LIVERPOOL, England (AP)  �?Everton captain Phil Jagielka scored his fifth goal of the season to g...

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<p>LIVERPOOL, England (AP)  �?Everton captain Phil Jagielka scored his fifth goal of the season to give his side a 1-0 victory against Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.</p>
<p>�?The England defender reacted sharpest at Goodison Park to sweep home Gareth Barry's cross from close-range at a 16th-minute corner. It was Everton's third successive league win.</p>
<p>James Ward-Prowse was unlucky not to find the net on two occasions for the visitors. He left Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard frozen on the spot with a free kick which whistled just wide and then saw the United States international throw up a hand while diving the wrong way to deny Ward-Prowse's long-range drive.</p>
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<p>Everton provisionally moved 11th while Southampton wasted its chance to overtake fifth-place Liverpool.</p>
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Jagielka gives Toffees 1-0 win over Saints

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European qualification remains the aim for Southampton as they head to Goodison Park to face Everton on Saturday.
Ronald Koeman's Southampton (16-5-9) have won just two of their last six league games to slip off the pace in the race for Champions League qualification. However, the Saints are still just one point behind fifth-placed Liverpool, and Koeman is determined to see his side finish their impressive campaign strongly to secure what would be a richly deserved Europa League place.

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LIVERPOOL, England (AP)  �?Everton captain Phil Jagielka scored his fifth goal of the season to give his side a 1-0 victory against Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.
�?The England defender reacted sharpest at Goodison Park to sweep home Gareth Barry's cross from close-range at a 16th-minute corner. It was Everton's third successive league win.

Jagielka gives Toffees 1-0 win over Saints

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