Ralph Hasenhuttl says Southampton delivered their best performance against Everton

Ralph Hasenhuttl says Southampton gave their best performance under his tenure in their 2-1 win over Everton in the Premier League on Saturday.

James Ward-Prowse's 50th-minute strike was followed up by a Lucas Digne freak own goal as Southampton registered back-to-back victories in the Premier League to lift them further away from the relegation zone.

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"It was the best game so far," Hasenhuttl told Sky Sports.

"Defensively good, we gave two chances away but a lot of chances to score, it could have been four or five. It was a very deserved win for us.

"We played good football, we were good in transition and created a lot and we were very balanced so it was a complete team performance and with the right decisions in the right moments.

"Today it was important to show it doesn't matter if we played on Wednesday [in the FA Cup]. We are very strong and physical.

"Ward-Prowse played 120 minutes and gave everything today. It was important to come back with a big win."

Gylfi Sigurdsson pulled a goal back for Everton in stoppage time which was further lengthened due to a head injury to substitute Shane Long, but Hasenhuttl praised his side for their concentration levels to hold on for the three points.

He added: "There was nearly no end, but we concentrated until the end.

"It's a shame we didn't have the clean sheet and a nervous last eight minutes but the team deserved it."

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