Tottenham vs Southampton 2022-23 English Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur

21': Ryan Sessegnon
31': Eric Dier
61': Mohammed Salisu (OG)
63': Dejan Kulusevski

FT
4 - 1

Southampton

12': James Ward-Prowse

Tottenham crush Southampton for impressive opening win

Tottenham celeb Dejan Kulusevski goal v sfc 20220806 [1296x729]

Tottenham Hotspur underlined their credentials as a team capable of a Premier League title challenge with a confident 4-1 defeat of Southampton.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
12': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Southampton 1. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo.
21': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Southampton 1. Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
24': Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Southampton 1. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Southampton 1.
45': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Adam Armstrong.
45': Substitution, Southampton. Jack Stephens replaces Yan Valery.
61': Own Goal by Mohammed Salisu, Southampton. Tottenham Hotspur 3, Southampton 1.
63': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Southampton 1. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
66': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ivan Perisic replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
72': Substitution, Southampton. Romain Perraud replaces Moussa Djenepo.
75': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Oriol Romeu.
86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Clément Lenglet replaces Ben Davies.
86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
87': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Matt Doherty replaces Emerson Royal.
88': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Southampton 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,732

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+60	Arsenal	36	83	5
+54	Manchester City	35	82	3
+41	Liverpool	35	75	4
+21	Aston Villa	35	67	8

Full Table

Statistics

SOU		TOT
6	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	10
5	Saves	1
42.5	Possession	57.5
10	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
337	Accurate Passes	471
410	Passes	554
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	6
18	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	67
15	Accurate Long Balls	45
0.3	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	15
14	Tackles	24
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	3
19	Effective Clearances	18
19	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Hugo Lloris (GK)
15	Eric Dier
33	Ben Davies
17	Cristian Romero
5	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
30	Rodrigo Bentancur
19	Ryan Sessegnon
12	Emerson Royal
10	Harry Kane
7	Son Heung-Min
21	Dejan Kulusevski

Substitutes:

Davinson Sánchez, Clément Lenglet, Fraser Forster, Djed Spence, Yves Bissouma, Ivan Perisic, Matt Doherty, Bryan Gil, Lucas Moura.

Southampton (5-3-2)

No.	Name
31	Gavin Bazunu (GK)
35	Jan Bednarek
22	Mohammed Salisu
43	Yan Valery
19	Moussa Djenepo
2	Kyle Walker-Peters
45	Romeo Lavia
6	Oriol Romeu
8	James Ward-Prowse
9	Adam Armstrong
7	Joe Aribo