The fourth official indicates five minutes will be added to the end of the match for stoppages.
90' +3
Penalty goal scored by J. Ward-Prowse for Southampton!
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! 3-3! The captain steps up and gives his former team-mate absolutely no chance, smashing his penalty into the top corner. Forster may have guessed the right way but he never got close!
87'
K. Sulemana gets yellow.
Yellow Card Kamaldeen Sulemana
Ward-Prowse looks to catch Tottenham’s defence napping by taking the free-kick deep in midfield quickly over the top but his hit is put just out of Sulemana’s reach and behind for a goal-kick.
86'
Emerson Royal enters the game and replaces Pedro Porro.
P. Sarr enters the game and replaces D. Kulusevski.
The substitute is replaced as Sarr comes on for the previously hurt Kulusevski.
Tottenham will use their final window with just under five minutes left in the game. Porro makes way for Emerson in the first change.
85'
O. Skipp gets yellow.
Skipp catches Lavia late with a stomp on the foot and receives the first yellow card of the game.
83'
Kane and Maitland-Niles jockey for position during a race to Hojbjerg’s pass but it’s the former Arsenal defender who gets there first, receiving a tug in the back and a throw to the ground for his efforts. It’s a free-kick for Southampton, who will use the set-piece in their own half to get up the pitch quickly.
81'
Now it’s Kulusevski who finds himself on his back in pain as the match once again comes to a halt. It appears as though he received a kick in the ribs from Perraud during an attempt to intercept a pass which has left the substitute winger down on the turf.
79'
Walcott goes down after another frantic passage of play inside Tottenham’s penalty area but the goal scorer bounces back to his feet after a brief check from the medical department.
77'
T. Walcott has scored a goal for Southampton! Assist by S. Mara.
Mara notches an assist just seven minutes after coming into the game, supplying Walcott for the hosts' second goal.
SOUTHAMPTON FIND A LIFELINE! 3-2! Ward-Prowse sees his corner-kick cleared by the Tottenham defence, but the hosts regather possession and immediately play it forward, down the right for their captain. His second cross into the area is much more effective, finding the rising Mara at the back post. Unselfishly, the substitute plays his header across the face of goal for Walcott, who taps it in easily!
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76'
GREAT SAVE! Forster goes flying to his left to tip Maitland-Niles’ 25-yard strike over the crossbar!
74'
I. Perišić has scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
PERISIC DOUBLES SPURS’ ADVANTAGE! 3-1 TOTTENHAM! Son’s corner is initially taken out of the penalty area by Hojbjerg, who receives Dier’s flick-on and immediately switches play to the right. Kulusevski gets himself in position to deliver a cross from the second-phase. The delivery is initially cleared but only as far as Perisic, who catches his volley perfectly to send it into the ground before bouncing over Bazunu’s hand and in!
72'
Walker-Peters skips past Perisic and curls a cross into the penalty area but Dier beats Mara to the delivery. The danger is only cleared temporarily as Perraud latches onto possession and fires a swerving shot that Forster parries well.
70'
K. Sulemana enters the game and replaces M. Elyounoussi.
C. Alcaraz enters the game and replaces S. Armstrong.
S. Mara enters the game and replaces C. Adams.
Alcaraz comes on for Armstrong with the hosts making a number of changes at once.
Southampton make their move from the bench with 20 minutes to go. Elyounoussi makes way for Sulemana.
Selles uses his full allotment of changes, making three in one go. The final move sees Mara replace Adams.
69'
Ward-Prowse hits a speculative effort from a long way out that never gets off the ground, providing easy work for Forster.
67'
After starting the match in a 4-2-3-1, it appears as though Selles has changed his side’s shape to a basic 4-4-2. Maitland-Niles stays at centre-back beside Salisu, with Lavia and Ward-Prowse shielding the defence. Stuart Armstrong has gone out to the right with Elyounoussi on the left and Walcott up to pair with Adams.
65'
H. Kane has scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur! Assist by D. Kulusevski.
KANE PUTS SPURS AHEAD! 2-1! It’s a simple back-post header for the Tottenham and England captain, who rises high above Walker-Peters and Maitland-Niles to nod a close-range finish past Bazunu!
Kulusevski makes his mark after coming into the game in the first half, providing the assist for Kane's go-ahead goal.
64'
Adams is down holding his hamstring after a valiant effort, tracking back to put in a great sliding tackle on Kulusevski to stop Tottenham’s counter. The striker appeared to pick up a slight knock after running into Forster during his goal and he could have made it worse.
62'
The Southampton defence again throw themselves in front of a shot, with Salisu doing just enough to block Kulusevski’s left-footed effort at the outset.
60'
Kane is allowed to stride towards the Southampton 18-yard box on the counter-attack but despite time and space to measure his shot, the captain sends his strike well over the crossbar.
58'
Perraud manages to keep the ball in play on the touchline and powers a header forward for Walcott, who gets beyond Romero and drives to the byline. Without a team-mate in support, the forward opts to put a cross into the penalty area anyway, with Forster stepping off his line to catch it.
52'
One goal short of David Beckham’s free-kick record, Ward-Prowse steps up with only one thing in mind but the captain gets his placement slightly wrong, putting it onto the roof of the net.
50'
Ward-Prowse looks to switch play with a cross to the right wing for Walker-Peters but a handball by Hojbjerg gives Southampton a chance to strike from a free-kick.
48'
Salisu goes sliding into a challenge on Son, diving in and catching the forward squarely on the shin. The referee allows play to continue before going back and having a word with the defender but he again keeps his cards in his pocket.
46'
C. Adams has scored a goal for Southampton! Assist by T. Walcott.
Southampton get the match restarted from the kick-off!
SOUTHAMPTON HIT BACK! 1-1! Less than a minute into the restart and the hosts have their equaliser! It’s a beautifully worked goal, with Lavia’s pass into the channel finding Walcott on the right wing. The former Arsenal forward picks his head up and squares a perfectly weighted ball into the middle for Adams, who sends his first-time finish off the post and in!
Walcott will be pleased with his involvement, setting up the goal that puts Southampton level with Tottenham once again.
45' +9
HALF-TIME: SOUTHAMPTON 0-1 TOTTENHAM,
45' +7
Ward-Prowse is again tasked with taking a set-piece, this time putting it right onto the line of the goalkeeper but Forster emerges from the crowd with a strong punch to clear the danger.
45' +5
Ward-Prowse takes a corner short to Stuart Armstrong, who picks out Walker-Peters with a pass to the edge of the penalty area. The full-back takes a touch to set himself and shapes to curl a shot towards the top corner but the former Tottenham player sends it high over the bar.
45' +3
The fourth official indicates seven minutes will be added to the end of the half for stoppages.
45' +1
Pedro Porro has scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur! Assist by Son Heung-Min.
Son's perfect pass is the assist for the opening goal of the game!
IT'S A FIRST SPURS GOAL FOR PORRO! 1-0 TOTTENHAM! The visitors finally get their movement spot on moving the ball from left to right, with Son picking out the wing-back with an incisive pass into the penalty area. From there, the former Sporting player takes a touch and lashes a shot high into the roof of the net, kissing the crossbar on its way over the line!
44'
We can expect a fair bit of injury time added to the end of the first half despite no goals, with four changes taking place in the opening frame. Neither side has been able to get any rhythm, with hurt players and the referee's whistle constaly halting play.
42'
Walcott and Lenglet duel for an aerial ball, with the Southampton winger catching his opponent in the face with a flailing arm. The referee goes over to have a word with the two players but does not resort to a booking.
41'
Ward-Prowse sends an outswinging corner into the penalty area looking for Salisu but the substitute centre-back can only pop his effort up and over Forster’s crossbar.
37'
I. Perišić enters the game and replaces B. Davies.
It’s now two changes apiece due to injury, with Perisic coming on to relieve Davies.
36'
It’s almost unbelievable at this point, but now Davies has gone down holding his hamstring. Conte looks blankly towards the pitch as the medical staff comes out for the wing-back, while a substitute warms up behind the Spurs coach.
34'
A. Maitland-Niles enters the game and replaces J. Bednarek.
It's a third enforced change of the first half, with both starting Southampton centre-backs now replaced. Maitland-Niles is selected to replace Bednarek, which could signal a change in shape.
33'
Romero tracks back well to put in a strong tackle, dispossessing Ward-Prowse outside the penalty area and sending it behind for a Southampton corner. The set-piece allows Bednarek to hit the turf once again, with the defender obviously unable to continue despite his best efforts.
31'
Spurs look to take advantage while Southampton are down a man due to the injury but Kulusevski’s pass into tight space for Kane is intercepted by Salisu. The change in possession gives Bednarek a chance to re-enter the fray, though he is moving gingerly and holding his ribs in some discomfort.
29'
More headaches for Ruben Selles, as Bednarek has stayed down after the cleared corner, with the referee forced to blow his whistle and halt play. The centre-back looks to be in considerable discomfort as he receives treatment from the medical staff, while the Saints bench once again comes alive.
27'
Tottenham opt to take their second corner of the match in more traditional fashion, putting it towards the penalty spot. Salisu is the first one to meet the ball, whacking it away which allows Southampton to move higher up the pitch.
25'
Hojbjerg’s pass through splits Stuart Armstrong and Walker-Peters, allowing Son to get into a good crossing position. The Korea Republic international attempts to pick out Kane with his delivery but it travels beyond the striker to the waiting Porro, who smashes his volley over the crossbar again.
23'
Southampton are shading possession statistics midway through the first half, with Spurs much more comfortably hitting on the counter-attack. Conte’s side are allowing Ward-Prowse to pull the strings in midfield, ceding that ground in order to win the ball back near their 18-yard box and hit quickly down the wings.
21'
Lavia’s corner is a flat delivery to the far post that’s met by Bednarek but repelled by Romero.
17'
Kulusevski rolls his man to retain possession of the ball just in front of the penalty area, before turning and playing a pass into the 18-yard box for Porro. The wing-back takes a touch to set himself before firing a shot with his weaker foot, scooping it up and over the crossbar.
15'
Ward-Prowse looks to play Southampton’s first corner of the match to the edge of the penalty area but an alert Kulusevski cuts across and makes the interception to disrupt the training-ground routine.
13'
Porro again looks to catch the Southampton defence off-guard with an early cross into the penalty area but Bazunu reads the intentions of the wing-back perfectly and steps up in his box to make the catch ahead of Kane.
12'
Kane looks to split the defence with an incisive pass for Kulusevski but the captain overhits his attempt and sends it rolling comfortably to the feet of Bazunu.
10'
Ward-Prowse drags a weak, left-footed effort wide of Forster’s goal from 20 yards out, failing to trouble the goalkeeper with his attempt.
8'
Confirmation of the second change due to injury in just eight minutes, with Salisu coming onto the pitch to replace the injured Bella-Kotchap.
7'
M. Salisu enters the game and replaces A. Bella-Kotchap.
There is now a pause in play for Bella-Kotchap, who appears to have picked up a knock to his shoulder after a duel with Davies. The medical staff is on the pitch creating a sling out of the centre-back’s kit, with the injury appearing to be a possible dislocation.
5'
D. Kulusevski enters the game and replaces Richarlison.
Richarlison appears to have pulled up due to injury only five minutes into the contest, with the Brazil international almost in tears as he trudges off the pitch in disappointment. Kulusevski is sent on in his place.
2'
Porro floats a lovely cross towards the far post from a position deep on the right wing but Son scuffs his left-footed attempt and sends it across the face of goal harmlessly.
1'
Tottenham get the match underway from the kick-off!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Premier League fixture between Southampton and Tottenham!
Southampton squandered their opportunity to lift themselves off the bottom of the table last time out, losing 2-0 to Brentford three days ago. The defeat is the Saints’ 17th of the season, and comes on the back of two clean sheets - picking up four points in that time.
Clinging on to the last Champions League place by a point after Newcastle’s win yesterday, Tottenham put the disappointments of their European exit behind them by beating Nottingham Forest 3-1 last weekend. Antonio Conte’s side have won three of their last five matches in the Premier League and six of their last 10, losing the other four contests while not managing a draw since late 2022.
TOTTENHAM SUBS: Arnaut Danjuma, Emerson, Ivan Perisic, Dejan Kulusevski, Pape Sarr, Lucas Moura, Davinson Sanchez, Japhet Tanganga, Brandon Austin.
TOTTENHAM XI (3-4-2-1): Fraser Forster; Clement Lenglet, Eric Dier, Cristian Romero; Ben Davies, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Oliver Skipp, Pedro Porro; Son Heung-Min, Richarlison; Harry Kane.
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Sekou Mara, Alex McCarthy, Carlos Alcaraz, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Paul Onuachu, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Adam Armstrong, Ibrahima Diallo, Mohammed Salisu.
SOUTHAMPTON XI (4-2-3-1): Gavin Bazunu; Kyle Walker-Peters, Jan Bednarek, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Romain Perraud; James Ward-Prowse, Romeo Lavia; Theo Walcott, Stuart Armstrong, Mohamed Elyounoussi; Che Adams.
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
With only one substitution window left for either side, Selles and Conte will have to be extremely careful deciding when to add fresh legs to the pitch. Expect to see multiple changes at one juncture - especially for Southampton as they search for an equaliser - though alterations too early could prevent cover should there be yet another injury. Southampton will have no choice but to open up and could use the introduction of Sulemana, while Spurs will likely introduce Emerson and a centre-back to help hold the lead.
That concludes our commentary of the Premier League fixture between Southampton and Tottenham! We hope you’ve enjoyed it!
Southampton are back in action on April 2, when they travel to London to play West Ham. Tottenham return to the pitch April 3 against Everton.
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