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
A commendable point away from home for Newcastle, holding Everton 1-1 at Goodison Park. Salomon Rondon's early strike was canceled out by Richarlison's leveller before half time.
Manchester United 2-2 Arsenal, 83 minutes
Jose Mourinho is getting increasingly infuriated, marching from the bench to the technical area and back.He apologises to a child in the crowd after spooking him with a rather violent kick of a wall.
Unai Emery is playing his part, too. Plenty of shouting and hand gestures as the rain falls in Manchester.
Manchester United 2-2 Arsenal, 85 minutes
It feels like Lucas Torreira has committed about seven different bookable offences this evening, but the diminutive destroyer has only just gone into Andre Marriner's book.
Marouane Fellaini is pushed further forward.
Manchester United 2-2 Arsenal, 89 minutes
Interesting...
David De Gea is nonchalantly holding the ball in one hand, directing traffic ahead of him, and Alexandre Lacazette nods it out of the Spaniard's grasp.
The French striker slots into the empty net, but Andre Marriner says no goal.
Manchester United 2-2 Arsenal, 90 minutes
What a finish from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, but he's offside!
David De Gea makes a superb save from Lucas Torreira's powerful shot, parrying it to Mkhitaryan, who had fed Torreira from the byline.
He crisply volleys in from the tightest of angles but is clearly offside.
Four added minutes.
Full time at Wembley. A comfortable home win for Spurs, who may well have gone third. A late Southampton consolation from Charlie Austin the only blemish in a 3-1 victory.
That's that at Old Trafford. 2-2. It was a scrappy affair, with Arsenal twice taking the lead and Manchester United producing near-instantaneous replies. Wet and a little bit wild - a draw.
FULL TIME SCORES
Burnley 1-3 Liverpool
Everton 1-1 Newcastle
Fulham 1-1 Leicester
Wolves 2-1 Chelsea
Manchester United 2-2 Arsenal
Tottenham 3-1 Southampton
That's all from us here tonight. Stay tuned to The Independent for reaction, analysis and more to all of tonight's footballing action.
I've been Harry Latham-Coyle - thank you for joining me this evening.
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