Tottenham bounce back from derby defeat in stroll past Southampton
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham Hotspur bounced back in emphatic fashion from their derby defeat by Arsenal at the weekend with a comfortable and efficient 3-1 win over Southampton in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Watching in the stands at Wembley Stadium was new Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuettl who will officially take charge on Thursday and there seemed to be a renewed energy from those on the pitch to impress their manager.
The visitors, however, were behind after only eight minutes when a short Spurs corner led to Christian Eriksen hitting a low cross into the box which was tucked away by Harry Kane for the England captain's ninth league goal of the season.
Spurs doubled their lead shortly after halftime, again from a corner. The ball fell to Lucas Moura whose first attempt was blocked but the rebound bounced back for him to hit it into the ground and beyond Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy.
Southampton's misery was compounded three minutes later. Kieran Trippier chased down Saints defender Matt Targett and the ball came to Kane who crossed it into the box for Son Heung-min to score only his second league goal of the season.
Spurs could afford to be complacent but had to rely on goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to make a few close-range saves to keep Saints at bay.
However, Mauricio Pochettino's side, who are third on 33 points, never looked like they needed to reach top gear to close out the win, despite conceding a consolation goal from substitute Charlie Austin in stoppage time. Reuters
What time does it start?
Spurs vs Southampton kicks off at 19:45 (GMT) on Wednesday 5 December.
Where can I watch?
Spurs vs Southampton will not be televised, but you can follow the action live via IndySport’s live blog.
Player to watch:
Juan Foyth. The defender was at fault for Arsenal’s third on Saturday but had impressed before the derby defeat. Tonight will be a test of his mental resilience as he looks to recover from his mistake.
Form Guide:
Spurs: LWWWL
Southampton: DLDLD
Odds:
Spurs: 1/3
Draw: 4/1
Southampton: 9/1
Prediction:
Tottenham to win 2-0
GOAL! Everton 0-1 Newcastle (Salomon Rondon, 19 minutes)
A surprising away opener for Newcastle, too.
Salomon Rondon is found brilliantly by Jacob Murphy at the far post and makes no mistake with the finish.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal, 8 minutes
Not much to talk about at Old Trafford since the home team had the early advantage.
The Arsenal fans are having their say.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Southampton (Harry Kane, 9 minutes)
Christian Eriksen to Harry Kane...
Spurs lead!
A simple finish for Kane, who made an excellent run to the near post to latch onto Eriksen's low cross after a short corner.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool, 23 minutes
Joe Gomez has pulled up lame and won't be able to continue.
Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces his fellow England international at right back. A worry for Gomez and Liverpool fans.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal, 13 minutes
It is still the home team on top at Old Trafford.
Diogo Dalot and Matteo Damian are pushing on from wing back, with Marcos Rojo in particular comfortable sliding wider at left centre back.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal, 15 minutes
Alex Iwobi gets in behind Eric Bailly and earns a corner.
Lucas Torreira to deliver from the left...
It is in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's direction but Matteo Darmian does enough to put him off. A fair bit of jostling between the pair as the ball hung in the air.
Burnley 0-0 Liverpool, 29 minutes
Virgil Van Djik rises highest to meet a corner but can only find the safe hands of Joe Hart in the Burnley goal.
Joe Gomez was stretchered off earlier after colliding with the advertising boards at the side of the pitch. Some talk that it may be his ankle.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal, 20 minutes
Better from Arsenal.
Sead Kolasinac gets in behind Diogo Dalot but crosses straight to Chris Smalling, who should clear easily.
Smalling completely misses his hack at the ball, however, and Arsenal can reload and attack again.
The ball comes to Hector Bellerin on the edge of the area but the Spaniard's effort is poor.
GOAL! Everton 1-1 Newcastle (RIcharlison, 37 minutes)
Everton are level through their brilliant Brazilian.
Richarlison profits from a corner, which came about after Martin Dubravka was forced into an outstanding save to turn an effort behind.
Richarlison did well to finish that chance off. A kiss of the badge in celebration.
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