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title: "Southampton: Fans reveal who they want to see in goal against Everton"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-fans-reveal-who-they-want-to-see-in-goal-against-everton/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Callum Pragnell"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2019-11-09T07:15:18Z"
modified: "2019-11-09T07:15:18Z"
---

# Southampton: Fans reveal who they want to see in goal against Everton

**Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl faces a tough call picking who starts between the sticks for this weekend’s visit of Everton.**

The match is already being labelled as a [six-pointer](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50271771) due to how close both sides are in the [league](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table) at the moment, with the hosts desperately needing a positive result to close the gap between themselves and the Toffees and pull away from the relegation zone.

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A defeat, on the other hand, would be catastrophic as it would give Everton the perfect opportunity to increase the gap between themselves and the Saints to [six points](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table).

Angus Gunn has featured for Southampton for the majority of the season, but it is Alex McCarthy who has lined-up in goal for the Hampshire club’s last two outings against Manchester City in both the league and EFL Cup last week.

McCarthy was first-choice shot-stopper for the majority of last season, making [25 league appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alex-mccarthy/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/95976/plus/0?saison=2018&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=), and Saints fans are keen to see him regain that position ahead of Angus Gunn, who has played the [fifth-most](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/18/Show/England-Southampton) top-flight minutes of anyone in the squad this campaign.

> McCarthy
>
> — Deb Dawson (@debdaws) [November 7, 2019](https://twitter.com/debdaws/status/1192566511501762561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> mcCarthy all day long!
>
> — Gary Cozens (@gazcuz1985) [November 8, 2019](https://twitter.com/gazcuz1985/status/1192813590434197506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> McCarthy for sure
>
> — Harvey (@harvey\_white\_) [November 7, 2019](https://twitter.com/harvey_white_/status/1192463513199030278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> McCarthy 100%
>
> — Coltin Briggs (@crapebage) [November 7, 2019](https://twitter.com/crapebage/status/1192580936703057921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> McCarthy, no brainer. [#saintsfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/saintsfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Jake Wade (@J\_Wade21) [November 7, 2019](https://twitter.com/J_Wade21/status/1192583712271163393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Macca for me – experience over youth in a huge game that we need to win
>
> — Saint Foo Fighter (@SaintFooFighter) [November 8, 2019](https://twitter.com/SaintFooFighter/status/1192705135048318977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> McCarthy for me. A more experienced calm goalie needed considering our dreadful home record [#saintsfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/saintsfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Jackie Martin (@jammysaint1) [November 7, 2019](https://twitter.com/jammysaint1/status/1192539987201470484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Saints fans, who would you like to see between the sticks against Everton? Let us know below!***