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SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur draw 1-1. J. Ward-Prowse scored the first goal (25′) for Southampton. H. Kane made it even (41′) with a penalty. Tottenham Hotspur was decisively better in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor assisted by Daniel Robathan and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur was in firm control of the ball 65% while Southampton was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 12 were on target. However, that was not enough Tottenham Hotspur to win the match​.

Southampton shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 23 times, 12 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 4 yellow cards (K. Walker-Peters, M. Salisu, R. Hasenhuttl and A. Armstrong). Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards (S. Reguilon and H. Winks).

M. Salisu (Southampton) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (39′).

Standings

After playing this contest, Southampton will have 21 points to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur will have 30 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Southampton will host Newcastle United on the 2nd of January with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Newcastle United (5 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will play away agasint Watford on the 1st of January with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (4 draws).

Southampton – Formation

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

The manager Ralph Hasenhüttl decided to play with the following team: Fraser Forster (8.4), Kyle Walker-Peters (6.6), Yan Valery (6.8), Jan Bednarek (7.6), Mohammed Salisu (5.3), Romain Perraud (6.6), Stuart Armstrong (6.1), Ibrahima Diallo (7.3), James Ward-Prowse (8.0), Shane Long (6.8) and Adam Armstrong (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Nathan Redmond (6.4), Nathan Tella, Thierry Small, Theo Walcott, Armando Broja (6.4), Mohamed Elyounoussi, Oriol Romeu, Dynel Simeu and Willy Caballero.

Substitutions

Southampton made 2 changes: S. Long for A. Broja (71′) and A. Armstrong for N. Redmond (83′).

Best player: Fraser Forster​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was the goalkeeper: Fraser Forster. His rating is 8.40. He performed 10 saves.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

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

Antonio Conte played with: Hugo Lloris (6.4), Davinson Sánchez (7.3), Eric Dier (6.9), Ben Davies (7.0), Emerson Royal (6.5), Harry Winks (7.4), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.9), Sergio Reguilón (6.4), Dele Alli (6.6), Heung-Min Son (8.1) and Harry Kane (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Harvey White, Lucas Moura (7.1), Matt Doherty (7.4), Oliver Skipp, Japhet Tanganga, Bryan Gil (7.0), Pierluigi Gollini, Tanguy Ndombélé and Joe Rodon.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: S. Reguilon for M. Doherty (46′), D. Alli for Lucas Moura (62′) and Emerson Royal for B. Gil (77′).

Best player: Heung-Min Son​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Heung-Min Son.

His rating is (8.1) with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Crystal Palace – Norwich City – 3-0
• Leicester City – Liverpool – 1-0
• Southampton – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-1
• Watford – West Ham United – 1-4