Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Southampton to London this Wednesday, looking to pick up the three points that will keep their top-four quest in Premier League alive.
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London)
Key Statistics
Tottenham Hotspur have won four of their last five games at home in all competitions (L1).
The hosts have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six games.
Southampton have not kept a clean sheet in their last 13 games in all competitions.
Antonio Conte is unbeaten in six matches against Southampton as a manager (winning five), while Spurs have won three and drawn two of their last five matches against the Saints.
Southampton have just one win in their last six away league games and have conceded two or more goals in each of those fixtures.
Harry Kane has scored 11 goals in 13 Premier League fixtures against Southampton.
Head to head
This will be the 201st meeting between the two sides and Tottenham have a superior record with 85 wins to their name. Southampton were victorious on 64 occasions, while 51 matches in the past ended in a share of the spoils.
Latest performances in all competitions
Tottenham: W-L-W-L-W
Southampton: W-D-L-W-W
Tottenham Hotspur
After their FA Cup exertions over the weekend, Tottenham will turn their attention to the Premier League where they welcome Southampton to London.
The hosts comfortably defeated Brighton in the fourth round of the FA Cup thanks to a brace from Harry Kane and an own goal from Solomon March.
The win restored Antonio Conte’s side to winning ways after their 2-0 loss to Chelsea in their last PL outing.
Conte’s side currently sit in seventh place, two points behind Manchester United in fourth place who have played two games more. They remain on course for a top-four finish given that they have outstanding games.
With the addition of Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski from Juventus, Antonio Conte now has the tools to mount a more consistent push for the top four. He will be looking to maintain his unbeaten managerial record (W5, D1) against the ‘Saints’ and will fancy their chances of doing so in this game.
They have gone five home league games unbeaten (W4, D1) and will be confident of extending that sequence.
Possible Tottenham starting line-up
Hugo Lloris; Cristian Romero, Davinson Sanchez, Ben Davies; Emerson Royal , Harry Winks, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Sergio Reguilon; Lucas Moura, Harry Kane, Son Heung-Min.
Injured: Eric Dier, Oliver Skipp and Japhet Tanganga.
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Southampton
Southampton will travel to London on the back of a 2-1 win over Coventry City in the FA Cup.
Unlike Spurs whose FA Cup win was more straightforward, the visitors needed extra time to see off the Championship side. Coventry took the lead in the 22nd minute through Viktor Gyokeres, but Stuart Armstrong scored for the Saints in the 63rd minute to take the game to extra time.
With 112 minutes on the clock, right-back Kyle Walker-Peters stepped up to score and win the game for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side.
Their last PL outing saw them hold Manchester City to a 1-1 draw. The results prove that on their day they’re a match for any side despite their mid-table position.
However, they have won just one of their last six PL away matches (D1, L4), conceding 2+ goals in each of those fixtures.
Possible Southampton starting line-up
Fraser Forster; Mohammed Salisu, Jan Bednarek, Jack Stephens; Valentino Livramento, Oriol Romeu, James Ward-Prowse, Kyle Walker-Peters; Nathan Redmond, Che Adams, Adam Armstrong.
Injured: Lyanco, Nathan Tella, Alex McCarthy
Doubtful: Will Smallbone
Suspended: None
Prediction
Tottenham 2-1 Southampton
