Tottenham vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction from fixture tonight
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Spurred on by injustice and indignation, Southampton launched a resounding late fightback to snatch victory and leave Tottenham Hotspur’s top-four hopes sodden and deflated. As the full-time whistle blew, Ralph Hasenhuttl sank to his knees in the dugout and roared into the rain with the sort of fervour that had matched his side’s courage. Twice they had trailed Tottenham only to rally spectacularly as Armando Broja cancelled out Jan Bednarek’s own goal before Mohamed Elyounoussi and Che Adams scored near-identical headers within the space of three frantic minutes to seal a 3-2 victory in north London. It was Spurs’ second that had caused such controversy and ultimately served to ignite Southampton’s fury.
What appeared a clear foul in the build-up had left Broja crumpled on the halfway line with a head injury, but play was allowed to continue and Son Heung-min thought he had snatched all three points for Spurs. Antonio Conte became so incensed by Southampton’s protests that he had to be restrained by his assistants but by full-time the Italian’s face was bleak and almost disbelieving. Presented with a great chance to gain a foothold in the top-four race, this defeat will stain long after the clothes have dried, but perhaps that was fitting on a night when Spurs defended within themselves and Southampton played out of their skin.. Follow all the reaction from Tottenham vs Southampton below:
GOAL! Tottenham 3 - 3 Southampton (Bergwijn. 90+3)⚽️
90+3 mins: He’s done it again! Steven Bergwijn comes off the bench to rescue Tottenham.
Tottenham 2 - 3 Southampton
90+2 mins: Bentancur swings a cross in from the right and almost finds Kane. The ball bounces around the penalty box and there’s a shot that gets blocked. Southampton get men behind the ball and eventually scramble it away.
Tottenham 2 - 3 Southampton
90 mins: Son drives the ball to the edge of the box and runs into trouble. It’s clear from his body language that he’s searching for a penalty and when he hits the deck the referee waves for play to continue.
Armando Broja is subbed off with Theo Walcott on for the last few minutes.
There’s going to be six minutes of added time to play. Plenty of time for another goal.
Tottenham 2 - 3 Southampton
88 mins: Che Adams, who could turn out to be the matchwinner for Southampton, is taken off by Ralph Hasenhuttl and replaced with Shane Long. It’s a defensive change meant to give Southampton more control in midfield. Time is running out for Tottenham, they’ve got just two minutes plus added time to score.
Tottenham 2 - 3 Southampton
85 mins: What a game this has been! Is there another twist to this tale, it feels as though there should be. Southampton will look to close out the match leaving Spurs with most of the possession. Can the home side get themselves back into the match?
GOAL! Tottenham 2 - 3 Southampton (Adams, 82’)⚽️
82 mins: Turnaround! It’s almost a perfect replication of Elyounoussi’s goal. Romain Perraud swings a cross in from the left but Ben Davies is there to head it over to the right wing. Kyle Walker-Peters recovers the ball and lays it off to James Ward-Prowse who curls a first time cross into the box. This time it’s Che Adams who’s waiting in space and he powers another strong header past Hugo Lloris!
GOAL! Tottenham 2 - 2 Southampton (Elyounoussi, 80’)⚽️
80 mins: Equaliser! Southampton stepped further up the pitch since going behind and started to work it into the wider areas. Kyle Walker-Peters lays the ball off to James Ward-Prowse on the inside right and he curls a first time cross into the box. The two Tottenham centre-backs are busy marking Armando Broja and Che Adams allowing Mohamed Elyounoussi to sneak in between them and guide a header into the back of the net! Lovely goal.
Tottenham 2 - 1 Southampton
79 mins: Chance! Another opportunity goes begging for Southampton. Broja catches Harry Winks in possession and drives to the box. He’s got Che Adams as an option but decides to go it alone. and smokes a right footed effort inches over the crossbar!
Tottenham 2 - 1 Southampton
76 mins: Dejan Kulusevski also makes his Premier League debut for Tottenham as he comes on to replace Lucas Moura for Spurs. Tottenham deserved that goal. They’ve been the better team since the restart. Southampton need to find some reserves here if they want to push for an equaliser.
Tottenham 2 - 1 Southampton
73 mins: Armando Broja landed awkwardly when challenging for the midfield ball that led to Tottenham’s goal. Broja had stayed down claiming a head injury and he’s being treated by the physios. It doesn’t look too bad for the Southampton striker who is back on his feet and ready to play on.
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