Ten-man Southampton frustrate Tottenham at St Mary’s

Antonio Conte says Tottenham will need to “give a steal to lots” and it “could per chance no longer be easy to fight for something this season” after they had been held by a Southampton aspect who played for bigger than 50 minutes with 10 males.

However the game turned when Mohammed Salisu fouled Son Heung-min within the field to fabricate a 2d booking in 12 first-half minutes and enable Harry Kane to stage from the penalty put.

Conte turned into the first supervisor in Tottenham’s historical past to stay unbeaten in his first seven league games, nevertheless said: “My calls for are very high attributable to I am used to being competitive and to eradicate – and, for definite, for me there is a tall disappointment when we manufacture no longer eradicate.

“I ticket also the effort. Now for definite now we need to work lots and it could per chance no longer be easy to fight for something this season.

“We must always always give a steal to lots. For definite it became a probability that we overlooked. Whenever you happen to bear this kind of effort it be critical to envision out to make the most of, to envision out to catch three parts.”

Spurs twice had the ball within the accumulate after the destroy, with Kane seeing a strike ruled out by VAR for a narrow offside and Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster spared bear-purpose blushes when it became judged he became fouled by Matt Doherty.

Tottenham felt aggrieved by the resolution on Forster’s wicked nevertheless, if truth be told, they did no longer catch ample after the destroy to pull and stretch a patched-up Saints support four, who many cases restricted the net page visitors to crosses from huge areas.

Southampton boss Hasenhuttl punched the air in satisfaction at the closing whistle and said there became “no likelihood to be extra proud than at this time”.

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Conte’s yarn, Southampton’s unravel

Conte has now overseen four Tottenham wins and three draws within the league, and the likes of Pierre Emile-Hojbjerg explained earlier to kick-off that the boss has known as on players to raise their game technically, physically and in how they stay as mavens a long way from the practising flooring.

Their effort could per chance no longer be wondered within the 2d half at St Mary’s, with Doherty denied by a Forster build, Son seeing a header held, and substitute Bryan Gil having a stinging shot tipped over in injury time.

Forster made 10 saves in all – the most by a keeper to no longer close on the shedding aspect within the Premier League this season.

If anything, Spurs simply took too lengthy to construct momentum with their one-man assist, and Southampton – beaten handiest by Wolves at home within the league this season – flooring out a indicate switch to 13th within the desk.

Hasenhuttl made six changes from the Boxing Day eradicate at West Ham and his aspect’s grit and resilience within the 2d length became typified by Kyle Walker-Peters, who leapt to glance a header a long way from the lurking Kane earlier to straight taking a Ben Davies shot flush within the face.

Spurs observed 53% of first-half possession, registering four shots. Those stats rose to 76% and 18 attempts within the 2d length – pointing to the importance of Salisu’s dismissal.

The Ghanaian defender had appeared on edge within the first half, recording four fouls in 39 minutes as Southampton regarded to play high up the pitch and harass Spurs into errors. His dismissal became Southampton’s 11th since Hasenhuttl took fee in 2018, with handiest Arsenal having a elevated tally, 13, within the identical time body.

The bright Kane lashed his penalty high into the accumulate and later came incredibly conclude to staying onside earlier to applying a near a Harry Winks pass six minutes after the destroy.

But with the likes of the impressive Ward-Prowse winning all of his duels on the day, Southampton kept a actual form to force Spurs huge. Conte’s aspect delivered 28 2d-half crosses compared with three within the first 45 minutes and had tiny to point for his or her method.

And Southampton can bear won it in injury time when Armando Broja robbed Tottenham defender Eric Dier earlier to firing over, sparing Spurs additional frustration on a day when they could fair bear taken extra.

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