SOU vs TOT
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FULL TIME: Saints 1-1 Spurs 

What an afternoon at St Mary's. James Ward-Prowse fired Saints ahead after just 25 minutes with a sublime strike but the joy was short lived as Mohammed Salisu was shown a second yellow card for a challenge in the penalty area. With Kane netting the resulting penalty, it was a tense second half as Saints put on a resolute defensive display to ensure the scores were tied at the final whistle. 

Fingertip save from Forster

Nail-biting moments at St Mary's as Bryan launches a shot towards goal, Forster gets a fingertip on it and pushes the ball behind for a Spurs corner. 

Broja comes close

Broja finds space on the counter-attack and comes so close to securing the winner for Saints. His strike is deflected behind by Sanchez for a Saints corner. 

Resolute defending from Saints

Absolutely superb defending from Saints who deny Spurs twice. Davies fires in a powerful strike but Walker-Peters gets his head ot it to deflect it back. He's grounded by the incident, but is back up and running shortly after. 

Southampton substitution: Nathan Redmond replaces Adam Armstrong

Broja earns a corner 

Instant impact from Broja who runs by Davies before winning a corner for Saints. Ward-Prowse's delivery is safely cleared by the Spurs defence. 

Southampton substitution: Armando Broja replaces Shane Long

Hasenhüttl makes his first substitution of the game. Long walks off to a standing ovation at St Mary's after a resilient display. 

Appeals for handball

Stuart Armstrong's powerful strike is blocked by Dier and there's a huge appeal for a handball but the calls for a penalty are ignored. 

Yellow Card for Adam Armstrong (Southampton)

Armstrong is shown a yellow card for a late challenge on Royal. 

Back underway at St Mary's

Back up and running! A big 45 needed. Come on you Saints!

HALF TIME: Saints 1-1 Spurs

After a fantastic start at St Mary's it's a disappointing end to the half as Mohammed Salisu sees a red card and Harry Kane draws Spurs level through the resulting penalty. A difficult second half ahead as Saints look to make it two wins on the bounce. 

Long brought down by Reguilon

Reguilon catches Long with a flailing arm but referee Taylor allows play to resume once Long is back on his feet. No foul. 

Red Card for Mohammed Salisu (Southampton)

Salisu concedes a penalty for a challenge on Son who is charging towards goal. 

Our captain ❤️

Saints dominant 

Still prominent down the left flank, Perraud wins Saints their first corner of the game. A strong delivery from Ward-Prowse but it's a packed six-yard area and the Spurs defence get it clear. Can Saints get a second?

Yellow Card for (Southampton)

Anthony Taylor cards boss Hasenhüttl for protesting on the sidelines. 

Yellow Card for Mohammed Salisu (Southampton)

Salisu is the second player to find himself in the book as he goes in for a late challenge on Royal.

GOALSCORER 8 James Ward-Prowse

WARD-PROWSE SCORES FROM OPEN PLAY

A superb strike from Saints' captain as Hasenhüttl's side find themselves with the advantage after 25 minutes of play at St Mary's. Salisu launches the long throw in from the sidelines before Spurs attempt to clear the ball but it only goes as far as Ward-Prowse. Cutting the ball across with his right foot, his shot curls into the back of the net and away from Lloris. 

Bright start from Saints

It's a different formation for Hasenhüttl's side at St Mary's and the early signs are positive. Spurs are struggling to leave their own half in the opening stages here as Saints look the more likely of the two sides to score. 

Yellow Card for Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton)

An early card for Walker-Peters as he tugs on the shirt of Reguilon. 

Valery attempts from range 

A nice bit of attacking play from Saints as they look to get an early goal at St Mary's. Perraud has seen a lot of the ball down the left flank as Saints press high, He searches for his teammates in the centre of the box before the ball bounces back to Valery who tries his luck from range but his low shot bounces wide of the post.

Long's header bounces wide

First real chance on goal falls Saints' way as Walker-Peters launches in a lovely ball from the right and finds the head of Long. His shot bounces wide of the goal, but the offside flag is up anyway. 

Underway at St Mary's 

For the final time in 2021, Saints get things underway in SO14. 

10 minutes and counting ⏰

Let's go, Saints fans!

Tino had a kick on his knee, so there's a bit of fluid in his knee, and we have a COVID case with Ché Adams, so he's out. we need to have a few fresh bodies because we only had 48 hours from the last match to recover and this is why we had to change it."

ralph hasenhüttl

on squad rotation

SAINTS TEAM CONFIRMED 😇

Starting XI: Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu,  Perraud, Diallo, Ward-Prowse [c], Valery, S. Armstrong, Long, A. Armstrong

LAST TIME OUT AT ST MARY'S | Saints 1-1 Brighton

Armando Broja got himself on the scoresheet last time out at St Mary's, with Neal Maupay's 98th minute goal ensuring the points were shared in SO14. 

VICTORY IN THE CAPITAL | West Ham 2-3 Southampton 

Relive Saints' Boxing Day victory over West Ham United. 

STAT ATTACK 🔢

Nathan Redmond is looking to provide a fifth successive assist at St Mary's, after matching Kevin De Bruyne's four in a row from 2019 against Brighton.

They are working harder, have definitely made a step forward. They are one of the best teams in the league. But we are not scared. We have shown that against top teams we can take points and this is our plan for Tuesday.”

ralph hasenhüttl

on tottenham's progress

MATCH PACK: Saints vs Spurs

Prepare for this afternoon's clash with our Match Pack. 

Welcome home 😇

For the second time in 48 hours, Southampton are in Premier League action as they host Tottenham Hotspur at St Mary's Stadium. Saints will be looking to close out 2021 on a high after claiming an impressive 3-2 victory over West Ham at London Stadium on Boxing Day. While visitor's Spurs are currently unbeaten in the league under new boss Antonio Conte. A big day ahead in SO14 - let's go Saints!