English Premier League

Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2024-25 English Premier League

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0 - 5
  • 1': James Maddison
  • 12': Son Heung-Min
  • 14': Dejan Kulusevski
  • 25': Pape Matar Sarr
  • 45'+5': James Maddison

Tottenham hit five first-half goals in thrashing of Southampton

Tottenham Hotspur scored five goals in the opening half of a Premier League game for the first time in their history as they thrashed bottom club Southampton 5-0 away on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djed Spence with a through ball.
  • 4': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 8': Foul by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
  • 8': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pape Sarr with a cross.
  • 12': Goal! Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 13': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
  • 14': Goal! Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 15': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  • 15': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 15': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 17': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Dibling with a cross.
  • 18': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 18': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Pape Sarr.
  • 19': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 20': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
  • 20': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Djed Spence following a set piece situation.
  • 21': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
  • 25': Goal! Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min following a fast break.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro replaces Destiny Udogie because of an injury.
  • 29': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Southampton).
  • 29': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 30': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 30': Nathan Wood (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 32': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 33': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 34': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
  • 36': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
  • 43': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 45'+5': Goal! Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 5. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a through ball.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 5.
  • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 5.
  • 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Son Heung-Min.
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 50': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 53': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 58': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 58': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Archie Gray.
  • 62': Substitution, Southampton. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ryan Manning.
  • 63': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Tyler Dibling (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
  • 67': Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 69': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Djed Spence.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Nathan Wood (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Aribo with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 71': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Tyler Dibling (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alfie Dorrington replaces Djed Spence.
  • 77': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner replaces James Maddison.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Tyler Dibling (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Wood with a headed pass.
  • 79': Offside, Southampton. Mateus Fernandes is caught offside.
  • 81': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 81': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 81': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Will Lankshear replaces Dominic Solanke.
  • 86': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Timo Werner with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 90'+3': Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 5.
  • 0': Match ends, Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 5.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 4
58.4 Possession 41.6
18 SHOTS 9
9 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
544 Accurate Passes 373
598 Passes 428
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.4
32 Long Balls 36
15 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
16 Interceptions 11
10 Effective Clearances 15
10 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,090

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 34 +48 82
2 Arsenal 34 +34 67
3 Newcastle United 34 +21 62
4 Manchester City 34 +23 61
Full Table

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek
6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
3 Ryan Manning
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
20 Kamaldeen Sulemana
4 Flynn Downes
33 Tyler Dibling
18 Mateus Fernandes Yellow Card
7 Joe Aribo
9 Adam Armstrong

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Fraser Forster (GK)
14 Archie Gray
6 Radu Dragusin
13 Destiny Udogie
24 Djed Spence
10 James Maddison
15 Lucas Bergvall Yellow Card
29 Pape Matar Sarr
19 Dominic Solanke
7 Son Heung-Min
21 Dejan Kulusevski

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