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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
- 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
Standings
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
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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
, Cristian Romero , Eric Dier , Ben Davies , Emerson Royal , Rodrigo Bentancur , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Ryan Sessegnon , Dejan Kulusevski , Heung-min Son and Harry Kane .The home team had on the bench: Ivan Perišić
, Bryan Gil, Matt Doherty, Djed Spence, Yves Bissouma , Clément Lenglet , Lucas Moura , 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
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
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Southampton started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Ralph Hasenhüttl played with: Gavin Bazunu
, Kyle Walker-Peters , Yan Valery , Jan Bednarek , Mohammed Salisu , Moussa Djenepo , James Ward-Prowse , Roméo Lavia , Oriol Romeu , Joe Aribo and Adam Armstrong .The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Stephens
, Che Adams, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Stuart Armstrong , Nathan Redmond, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Alex McCarthy, Romain Perraud and Ibrahima Diallo .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′).
Best player: James Ward-Prowse
The player that probably impressed the most for Southampton was James Ward-Prowse.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 38 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Everton – Chelsea – 0-1
- Tottenham Hotspur – Southampton – 4-1
- Newcastle United – Nottingham Forest – 2-0
- Leeds United – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Aston Villa – 2-0
- Fulham – Liverpool – 2-2