Tottenham Hotspur ended a run of three Premier League matches without a win by beating bottom club Southampton 5-0 at St Mary's Stadium.
The Lilywhites were on their toes in the first minute of the game thanks to the recalled James Maddison, who latched on to a brilliant through ball from Djed Spence to slot past Alex McCarthy.
Son Heung-min doubled the lead, slotting home a goal at the back post, before Dejan Kulusevski reacted quicker to score. SouthamptonMahrez's penalty area, the third goal before a quarter of an hour.
A shell-shocked Saints sacrificed Kamal Eddine Slimana in a bid to turn things around, but things got worse for Russell Martin and his reworked side as Pape Matar Sarr overcame some timid defending to make it four after 25 minutes.
Maddison, who started in midfield alongside Sarr and Lukas Bergvall, added more salt to Saints' wounds in the first half, curling a superb shot into the top corner from an acute angle after Son had played a brilliant lobbed pass with the outside of his boot behind. Taylor. Harwood Bellis and Jan Bednarik.
Southampton got through the second half unscathed but remain rooted to the bottom with 13 defeats to their name after 16 games – their goal difference is now a dismal -25 after this latest collapse. Meanwhile, Tottenham have reached the top half of the standings Premier League The table after Brentford's defeat against its London rival, Chelsea.
Tottenham climb to the top half of Premier League The table is a result of their stunning victory, while Southampton remain rooted at the bottom with 13 defeats to their name after 16 games – their goal difference is now a dismal -25 after this latest collapse.
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player |
Ratings |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Alex McCarthy |
4.2/10 |
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lord: Kyle Walker Peters |
5.0/10 |
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Capacity building: Taylor Harwood Bellis |
5.5/10 |
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Capacity building: Jan Bednarik |
5.1/10 |
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pound: Ryan Manning |
4.9/10 |
|
poison: Wednesday weather |
6.4/10 |
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poison: Flynn Downs (c) |
6.4/10 |
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poison: Matthew Fernandez |
6.2/10 |
|
I be: Tyler Debling |
6.0/10 |
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street: Adam Armstrong |
6.1/10 |
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street: Kamal al-Din Suleiman |
5.9/10 |
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sub: Nathan Wood (15 for Slimana) |
6.2/10 |
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sub: Yukinari Sugawara (62' to Manning) |
6.9/10 |
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sub: Cameron Archer (82' for Armstrong) |
nothing |
Subs not used: Joe Lumley (goalkeeper), James Brey, Adam Lallana, Ryan Fraser, Paul Prather, Samuel Ameyu Ameyaw.
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player |
Ratings |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Fraser Forster |
7.810 |
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lord: Spence's grandfather |
8.4/10 |
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Capacity building: Radu Dragocin |
7.2/10 |
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Capacity building: Archie Gray |
7.2/10 |
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pound: Udoji's fate |
6.8/10 |
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Direct message: Good rain door |
8.9/10 |
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Direct message: Lukas Bergvall |
7.6/10 |
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RM: Diane Kulusevski |
8.4/10 |
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I be: James Madison |
9.2/10 |
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the mom: Son Heung-min (c) |
9.1/10 |
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street: Dominic Solanke |
6.5/10 |
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sub: Pedro Porro (28' for Udigi) |
6.7/10 |
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sub: Brennan Johnson (46' for Jr.) |
6.5/10 |
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sub: Alfie Dorrington (77' for Spence) |
6.5/10 |
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sub: Timo Werner (77' for Madison) |
6.2/10 |
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sub: Will Lancashire (82' for Solanke) |
nothing |
Subs not used: Brandon Austin (goalkeeper), Mason King, Malachi Hardy, Callum Olusesi.
