Match Report
Southampton, 20th on 12 points, faced a 26-point deficit to Tottenham Hotspur (17th, 38). In league terms the two rates read 1.68/1.71 for Tottenham Hotspur and 0.68/2.26 for Southampton (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.47.
A win had eluded Southampton for 7 matches.
GioScore's database holds 34 meetings between the two: 19 for Tottenham Hotspur, 9 for Southampton and 6 drawn, at 3.29 goals per meeting. 62% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 68%. Recent editions have opened up: 4.6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.29 historically.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London staged the fixture, a ground that holds 62,850. Tottenham Hotspur led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Tottenham Hotspur: Brennan Johnson (42'), Brennan Johnson (13'), Mathys Tel (90') · Southampton: Mateus Fernandes (90')