Pahars pots penalty winner for Saints

Southampton 1, Everton 0

Possibly the key moment in the game Came in the 56th minute when Gordon Strachan sent on Kanchelskis and Pahars in a double substitution just after Everton had gone close when Radzinski sped clear on the left and saw Jones brilliantly defy his low shot. Campbell followed up on the rebound but only managed to jab it into the side-netting.

That was another big escape for Southampton on a lucky night for Strachan’s side, and it was the Saints who stole the lead in the 72nd minute from a dubious penalty by Pahars after the little Latvian went tumbling in a clash with Weir who furiously confronted the striker and was booked.