Southampton 2-5 Tottenham: Heung-Min Son scores four goals in Spurs win | Football news

Heung-Min Son scored a staggering four-goal haul, all made by Harry Kane, when a second-half blitz saw Tottenham demolish Southampton 5-2 at St Mary’s.

In a game that barely stopped for breath from start to finish, the VAR denied Kane a first minute in the third minute before Danny Ings saw a strike for handball ruled out, but they soon made amends by firing a superb shot from Kyle Walker. -Peters. (32).

The Spurs looked almost as dejected as in their opening day loss that José Mourinho had called “lazy” before the break, but were given a lifeline when Son finished off another difficult position from Kane’s wonderful delivery (45 + 2). .

The phrase ‘a game of two halves’ hardly did justice to what would follow after the break, with Son putting the Spurs in front within two minutes of a pass from Kane (47), before scoring two more times in nearly identical circumstances. (64, 74).

There was still time for Kane to score himself when he converted the rebound after Erik Lamela hit the post (82), before Ings took late consolation from the spot after Matt Doherty was found guilty of making a cross pass. (90). .

Saints surrender in second half as Spurs rampage

In an already scoring weekend both sides showed no intention of being left behind in the opening stages with the Spurs briefly believing they had taken a lead in the third minute after a superb spin and spike from Kane, just for VAR to deny due to Son’s previous offside.

That intensity – and drama – certainly set the tone for an unrepentant game at its incident level, and Che Adams’ 10 minutes on the drive were delayed by a Hugo Lloris save as the hosts quickly grew in the game.

The goalkeeper was almost red-faced minutes later when he ran off his line to meet Ings and head the ball towards the forward, who then controlled him and calmly hit him from 25 yards, until the linesman with eyes Eagle saw that he had hit his arm in the build.

The game saw a first goal at the half hour mark, and it was worth the wait. From Walker-Peters’ ball into the channel, Ings put in a superb touch before beating Lloris with a second from the tightest angle.

From there it seemed like a case of how many for Southampton before the break. But unable to turn their positional dominance into opportunities, they were caught at the edge of halftime when Tanguy Ndombele fought free of two challenges before finding Kane on the left.

The Spurs forward became a supplier with a precise cross to Son at the far post, who in turn produced a finish almost as good as Ings from another difficult position to level.

Southampton were stunned, the Spurs were incredulous and the hosts failed to shake off that blow after the break. In two minutes, Kane returned to feed his attacking partner, who kept his cool to beat Alex McCarthy with a fine low shot.

With the next crucial goal, the difference between the two sides was revealed in the hour. Moments after Adams lost the far post with a presentable opportunity, Kane’s pass from outside found Son again unmarked against Southampton’s inexplicably high defense, and gave the locals a lesson in clinical completion by sealing his hat- trick with style. .

He did it again with 16 minutes to go as Southampton continued their capitulation in the second half, with Kane again looking up from the right, finding Son and letting him do the rest.

The England captain finally got on the scoreboard eight minutes from time, when Son’s center was found unmarked by substitute Lamela, who hit the base of the far post before Kane tapped from close range, and in the latter Ings moments reduced the deficit of the penalty spot after a handball against Doherty, given by the VAR.

As impressive as Tottenham’s second-half blitz had shown, concerns about Southampton’s fragile mentality were evident on Ralph Hasenhuttl’s face at full time, less than a year since his team was thrashed 9-0 by Leicester at home. He continued the search for a first win of the season.

Man of the Match – Heung-Min Son

Kane can be considered unlucky to score four goals and score another and still not be the best player on the field.

Mourinho certainly thought it was, but the nature of Son’s shots and the confidence with which he approached them cannot be overlooked.

His movement, often facilitated by Kane’s fall so deep, was timed perfectly against a doubtless porous Southampton baseline, and he was wonderful all afternoon. But that was nothing in his final, which was exemplified by his impressive draw at the edge of the break.

Without that, there might not have been three others for Kane to help out.

What the managers said …

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho saying BT sport: “The second half was very, very good. We didn’t start badly, of course the goal was canceled for offside but we started quite well, then we lost control of the game in the first half. Their forwards created problems, we conceded, it was a replica of a goal that we conceded here also last season.

Second half, we had great dynamics, there was a good impact from the two players who came from the bench, very similar to against [Thursday’s opponents] Plovdiv, I love the player who comes off the bench with a special attitude to help the team.

“Son was on fire, Harry Kane. I know people will tell me I’m dumb in my analysis, but to me, Harry Kane was the man of the match because of what he did for the team.”

Analysis: Is Ndombele still struggling to impress Mourinho?

Nick Wright from Sky Sports:

“I believe in Tanguy”. So put it José Mourinho after the midfielder came off the bench to score the winning goal in Tottenham’s Europa League tie with Lokomotiv Plovdiv on Thursday. But his withdrawal from halftime against Southampton once again casts doubt on his place in the manager’s plans.

Ndombele was far from his worst player in the first half at St Mary’s Stadium. In fact, it was his moment of inspiration, walking away from his man in midfield before feeding Harry Kane, leading to Heung-Min Son’s draw moments before half-time. There was another excellent pass to free the South Korean in the early stages.

Mourinho evidently saw things differently, but it is difficult to pin down why. There was little in the statistics to cause alarm. Ndombele only completed 68 percent of his passes, but he was actually higher than Tottenham’s average. He won a higher percentage of duels than any of his teammates.

Mourinho’s decision to shoot Giovani Lo Celso was perhaps justified by the Argentine’s role in Son’s second and fourth goals. There will also be no complaints about the final score. But his treatment of a resurgent Ndombele will still leave many Spurs fans scratching their heads.

“Soccer is not just an action,” Mourinho explained later. Ndombele was living dangerously because of his yellow card, the Spurs coach added, but it was his comment on the 23-year-old’s physical condition that felt most pertinent. “I knew that Gio would give us a little more because he is in better condition than Tanguy,” he said.

Match facts

• Since Ralph Hasenhüttl took over at Southampton in December 2018, his team has wasted more points gaining positions than any other Premier League team (37).
• Tottenham are now unbeaten in four Premier League games away from home (two wins and two draws), their longest unbeaten streak on the road since January 2019 (four straight wins with Mauricio Pochettino).
• Son Heung-Min’s four goals today for Spurs have been assisted by Harry Kane, the first time a player has assisted another player’s hat-trick since May 2003, when Thierry Henry assisted Freddie Ljungberg’s hat-trick. for Arsenal against Sunderland.
• Spurs forward Harry Kane is only the sixth player to assist four goals in a single Premier League game, and the first English player to do so. Kane only assisted in two league goals in the entirety of last season.
• Southampton striker Danny Ings has scored the opening goal in 11 different Premier League games since the start of last season, more than any other player in the competition.

Whats Next?

Southampton heads north towards Turf Moor next Saturday to face Burnley in Saturday night football to live Sky Sports Premier League from 7.45 pm; Start at 8:00 p.m.

Tottenham travels to Leyton Orient on Tuesday, live Soccer Sky Sports from 5.30 pm; Start at 6 pm. Their next Premier League game, at home to Newcastle next Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, is also live. Sky Sports Premier League from 1pm; Start at 2pm.