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Southampton draw with Sunderland as Everton beat Stoke 1-0, Palace draw with Bournemouth

Football

By Reuters | Aug 27, 2016

SOUTHAMPTON 1 SUNDERLAND 1

Substitute Jay Rodriguez struck late to salvage Southampton a scrappy 1-1 home draw with Sunderland after Jermain Defoe had given the Black Cats a 79th-minute lead against the run of play at Saint Mary's stadium on Saturday.

The outcome denied Sunderland manager David Moyes his first taste of success at the club which was seemingly within his grasp when Defoe hammered home a penalty after he was brought down by Jose Fonte.

But Rodriguez, thrown on by Southampton's French manager Claude Puel in the 74th minute for the ineffective Charlie Austin, beat Jordan Pickford with a tame-looking effort from 25 metres which somehow squeezed under the visiting keeper.

It was a cruel end for Pickford who had kept his team afloat with a string of good saves, notably when he denied Austin and Shane Long either side of halftime.

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Dann's late header earns Palace draw with Bournemouth

CRYSTAL PALACE 1 BOURNEMOUTH 1

Scott Dann's stoppage-time header earned Crystal Palace a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.

Striker Josh King put Bournemouth ahead with a neat finish after 11 minutes and Palace wasted a great chance to equalise when Yohan Cabaye's penalty was well saved by a diving Artur Boruc.

Bournemouth had chances to extend their lead but Dann rose high to power home Jason Puncheon's cross and secure Palace's first point of the season.

Given own goal secures Everton win over Stoke

EVERTON 1 STOKE CITY 0

Shay Given scored a bizarre own goal as Everton beat Stoke City 1-0 at Goodison Park in an exciting game on Saturday to extend the visitors' wait for a first Premier League win of the season.

Given initially saved Leighton Baines's penalty after Ashley Williams fell under pressure from Phil Bardsley, only for the ball to bounce back off the post and deflect over the line off the goalkeeper's head.

The home side enjoyed the best of a thrilling match and both Romelu Lukaku and Williams could have given Everton the lead during the first half, the latter denied a debut goal by Peter Crouch's goalline clearance.

Stoke responded well to going behind, Marko Arnautovic going closest when his effort rattled the bar in the 58th minute.