Tottenham Hotspur wipes out Southampton 4-1 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur destroys Southampton 4-1 with goals of

August 9, 2022

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LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur destroys Southampton 4-1 with goals of R. Sessegnon (21′), E. Dier (31′), M. Salisu (61′ own) and D. Kulusevski (63′). On the other side, Southampton scored with J. Ward-Prowse (12′). Tottenham Hotspur took advantage of its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London. In front of 61,732 spectators. The referee was Andre Marriner assisted by Simon Long and Richard West. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.

Match Statistics

Tottenham Hotspur

4 - 1

Southampton

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

18 Total 10
8 On Target 2
6 Off Target 5
4 Shots blocked 3

12 Attack 14
12 Dangerous attack 9
111 Ball safe 99

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 2

Fouls

11 Total 6
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur was in firm control of the ball 58% while Southampton was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur had a more offensive attitude with 12 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur won the match.

Tottenham Hotspur shot 18 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Southampton shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards (R. Sessegnon, R. Bentancur and Y. Bissouma). On the opposite side, Southampton didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

12'

21'

24'

31'

46'

S. Armstrong- sub ->Adam Armstrong

46'

Jack Stephens- sub ->Yan Valery

61'

Dejan Kulusevski(goal)Emerson Royal

63'

66'

72'

75'

Rodrigo Bentancur- Yellow

75'

86'

Yves Bissouma- sub ->R. Bentancur

86'

87'

Yves Bissouma- Yellow

88'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Tottenham Hotspur has 3 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Southampton stays with 0 points (20th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away with Leeds United on the 28th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).

Southampton will host Liverpool on the 28th of May with a 14-6 head to head in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur

Hugo Lloris 1.France

6.2

Ben Davies 33.Wales

7.1

86'

Cristian Romero 17.Argentina

7.1

Eric Dier 15.England

7.6

31'

Emerson Royal 12.Brazil

8.0

87'

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark

7.1

Rodrigo Bentancur 30.Uruguay

7.4

86'

75'

Ryan Sessegnon 19.England

7.3

66'

24'

21'

Heung-min Son 7.South Korea

8.0

Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden

8.4

86'

63'

Harry Kane 10.England

6.7

Substitutes

Fraser Forster 20.England

Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland

87'

Djed Spence 24.England

C. Lenglet 34.France

6.7

86'

Davinson Sánchez 6.Colombia

Ivan Perišić 14.Croatia

6.8

66'

Yves Bissouma 38.Mali

7.1

86'

88'

Bryan Gil 11.Spain

Lucas Moura 27.Brazil

6.2

86'

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Antonio Conte decided to play with the following team: Hugo Lloris (6.2), Cristian Romero (7.1), Eric Dier (7.6), Ben Davies (7.1), Emerson Royal (8.0), Rodrigo Bentancur (7.6), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (7.1), Ryan Sessegnon (7.3), Dejan Kulusevski (8.4), Heung-min Son (8.0) and Harry Kane (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ivan Perišić (6.6), Bryan Gil, Matt Doherty, Djed Spence, Yves Bissouma (7.0), Clément Lenglet (6.6), Lucas Moura (6.5), Davinson Sánchez and Fraser Forster.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: R. Sessegnon for I. Perisic (66′), D. Kulusevski for Lucas Moura (86′), B. Davies for C. Lenglet (86′), R. Bentancur for Y. Bissouma (86′) and Emerson Royal for M. Doherty (87′).

Best player: Dejan Kulusevski

The player that probably impressed the most for Tottenham Hotspur was Dejan Kulusevski.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 39 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton

Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland

6.6

Jan Bednarek 35.Poland

6.6

Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England

6.7

90'

Yan Valery 43.Tunisia

5.9

46'

Mohammed Salisu 22.Ghana

6.4

Moussa Djenepo 19.Mali

6.2

72'

Oriol Romeu 6.Spain

7.0

75'

James Ward-Prowse 8.England

8.0

12'

Roméo Lavia 45.Belgium

7.1

Joe Aribo 7.Nigeria

6.4

Adam Armstrong 9.England

6.6

46'

Substitutes

Alex McCarthy 1.England

Jack Stephens 5.England

6.2

46'

Armel Bella-Kotchap 37.Germany

Romain Perraud 15.France

7.0

72'

Mohamed Elyounoussi 24.Norway

S. Armstrong 17.Scotland

6.1

46'

Nathan Redmond 11.England

90'

Ibrahima Diallo 27.France

6.4

75'

Che Adams 10.Scotland

Southampton started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Ralph Hasenhüttl played with: Gavin Bazunu (6.6), Kyle Walker-Peters (6.7), Yan Valery (5.9), Jan Bednarek (6.6), Mohammed Salisu (6.4), Moussa Djenepo (6.4), James Ward-Prowse (8.0), Roméo Lavia (7.1), Oriol Romeu (7.0), Joe Aribo (6.4) and Adam Armstrong (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Stephens (6.4), Che Adams, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Stuart Armstrong (5.9), Nathan Redmond, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Alex McCarthy, Romain Perraud (6.8) and Ibrahima Diallo (6.2).

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Y. Valery for J. Stephens (46′), A. Armstrong for S. Armstrong (46′), M. Djenepo for R. Perraud (72′), O. Romeu for I. Diallo (75′) and K. Walker-Peters for N. Redmond (90′).