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.
English Premier League
FULL TIME
- James Maddison 1'
- Son Heung-Min 12'
- Dejan Kulusevski 14'
- Pape Matar Sarr 25'
- James Maddison 45'+5'
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOU | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOT | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| 10/14/26 | @ Norwich City | W 1-0 | — |
| 10/11/26 | vs Portsmouth | W 1-0 | — |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Will Lankshear replaces Dominic Solanke.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Adam Armstrong.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner replaces James Maddison.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alfie Dorrington replaces Djed Spence.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, Southampton. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ryan Manning.
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Yellow Card 58'
Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 50'
James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Son Heung-Min.
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Goal 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.
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Yellow Card 36'
Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 30'
Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 28'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro replaces Destiny Udogie because of an injury.
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Goal 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.
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Substitution 15'
Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
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Goal 14'
Goal! Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
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Goal 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.
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Goal 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.
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End Regular Time 90'+3'
Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 5.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Will Lankshear replaces Dominic Solanke.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Adam Armstrong.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner replaces James Maddison.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alfie Dorrington replaces Djed Spence.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, Southampton. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ryan Manning.
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Yellow Card 58'
Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 50'
James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Son Heung-Min.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+5'
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Goal 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.
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Yellow Card 36'
Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 30'
Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 28'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro replaces Destiny Udogie because of an injury.
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Goal 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.
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Substitution 15'
Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
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Goal 14'
Goal! Southampton 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
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Goal 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.
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Goal 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.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Team Stats
TOT
SOU
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
50
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
544
Accurate Passes
373
598
Passes
428
90
Pass Completion %
90
3
Accurate Crosses
5
15
Crosses
13
20
Cross %
40
32
Long Balls
36
15
Accurate Long Balls
14
50
Long Balls %
40
4
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
15
60
Tackle %
70
16
Interceptions
11
10
Effective Clearances
15
10
Clearances
15
Head to Head
TOT leads series 2-1-2
- 1 2020-21 English Premier League FT 2021-04-21 @ TOT 2
- 1 2021-22 English Premier League FT 2021-12-28 @ SOU 1
- 3 2021-22 English Premier League FT 2022-02-09 @ TOT 2
- 1 2022-23 English Premier League FT 2022-08-06 @ TOT 4
- 3 2022-23 English Premier League FT 2023-03-18 @ SOU 3
Lineups
ConfirmedSOU · 4-3-1-2
Alex McCarthyG1SV 4
Jan BednarekCD-L35
Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R6
Ryan ManningLB3
Kyle Walker-PetersRB2SH 1
Kamaldeen SulemanaM20
Flynn DownesCM4
Tyler DiblingAM33SOG 1SH 3
Mateus FernandesLM18YC 1
Joe AriboRM7
Adam ArmstrongCF-R9SOG 1SH 2
Substitutes
Cameron Archer19
Paul Onuachu32
Adam Lallana10
Samuel Amo-Ameyaw27
Nathan Wood15SH 1
Yukinari Sugawara16SH 1
James Bree14
Joe Lumley13
Ryan Fraser24
TOT · 4-2-3-1
Fraser ForsterG20SV 4
Archie GrayCD-L14
Radu DragusinCD-R6
Destiny UdogieLB13
Djed SpenceRB24A 1SH 1
James MaddisonAM10YC 1SOG 2G 2SH 3
Lucas BergvallLM15YC 1
Pape Matar SarrRM29SOG 2G 1SH 2
Dominic SolankeF19SH 1
Son Heung-MinAM-L7A 2SOG 4G 1SH 7
Dejan KulusevskiAM-R21SOG 1G 1SH 3
Substitutes
Maeson KingSUB74
Pedro PorroSUB23
Brandon AustinSUB40
Brennan JohnsonSUB22YC 1SH 1
Malachi HardySUB79
Callum OlusesiSUB64
Timo WernerSUB16
Will LankshearSUB42
Alfie DorringtonSUB48
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