Everton gave Goodison Park a becoming farewell after Iliman Ndiaye scored twice to provide the house aspect a 2-0 victory over already-relegated Southampton on Sunday because the “Grand Outdated Woman” hosted its ultimate Premier League sport after 133 years.
Everton’s win of their penultimate match of the season — however final sport at Goodison earlier than transferring to a brand new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock — left David Moyes’ aspect thirteenth on 45 factors. Backside-placed Southampton have 12 factors from 37 video games.
Tears and cheers greeted the Everton group introductions on an emotional afternoon and it took Ndiaye lower than six minutes to spark bedlam when he took the ball on the half-turn earlier than driving in direction of aim and curling a shot into the underside nook.
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The 25-year-old Senegal worldwide accomplished his double in first-half damage time when Dwight McNeil performed a ball via two defenders and Ndiaye beat goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale with a dummy after which tapped into the empty web.
With Tim Cahill, Wayne Rooney, Duncan Ferguson and dozens of different Everton greats watching, the hosts ran roughshod over Saints, who did little to spoil the occasion. The rating might have been extra lopsided as Beto had two objectives dominated out for offside.
