half fightback on August 1, 2001. The Spanish side turned on the style as they raced into an electrifying 4-0 lead by half-time, with goals by Martin Posse, David Aganzo, Oscar Garcia and Antonio Soldevilla. The occasion had clearly gotten the better of the Southampton squad as their flat first-half performance resulted in them being booed off the pitch during the interval. But they showed far more fire after the break.
Everton are reportedly keen on signing Dwight McNeil from Burnley and remain interested in Bayer Leverkusen s Leon Bailey, the latter of whom they have scouted heavily over the past couple of years.
Paul Joyce of The Times has tweeted that the Blues are eyeing McNeil who has emerged as a Premier League talent and he put his stamp on the last meeting between Everton and the Clarets with an impressive goal at Goodison Park earlier this year.
Jamaica international Bailey, meanwhile, is more of a pacy, goalscoring profile, although it s not clear if he would still be a target if his current team-mate, Demarai Gray, makes his anticipated £1.5m switch to Merseyside this month.
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