Southampton made a little bit of undesirable historical past on Sunday, as they grew to become the quickest facet to ever be relegated from the Premier League (7 video games remaining) after dropping 3-1 away to Tottenham Hotspur.
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Saints (Twentieth place – 10 factors) have received simply twice within the PL this season and have picked up only one level from their final seven video games, in a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Ivan Muric’s facet nonetheless wants two extra factors to keep away from ending the season with the fewest in a PL season (11, by Derby County in 2007-08). Southampton are additionally on tempo for a PL-record 30 defeats.
Brennan Johnson scored twice within the first half, taking his tally to 11 targets on the season (membership excessive), and Spurs (14th – 37 factors), although they did not hold what would have been simply their second clear in 15 video games (since beating Southampton 5-0 again on Dec. 15) with some half-hearted defending within the ninetieth minute. Mateus Fernandes a aim again for Saints and gave the guests temporary hopes of a respite, however Mathys Tel restored the two-goal benefit from the penalty spot in stoppage time, his first PL aim after becoming a member of on mortgage from Bayern Munich in January.
Nonetheless, the complete season, and maybe Ange Postecoglou’s job, rides on the Europa League the place Spurs are set to tackle Bundesliga facet Eintracht Frankfurt within the quarterfinals starting on Thursday (first leg at dwelling).
Participant rankings – Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
Participant rankings – Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
What’s subsequent?
Tottenham Hotspur vs Eintracht Frankfurt — Thursday, 3 pm ET (Europa League QF)
Southampton vs Aston Villa — Saturday, 10 am ET
Wolves vs Tottenham Hotspur — Sunday, 9 am ET
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton dwell updates – by Andy EdwardsTottenham Hotspur vs Southampton remaining rating: 3-1
Goalscorers: Brennan Johnson (13′, 42′), Mateus Fernandes (90′), Mathys Tel (90’+6 – PK)
GOAL! Spurs 3-1 Southampton: Tel will get his first PL aim from the penalty spot (90’+6)GOAL! Spurs 2-1 Southampton: Fernandes slots dwelling on the again publish (90′)GOAL! Spurs 2-0 Southampton: Johnson touches dwelling his second of the sport (42′)OFFSIDE! Bergvall’s aim disallowed after 4.5-minute VAR examine (33′)
Semi-automated offside choices will start within the Premier League subsequent weekend.
GOAL! Spurs 1-0 Southampton: Johnson smashes dwelling Spence’s cross (13′)Tottenham Hotspur beginning lineup
Vicario – Porro, Romero, Davies, Spence – Bentancur, Bergvall, Maddison – Johnson, Son, Solanke
Southampton beginning lineup
Ramsdale – Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Aribo – Walker-Peters, Ogochukwu, Fernandes, Manning – Dibling, Sulemana, Archer
Methods to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton dwell, stream hyperlink and begin time
Kick off time: 9am ET Sunday
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Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — North London
TV Channel: Peacock
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Saints will go down this weekend with a loss to Spurs after Wolves received at Ipswich City on Saturday, a loss that might make them the quickest group to be relegated in Premier League historical past by variety of remaining matches. They’re additionally hopeful to not carry one other historic mark, as they’ve misplaced 24 occasions in league play and are on tempo to be the primary Premier League membership to lose 30 occasions in a season. Southampton supervisor Ivan Juric noticed his group draw at dwelling to Crystal Palace at midweek. Their tenth level of the Premier League season has them two away from transferring forward of Derby County’s file for the fewest factors in a Premier League season (11, set in 2007-08).
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Spurs’ 16 losses by 30 matches is their worst-ever mark from the beginning of a Premier League season, and supervisor Ange Postecoglou has gone from membership darling to controversial lightning rod together with his phrases and actions over a tough run of outcomes. Tottenham went on a seven-match winless run across the new yr earlier than profitable three-straight in February however have gone proper again to dropping methods. Spurs have taken one level from 12 — losses to Man Metropolis, Fulham, and Chelsea plus a house draw with Bournemouth.
Spurs are 14th on the desk and could possibly be sixteenth by the tip of the weekend ought to Everton and West Ham get optimistic outcomes. It is a depressing time in North London, and dropping the Twentieth-place group at dwelling can be brutal.
Tottenham Hotspur group information, focus
OUT: Dejan Kulusevski (foot), Radu Dragusin (torn ACL – out for season), Kevin Danso (hamstring) | QUESTIONABLE: Richarlison (decrease leg)
Southampton group information, focus
OUT: Will Smallbone (groin), Flynn Downes (suspended) | QUESTIONABLE: Ross Stewart (health), Juan Larios (health)
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton prediction
It is one other heart-check for Spurs, who may nicely fall to a group determined to keep away from the worst season in Premier League historical past. All the pieces tells you that Spurs ought to declare all of the factors they usually did clobber Saints 5-0 at St/ Mary’s earlier this season to finish a three-match PL winless run. A sweep does appear probably however is toxicity inside Tottenham Hotspur. Think about this a really uneasy prediction. Spurs 2-1 Saints.