Southampton stun Tottenham as Yan Valery and James Ward-Prowse derail Mauricio Pochettino’s top-four pursuit
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Tottenham were stunned by a late Southampton comeback as they crashed to a 2-1 Premier League defeat at St Mary's.
Spurs, title challengers a fortnight ago, now face a battle to stay in the top four after a fourth match without a win.
Harry Kane put them ahead after finishing a cross from the returning Dele Alli for a seventh goal in his last five games against Saints.
But Yan Valery bundled in a 76th-minute equaliser before James Ward-Prowse added another exquisite free-kick to his collection nine minutes from time.
Victory kept Southampton out of the relegation zone after Cardiff secured a huge win of their own in the survival battle.
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Hello! Welcome along to another packed Saturday of Premier League football. Here's what's in store...
1230 Crystal Palace vs Brighton
1500 Cardiff City vs West Ham United
1500 Huddersfield vs Bournemouth
1500 Leicester vs Fulham
1500 Newcastle vs Everton
1500 Southampton vs Tottenham
1730 Manchester City vs Watford
All the team news and build-up will be along shortly but in the meantime here's the latest from Selhurst Park and the M23 Derby:
The teams!
Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Bacuna, Zanka, Schindler, Durm; Stankovic; Mooy, Billing; Pritchard; Mounie, Kachunga
Bournemouth XI: Boruc; Smith, Mepham, Aké, Daniels; Brooks, Lerma, Surman, Fraser; King; Wilson.
Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Yedlin, Schär, Lascelles, Lejeune, Ritchie; Pérez, Hayden, Ki, Almirón; Rondón.
Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne; Gomes, Gueye; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Bernard; Calvert-Lewin.
Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett; Gunnarsson, Arter; Hoilett, Camarasa, Murphy; Niasse.
West Ham XI: Fabianski; Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice; Snodgrass, Noble, Lanzini, Felipe Anderson; Chicharito.
Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Ricardo, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell; Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison; Gray, Barnes, Vardy.
Fulham XI: Sergio Rico; Odoi, Nordtveit, Ream, Bryan; Chambers, McDonald; Babel, Cairney, Sessegnon; Mitrovic.
Southampton XI: Gunn, Valery, Yoshida, Vestegaard, Bednarek, Bertrand, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Remond, Ward-Prowse, Austin.
Tottenham XI: Lloris; Walker-Peters, Sánchez, Vertonghen, Rose; Dier, Sissoko; Lucas Moura, Eriksen, Alli; Kane.
There's plenty to play for at both ends of the table in today's 3pm kick offs. Spurs are at Southampton, who need points to keep themselves above the bottom three. Tottenham, without a win in three league games, are hoping to strengthen their grip on third place.
At Huddersfield, Bournemouth will be looking to improve their dismal away record. The Cherries have lost 11 of their 14 games on the road this season, but face a Huddersfield team with just two home wins.
Newcastle host Everton at St James' Park, while Cardiff, who occupy the final relegation spot as things stand, face midtable West Ham. And at the King Power Stadium, Brendan Rodgers is looking for his first win as Foxes boss against struggling Fulham.
GOAL! Cardiff 1-0 West Ham (Hoilett)
4 minutes
Cardiff take an early lead. An error from Ryan Fredericks allows Victor Camarasa to set up Hoilett, who duly finishes and puts the hosts in front.
Southampton 0-0 Tottenham
6 minutes
Spurs have started quickly at St Mary's. Harry Kane has already come close twice, firing one shot just wide and another over the bar. Mauricio Pochettino is back at his former club, of course, so he'll be eager to leave with three points.
Southampton 0-0 Tottenham
12 minutes
Kane has another opportunity, played through by the lively Dele Alli, who is showing no signs of rustiness. Spurs' top scorer gets a shot off and draws a save from Angus Gunn, but the flag is up for offside.
Leicester 0-0 Fulham
16 minutes
Brendan Rodgers' Leicester are doing most of the early running against Fulham, who are looking for an elusive victory under caretaker boss Scott Parker. Harvey Barnes and Demarai Gray have looked lively in the opening stages.
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