TOT vs SOU
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TOT vs SOU As It Happened
Key moments so far
- Full time: Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
- James Ward-Prowse gave Saints an early lead
- Ryan Sessegnon and Eric Dier scored for Spurs before half-time
- A Salisu own goal and Kulusevski strike added more after the break
FULL TIME: Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
Despite a positive start, Saints end up well beaten on the opening day of the season.
16.51Substitution: Nathan Redmond on, Kyle Walker-Peters off (90'+2)
The fifth and final change of the day for Southampton.
16.5086: Perraud fires over
James Ward-Prowse finds Romain Perraud charging in at the back post, but his first-time volley flies just over.
16.4483: Son misses a decent chance
Spurs break and Harry Kane plays Son into a great position, but he hits a right-footed shot from just inside the area straight at Gavin Bazunu, who makes the save.
16.42Substitution: Ibrahima Diallo on, Oriol Romeu off (75')
A fourth switch of the afternoon for Southampton.
16.34Substitution: Romain Perraud on, Moussa Djenepo off (72')
A third change for Saints.
16.3068: Spurs penalty claim turned down
A goal-bound shot from Son in the area strikes the hand of Jack Stephens, but referee Andre Marriner and VAR both agree it was not a penalty offence.
16.27Substitution: Ryan Sessegnon off, Ivan Perisic on (66')
Spurs make their first change of the match.
16.24GOAL: Tottenham 4-1 Southampton (Kulusevski 63')
Spurs in cruise control now, as Dejan Kulusevski takes a cutback from Emerson Royal and curls a shot into the far corner.
16.21GOAL: Tottenham 3-1 Southampton (Salisu og 61')
Spurs double their lead, as a low ball across the face of goal from Emerson Royal is turned into his own net by Mohammed Salisu.
16.1959: Ward-Prowse fires wide
Saints getting back on the front foot a bit here now, and James Ward-Prowse fires wide from about 20 yards after a long throw from Jack Stephens into the area is cleared into his path.
16.1752: Sessegnon denied by Walker-Peters
Ryan Sessegnon gets in again down the left side of the area, but Kyle Walker-Peters produces a superb last-ditch tackle as he goes to shoot, diverting the ball out for a corner.
16.1050: Royal heads over for Spurs
A half-chance for the hosts, as Emerson Royal climbs to meet Ben Davies's cross at the back post, but he loops his header over the bar.
16.0946: Goal disallowed for Spurs
Ryan Sessegnon is played through just seconds into the half, and he finishes into the far corner, but he's correctly flagged for offside.
16.0546: The second half gets under way
We're off again at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Saints having another 45 minutes to try to get something.
16.04Substitution: Jack Stephens & Stuart Armstrong on, Yan Valery & Adam Armstrong off
Two half-time changes for Saints.
16.03First half action 📸
15.58Match data issues
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15.48HALF TIME: Tottenham 2-1 Southampton
A great start for Saints, who took the lead through James Ward-Prowse, but headers from Ryan Sessegnon and Eric Dier have turned the game in Tottenham's favour as we reach the break.
45: Son misses a big opportunity
That could have been 3-1 for Spurs right on half-time. Son latches onto a ball just inside the area and dances across goal, but he then skies his shot well over.
15.4638: Superb save from Bazunu
Ben Davies fires in a shot across goal from distance, but Bazunu does really well to dive quickly down to his left, tipping it wide.
15.38GOAL: Tottenham 2-1 Southampton (Dier 32')
Spurs have turned it around. A Son cross from the left is flicked by the head of Eric Dier at the near post and it flies into Gavin Bazunu's far corner.
15.3231: Big save from Gavin Bazunu
That's a good stop from Bazunu, as he pushes away an angled shot from Son, who controlled a long ball into the left side of the area beautifully.
15.3124: Sessegnon booked
Ryan Sessegnon is cautioned after a nasty tackle on Kyle Walker-Peters, in which he was late and caught the Saints defender high up the ankle. The Tottenham player is perhaps lucky it wasn't more.
15.27GOAL: Tottenham 1-1 Southampton (Sessegnon 21')
Spurs level, as Ryan Sessegnon gets onto the end of a Dejan Kulusevski cross and heads in at the back post.
15.2218: Armstrong with another effort for Saints
Saints looking for a second here, as Adam Armstrong latches onto a knock-down from Joe Aribo, but it's a difficult strike from distance and he drags it off target. Positive from the visitors again, though!
15.19The opener 📸
James Ward-Prowse with a beauty of a strike to give Saints an early lead!
15.16GOAL: Tottenham 0-1 Southampton (Ward-Prowse 12')
What a start! Moussa Djenepo drives to the byline and cuts a delivery back to the edge of the box, from where James Ward-Prowse bounces a volley into the top corner. GET IN!
15.13Apologies for the issues with match data
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15.04KICK-OFF: Tottenham vs Southampton
We are under way at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium! Let's go, Saints 👊
15.01Kick-off fast approaching!
The warm-ups are done, and we're only a few minutes away from Southampton's 2022/23 Premier League season getting under way!
14.53The boss heads in 📸
Ralph Hasenhüttl arrives at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, followed by new First Team Lead Coach Rubén Sellés.
14.40Three debuts for Saints today
It's a huge day for Joe Aribo, Gavin Bazunu and Roméo Lavia, as Ralph Hasenhüttl hands each of them their Premier League debuts!
14.33Spurs team confirmed:
Starting XI: Lloris [c], Royal, Romero, Dier, Davies, Sessegnon, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Kulusevski, Son, Kane.
Saints line-up confirmed 😇
Starting XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Valery, Bednarek, Salisu, Djenepo, Lavia, Romeu, Ward-Prowse [c], Aribo, A. Armstrong.
New season. New kit.
Saints will be donning their newly unveiled third kit this afternoon.
13.48SAINTS SHINE ON ST MARY'S RETURN ✨
Southampton emerged 3-1 victory when AS Monaco visited St Mary's in pre-season.
13.29
Finishing touches 🌟
Hasenhüttl's side took to Staplewood ahead of their trip to Spurs to make their final preparations ahead of the season opener.
12.5212.13last season we had a good one there and we go in there with a lot of self confidence and we want to show again that we are able to take something there."
ralph hasenhüttlon saints' opening day test
SAINTS STUN SPURS 😱
It was an enthralling battle when Saints visited Spurs back in February, coming from behind twice to secure victory in North London.
11.26
Premier League football is BACK ❤️
The start of the 2022/23 season is upon us as Southampton travel to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for their Premier League opener. Can Saints kick-start their campaign with three points on the road?
09.27TOT vs SOU Line Ups
Tottenham Hotspur
| 1 |
Hugo Lloris (GK) (C)
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|---|---|
| 17 |
Cristian Romero
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| 15 |
Eric Dier
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| 33 |
Ben Davies
Clément Lenglet (86′)
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| 19 |
Ryan Sessegnon
Ivan Perisic (66′)
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| 30 |
Rodrigo Bentancur
Yves Bissouma (86′)
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| 12 |
Emerson Royal
Matt Doherty (87′)
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| 5 |
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
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| 10 |
Harry Kane
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| 21 |
Dejan Kulusevski
Lucas Moura (86′)
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| 7 |
Son Heung-Min
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Substitutes
| 38 |
Yves Bissouma |
|---|---|
| 24 |
Djed Spence |
| 20 |
Fraser Forster |
| 14 |
Ivan Perisic |
| 11 |
Bryan Gil |
| 2 |
Matt Doherty |
| 27 |
Lucas Moura |
| 34 |
Clément Lenglet |
| 6 |
Davinson Sánchez |
Southampton
| 31 |
Gavin Bazunu (GK)
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|---|---|
| 43 |
Yan Valery
Jack Stephens (45′)
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| 19 |
Moussa Djenepo
Romain Perraud (72′)
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| 22 |
Mohammed Salisu
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| 2 |
Kyle Walker-Peters
Nathan Redmond (92′)
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| 35 |
Jan Bednarek
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| 6 |
Oriol Romeu
Ibrahima Diallo (75′)
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| 45 |
Roméo Lavia
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| 8 |
James Ward-Prowse (C)
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| 9 |
Adam Armstrong
Stuart Armstrong (45′)
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| 7 |
Joe Aribo
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Substitutes
| 27 |
Ibrahima Diallo |
|---|---|
| 15 |
Romain Perraud |
| 1 |
Alex McCarthy |
| 11 |
Nathan Redmond |
| 37 |
Armel Bella Kotchap |
| 5 |
Jack Stephens |
| 17 |
Stuart Armstrong |
| 24 |
Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 10 |
Che Adams |
TOT vs SOU Match Stats
Head to Head Stats
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Possession (%)5842
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Shots1810
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Shots on target82
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Corners102
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Passes Complete471337
