Tottenham End Winless Run With And Relegate Southampton
In Premier League Round 31, Tottenham Hotspur finally found an opponent who helped them break a four-match winless run – bottom-of-the-table Southampton.
The hosts took control early, securing a comfortable two-goal lead in the first half, thanks to a brace from Jayson.
Fernandes attempted to bring some drama back into the game, scoring in the 90th minute. However, Tel quickly extinguished any hopes of a Southampton comeback, scoring in injury time to seal the win.
3-1 – Tottenham claimed the victory, leveling on points with Manchester United and climbing to 13th place in the Premier League standings.
2024-25, England - Premier League
Tottenham - Southampton 3:1 (2:0)
Goals: Johnson B-n, 13 (1:0); Johnson B-n, 42 (2:0); Fernandes M., 91 (2:1); Tel M., 96 (penalty) (3:1)
Tottenham: Vicario G.; Romero C.; Porro; Spence D.; Davies; Bergvall (Gray, 80); Johnson B-n; Bentancur (Sarr P., 57); Maddison (Bissouma, 80); Son Heungmin (Odobert, 57); Solanke (Tel M., 87)
Bench: Kinský; Udogie; van de Ven; Richarlison
Yellow Cards: Porro 60
Southampton: Ramsdale; Walker-Peters; Harwood-Bellis; Bednarek; Manning (Welington, 64); Aribo (Smallbone, 64); Ugochukwu (Stewart R., 83); Fernandes M.; Sulemana; Dibling (Sugawara, 73); Archer C. (Onuachu, 73)
Bench: McCarthy A.; Stephens; Bree J.; Bella-Kotchap
Yellow Cards: Ugochukwu 26