Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Sreya

Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur – Southampton hosts Tottenham Hotspur at the St. Mary’s Stadium on 21st January, Sunday in an English Premier League fixture.

Southampton are struggling in the league, having failed to win any of their previous six league games, and played out a 2-2 draw against Watford in their last matches.

Tottenham Hotspur are fifth in the English Premier League standings with forty-four points and have won four of their previous six league fixtures, their previous outing resulting in a comprehensive 4-0 win over Everton.

Team News

Southampton will be without the injured Charlie Austin and Maya Yoshida. Tottenham Hotspur will be without the injured Danny Rose, Harry Winks and the unfit Toby Alderweireld.

Southampton Possible Starting Lineup: Alex McCarthy, Cedric Soares, Jack Stephens, Wesley Hoedt, Ryan Bertrand, Mario Lemina, Oriol Romeu, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, James Ward-Prowse, Shane Long, Dusan Tadic.

Tottenham Hotspur Possible Starting Lineup: Hugo Lloris, Serge Aurier, Davinson Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen, Ben Davies, Eric Dier, Mousa Dembele, Son Heung-Min, Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen, Harry Kane.

“We are not happy with our position but in three or four weeks’ time everything can change. It’s part of our competition. I feel in our team the spirit is really good and everybody is conscious about what we need.”

– Mauricio Pellegrino, Southampton.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur H2H Stats, Tottenham Hotspur have won four and lost one of their previous five matches against Southampton. In fact, Tottenham Hotspur have won 9 of their last 11 matches against Southampton in all competitions.

While Southampton have failed to win any of their last ten English Premier League games, Tottenham Hotspur are undefeated in their previous five league matches. Moreover, Tottenham have scored at least 2 goals in their last 5 away matches against Southampton in all competitions.

A 2-0 win for Tottenham Hotspur in what is a relatively easy fixture for Mauricio Pochettino’s side is the most likely result today.