Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Southampton face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League today.
Saints remain bottom of the table despite an upturn in performance level under Ruben Selles; defeat last time out means they are still two points from safety but it’s so tight at the bottom that a win could see them up into 16th.
As for Spurs, three wins in their last four despite uneven performances mean they sit fourth, a point ahead of Newcastle who clinched a win on Friday night. Antonio Conte remains under pressure for a fairly poor season overall, but clinching a top-four finish remains the objective.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur
TOTTENHAM XI (3-4-2-1): Fraser Forster; Clement Lenglet, Eric Dier, Cristian Romero; Ben Davies, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Oliver Skipp, Pedro Porro; Son Heung-Min, Richarlison; Harry Kane.
Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Sekou Mara, Alex McCarthy, Carlos Alcaraz, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Paul Onuachu, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Adam Armstrong, Ibrahima Diallo, Mohammed Salisu.
Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur
SOUTHAMPTON XI (4-2-3-1): Gavin Bazunu; Kyle Walker-Peters, Jan Bednarek, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Romain Perraud; James Ward-Prowse, Romeo Lavia; Theo Walcott, Stuart Armstrong, Mohamed Elyounoussi; Che Adams.
Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
Southampton vs Tottenham lineups
Here are the teams for today!
Southampton starting XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Bednarek, Perraud, Lavia, Ward-Prowse, Elyousoussi, S Armstrong, Walcott, Adams
Tottenham starting XI: Forster, Romero, Dier, Lenglet, Pedro Porro, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Davies, Richarlison, Kane, Son
Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur
Clinging on to the last Champions League place by a point after Newcastle’s win yesterday, Tottenham put the disappointments of their European exit behind them by beating Nottingham Forest 3-1 last weekend. Antonio Conte’s side have won three of their last five matches in the Premier League and six of their last 10, losing the other four contests while not managing a draw since late 2022.
Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton squandered their opportunity to lift themselves off the bottom of the table last time out, losing 2-0 to Brentford three days ago. The defeat is the Saints’ 17th of the season, and comes on the back of two clean sheets - picking up four points in that time.
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