Tottenham bounce back from derby defeat in stroll past Southampton
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham Hotspur bounced back in emphatic fashion from their derby defeat by Arsenal at the weekend with a comfortable and efficient 3-1 win over Southampton in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Watching in the stands at Wembley Stadium was new Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuettl who will officially take charge on Thursday and there seemed to be a renewed energy from those on the pitch to impress their manager.
The visitors, however, were behind after only eight minutes when a short Spurs corner led to Christian Eriksen hitting a low cross into the box which was tucked away by Harry Kane for the England captain's ninth league goal of the season.
Spurs doubled their lead shortly after halftime, again from a corner. The ball fell to Lucas Moura whose first attempt was blocked but the rebound bounced back for him to hit it into the ground and beyond Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy.
Southampton's misery was compounded three minutes later. Kieran Trippier chased down Saints defender Matt Targett and the ball came to Kane who crossed it into the box for Son Heung-min to score only his second league goal of the season.
Spurs could afford to be complacent but had to rely on goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to make a few close-range saves to keep Saints at bay.
However, Mauricio Pochettino's side, who are third on 33 points, never looked like they needed to reach top gear to close out the win, despite conceding a consolation goal from substitute Charlie Austin in stoppage time. Reuters
What time does it start?
Spurs vs Southampton kicks off at 19:45 (GMT) on Wednesday 5 December.
Where can I watch?
Spurs vs Southampton will not be televised, but you can follow the action live via IndySport’s live blog.
Player to watch:
Juan Foyth. The defender was at fault for Arsenal’s third on Saturday but had impressed before the derby defeat. Tonight will be a test of his mental resilience as he looks to recover from his mistake.
Form Guide:
Spurs: LWWWL
Southampton: DLDLD
Odds:
Spurs: 1/3
Draw: 4/1
Southampton: 9/1
Prediction:
Tottenham to win 2-0
Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal, 66 minutes
There's something in the air at Old Trafford tonight.
Shkodran Mustafi is the latest walking wounded. Arsenal out of substitutions, of course, so he'll have to soldier on.
Burnley 1-2 Liverpool, 83 minutes
A clever back heel from Naby Keita nearly extends Liverpool's lead, but Phil Bardsley is well-placed on the line to block.
GOAL! Manchester United 1-2 Arsenal (Alexandre Lacazette, 68 minutes)
An error from Marcos Rojo, giving the ball away in his own half, and Alexandre Lacazette exchanges passes with Henrikh Mkhitaryan before surging through on goal.
Rojo recovers to try to hook the ball away from the Frenchman, but only succeeds in cannoning the ball against his shin and past the onrushing David De Gea.
But hold on...
GOAL! Manchester United 2-2 Arsenal (Jesse Lingard, 69 minutes)
Straight from kick off, Manchester United are once again level!
A Sead Kolasinac error, Arsenal scrambling and unable to prevent Jesse Lingard slotting between Bernd Leno's legs.
Arsenal can't hold a lead.
Manchester United 2-2 Arsenal, 72 minutes
Two excellent chances for Arsenal as both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan fail to find a finish.
Marouane Fellaini replaces Marcos Rojo. This game could go anywhere.
Manchester United 2-2 Arsenal, 74 minutes
There's so much space out there now.
Marcus Rashford wastes an opportunity to play in Romelu Lukaku as the home side force a three-on-two, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang forces David De Gea into a diving save.
Here comes Paul Pogba...
Jesse Lingard goes off.
GOAL! Burnley 1-3 Liverpool (Xherdan Shaqiri, 90 + 2 minutes)
Mohamed Salah to Xherdan Shaqiri, who seals victory for Liverpool.
After going 1-0 behind Jurgen Klopp will be pleased with his team's response. Another victory.
Full time at Craven Cottage. Denis Odoi had a superb late chance for Fulham but could only fire over, and thus Leicester take a point back to the Midlands with them. 1-1.
A superb home win for Wolves, shocking Chelsea 2-1 at Molineux thanks to goals from Raul Jimenez and Jota.
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