
Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueTottenham hit five first-half goals in thrashing of Southampton
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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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SOU![]() |
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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
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,090
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 30 | +43 | 73 |
2 | Arsenal | 30 | +30 | 61 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | +15 | 57 |
4 | Chelsea | 30 | +17 | 52 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
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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 ![]() |
7 | Joe Aribo |
9 | Adam Armstrong |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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20 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
14 | Archie Gray |
6 | Radu Dragusin |
13 | Destiny Udogie |
24 | Djed Spence |
10 | James Maddison |
15 | Lucas Bergvall ![]() |
29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
19 | Dominic Solanke |
7 | Son Heung-Min |
21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
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