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Byline: ANDY HUNTER reports from St Mary's Stadium

THEIR long-term future may have been hit by uncertainty and delays this week but Everton, with a minimum of fuss and ahead of schedule, secured their Premiership survival regardless. Proof, once again, that this side will never stick to the script.

The omens for a comfortable release from relegation were not out in evidence ahead of Everton's maiden test at St Mary's Stadium.

Their own ambitious plans for relocation to the Kings Dock hit by planning problems and fellow strugglers picking up precious points before kick-off did little to suggest a first victory on Southampton soil in eight ...

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