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The players are out at St Mary’s - can Antonio Conte’s side continue their good run, on just their second Premier League away match under the Italian?

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Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl on Antonio Conte’s impact at Tottenham: “He’s a typical example of a modern modern and the impact one can have when arriving at a club. It doesn’t take a lot of time to set the team up in a different way. He did it in a very intense way I think, with the ball and out the ball. This is what you expect from a modern manager.”

Tottenham’s last trip to St Mary’s came in the opening weeks of last season, during the dizzying period where Jose Mourinho’s side topped the table, scored goals for fun, and looked like title challengers. Their 5-2 win at Southampton was one such example, with Heung-min Son scoring four - all set up by Harry Kane, who added the fifth.

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte, speaking to Amazon Video: “Three changes, Winks, Dele Alli and Davies. This is a busy period so for this reason it is good to rotate, in order to give a good balance to your team. It is not simple to recover in only 48 hours. I have been impressed with the attitude the players have showed me during training sessions. To follow the tactical work, the physical work, I was impressed with this. We need to go game by game, step by step. For sure to come here and win is not easy. Southampton won their last game against West Ham, and they are a strong team. They bring an intensity as they have been working with the same manager for a number of years. They are dangerous and we have to pay good attention.”

Antonio Conte on preparing his side to face Southampton, just two days after beating Crystal Palace: “It is not easy for us, for every team to play after 48 hours is not simple. When you have this type of situation if you have a strong squad it’s easier, because you can make rotation and try to give rest and have a fresher team. It’s normal when you change many players that it’s not simple. You can have a fresh team on one hand but on the other you can lose a bit of identity.”

Ralph Hasenhuttl has explained that Timo Livramento has been ruled out due to a knock and Che Adams is unavailable after testing positive for Covid-19. “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,” he said.

Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Newcastle last night means that Spurs can go four points clear of Ralf Rangnick’s side with a win this afternoon, while cutting the gap to fourth-placed Arsenal to three. Spurs would have played the same number of games as United, 17, while they would still have two in hand to their north London rivals as the battle for the top four heats up.

Southampton, meanwhile, put some distance between themselves and the bottom three with a timely win away to West Ham on Boxing Day. They could sneak into the top half with another win this afternoon.

Both of these teams won their Boxing Day fixtures about 48 hours ago, and it’s the hosts who have made the more changes. Southampton make six, with Romain Perraud the only change in defence as he replaces Tino Livramento in a move that sees Kyle Walker-Peters switch to right back as he faces his former club. Ibrahima Diallo, Yan Valery and Stuart Armstrong come into the midfield, while Armando Broja drops to the bench as Adam Armstrong and Shane Long start as a front two.

Spurs have made just three changes. Ben Davies, Harry Winks and Dele Alli come into the side to replace Japhet Tanganga, Oliver Skipp and Lucas Moura, as Conte lines up in the 3-5-2 system which worked so well against Liverpool. Eric Dier makes his 300th Spurs appearance.

Southampton: Forster; Walker-Pieters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Valery, S, Armstrong, Long, A. Armstrong

Tottenham: Lloris, Emerson, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Winks, Dele; Son, Kane

This game is one of the few to survive as Covid postponements sweep the country.

The number of matches postponed on Wednesday has risen to 15 with the Yorkshire derby between Sheffield United and Hull among those to fall victim.

Fifteen games remain on, with two of them in the Premier League.

Leaders Manchester City are due to visit Brentford, while third-placed Chelsea are at home to Brighton.

Sheffield United’s home game with Hull joined the Sky Bet Championship fixtures between Birmingham and Peterborough, Reading and Fulham and Swansea and Luton to be postponed.

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Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side come in fresh from the heartening 3-2 win over West Ham on Boxing Day.

The Austrian is expected to hand starts to Che Adams, Stuart Armstrong and Adam Armstrong, who were all on the bench last time out.

Nathan Tella should also return to the squad after a recent positive Covid test, but defenders Lyanco and Jack Stephens are still out due to the virus.

Spurs head to St Mary’s on Tuesday on the back of a fourth win in five matches, a stirring 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace.

Goals from Harry Kane, Lucas Moura and Son Heung-min fired Antonio Conte’s side up to fifth in the Premier League table and the Italian will be looking for more of the same at St Mary’s.

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