Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow live coverage as Southampton face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League today.

Saints remain bottom of the table despite an upturn in performance level under Ruben Selles; defeat last time out means they are still two points from safety but it’s so tight at the bottom that a win could see them up into 16th.

As for Spurs, three wins in their last four despite uneven performances mean they sit fourth, a point ahead of Newcastle who clinched a win on Friday night. Antonio Conte remains under pressure for a fairly poor season overall, but clinching a top-four finish remains the objective.

We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Southampton vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League updates

• Saints: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Bednarek, Perraud, Lavia, Ward-Prowse, Elyousoussi, S Armstrong, Walcott, Adams

• Spurs: Forster, Romero, Dier, Lenglet, Pedro Porro, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Davies, Richarlison, Kane, Son

• Richarlison and Bella-Kotchap both off injured in opening six minutes

• Goal - Porro’s first goal since signing puts Spurs ahead (0-1)

• Goal - Adams equalises straight after half time (1-1)

• Goal - Kane heads Spurs back in front past the hour mark (1-2)

• Goal - Perisic smacks in a third for Spurs (1-3)

• Goal - Walcott pokes home another to keep Saints in the hunt (2-3)

• Goal - Ward-Prowse penalty equalises in stoppage time

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Penalty Goal James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse

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PENALTY TO SOUTHAMPTON! Ward-Prowse swings Southampton’s 10th corner of the game into the area for Salisu, whose header hits off the back of an unsuspecting Perisic. The ball falls to Maitland-Niles but he’s taken down by a rash kick-out from Sarr! The former Arsenal player wins a potentially point-saving penalty in injury time!

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Kane has been directly involved in 18 goals in 16 Premier League appearances against Southampton (17 goals, 6 assists), only having a hand in more against Leicester (22 – 18 goals, 4 assists).

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Ward-Prowse looks to catch Tottenham’s defence napping by taking the free-kick deep in midfield quickly over the top but his hit is put just out of Sulemana’s reach and behind for a goal-kick.

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Yellow Card Kamaldeen Sulemana

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Substitution Pedro Antonio Porro Sauceda Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior

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Yellow Card Oliver William Skipp

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Kane and Maitland-Niles jockey for position during a race to Hojbjerg’s pass but it’s the former Arsenal defender who gets there first, receiving a tug in the back and a throw to the ground for his efforts. It’s a free-kick for Southampton, who will use the set-piece in their own half to get up the pitch quickly.

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Now it’s Kulusevski who finds himself on his back in pain as the match once again comes to a halt. It appears as though he received a kick in the ribs from Perraud during an attempt to intercept a pass which has left the substitute winger down on the turf.

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Walcott goes down after another frantic passage of play inside Tottenham’s penalty area but the goal scorer bounces back to his feet after a brief check from the medical department.

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GREAT SAVE! Forster goes flying to his left to tip Maitland-Niles’ 25-yard strike over the crossbar!

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Assist Sékou Mara

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Goal Ivan Perišić

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Walker-Peters skips past Perisic and curls a cross into the penalty area but Dier beats Mara to the delivery. The danger is only cleared temporarily as Perraud latches onto possession and fires a swerving shot that Forster parries well.

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Alcaraz comes on for Armstrong with the hosts making a number of changes at once.

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Substitution Ché Zach Everton Fred Adams Sékou Mara

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Ward-Prowse hits a speculative effort from a long way out that never gets off the ground, providing easy work for Forster.

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Substitution Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi Kamaldeen Sulemana

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After starting the match in a 4-2-3-1, it appears as though Selles has changed his side’s shape to a basic 4-4-2. Maitland-Niles stays at centre-back beside Salisu, with Lavia and Ward-Prowse shielding the defence. Stuart Armstrong has gone out to the right with Elyounoussi on the left and Walcott up to pair with Adams.

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Assist Dejan Kulusevski

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Adams is down holding his hamstring after a valiant effort, tracking back to put in a great sliding tackle on Kulusevski to stop Tottenham’s counter. The striker appeared to pick up a slight knock after running into Forster during his goal and he could have made it worse.

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The Southampton defence again throw themselves in front of a shot, with Salisu doing just enough to block Kulusevski’s left-footed effort at the outset.

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Kane is allowed to stride towards the Southampton 18-yard box on the counter-attack but despite time and space to measure his shot, the captain sends his strike well over the crossbar.

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Perraud manages to keep the ball in play on the touchline and powers a header forward for Walcott, who gets beyond Romero and drives to the byline. Without a team-mate in support, the forward opts to put a cross into the penalty area anyway, with Forster stepping off his line to catch it.

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Between December 2019 and January 2021, Southampton won five of six Premier League games against sides starting the day in the top four of the table (L1). However, since then Saints are winless in 15 such games (D6 L9), conceding 43 goals and scoring just nine in return.

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There’s a stoppage in play for a VAR check, after Maitland-Niles’ block on Perisic’s shot. The Spurs players were calling for a penalty immediately but after a brief pause, the video assistant finds nothing wrong with the passage of play and the referee resumes the game.

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One goal short of David Beckham’s free-kick record, Ward-Prowse steps up with only one thing in mind but the captain gets his placement slightly wrong, putting it onto the roof of the net.

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Ward-Prowse looks to switch play with a cross to the right wing for Walker-Peters but a handball by Hojbjerg gives Southampton a chance to strike from a free-kick.

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Salisu goes sliding into a challenge on Son, diving in and catching the forward squarely on the shin. The referee allows play to continue before going back and having a word with the defender but he again keeps his cards in his pocket.

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Goal Ché Zach Everton Fred Adams

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Southampton get the match restarted from the kick-off!

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With only one substitution window left for either side, Selles and Conte will have to be extremely careful deciding when to add fresh legs to the pitch. Expect to see multiple changes at one juncture - especially for Southampton as they search for an equaliser - though alterations too early could prevent cover should there be yet another injury. Southampton will have no choice but to open up and could use the introduction of Sulemana, while Spurs will likely introduce Emerson and a centre-back to help hold the lead.

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Tottenham’s goal a minute into added time gives Conte’s side a 1-0 lead over Southampton at the half-time interval, after a stop-start opening 45 minutes. It certainly hasn’t gone according to plan for either coach so far, with an incredible four injury substitutions - split two apiece - made in the first half. Richarlison was removed after just five minutes due to a hamstring injury, which team-mate Davies would also succumb to a half-hour later. Saints have lost both of their starting centre-backs due to various ailments, with Salisu and Maitland-Niles now the makeshift pairing due to the absences of Bella-Kotchap and Bednarek. Despite the lack of any rhythm, Spurs managed to capitalise in the late stages of the frame, with Porro’s lashed finish beating Bazunu high in the middle of his goal.

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HALF-TIME: SOUTHAMPTON 0-1 TOTTENHAM,

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Ward-Prowse is again tasked with taking a set-piece, this time putting it right onto the line of the goalkeeper but Forster emerges from the crowd with a strong punch to clear the danger.

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Ward-Prowse takes a corner short to Armstrong, who picks out Walker-Peters with a pass to the edge of the penalty area. The full-back takes a touch to set himself and shapes to curl a shot towards the top corner but the former Tottenham player sends it high over the bar.

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We can expect a fair bit of injury time added to the end of the first half despite no goals, with four changes taking place in the opening frame. Neither side has been able to get any rhythm, with hurt players and the referee's whistle constaly halting play.

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Assist Heung-Min Son

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Walcott and Lenglet duel for an aerial ball, with the Southampton winger catching his opponent in the face with a flailing arm. The referee goes over to have a word with the two players but does not resort to a booking.

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Ward-Prowse sends an outswinging corner into the penalty area looking for Salisu but the substitute centre-back can only pop his effort up and over Forster’s crossbar.

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Since their return to the Premier League in 2012, Southampton have won just two of their 10 Premier League home games against Tottenham (D3 L5), with these wins coming consecutively in March 2019 and January 2020.

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It’s almost unbelievable at this point, but now Davies has gone down holding his hamstring. Conte looks blankly towards the pitch as the medical staff comes out for the wing-back, while a substitute warms up behind the Spurs coach.

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Substitution Benjamin Thomas Davies Ivan Perišić

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Romero tracks back well to put in a strong tackle, dispossessing Ward-Prowse outside the penalty area and sending it behind for a Southampton corner. The set-piece allows Bednarek to hit the turf once again, with the defender obviously unable to continue despite his best efforts.

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Spurs look to take advantage while Southampton are down a man due to the injury but Kulusevski’s pass into tight space for Kane is intercepted by Salisu. The change in possession gives Bednarek a chance to re-enter the fray, though he is moving gingerly and holding his ribs in some discomfort.

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More headaches for Ruben Selles, as Bednarek has stayed down after the cleared corner, with the referee forced to blow his whistle and halt play. The centre-back looks to be in considerable discomfort as he receives treatment from the medical staff, while the Saints bench once again comes alive.

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Tottenham opt to take their second corner of the match in more traditional fashion, putting it towards the penalty spot. Salisu is the first one to meet the ball, whacking it away which allows Southampton to move higher up the pitch.

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Hojbjerg’s pass through splits Armstrong and Walker-Peters, allowing Son to get into a good crossing position. The Korea Republic international attempts to pick out Kane with his delivery but it travels beyond the striker to the waiting Porro, who smashes his volley over the crossbar again.

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Southampton are shading possession statistics midway through the first half, with Spurs much more comfortably hitting on the counter-attack. Conte’s side are allowing Ward-Prowse to pull the strings in midfield, ceding that ground in order to win the ball back near their 18-yard box and hit quickly down the wings.

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Lavia’s corner is a flat delivery to the far post that’s met by Bednarek but repelled by Romero.

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SO CLOSE! Southampton switch off during Spurs’ first corner of the match, which allows Kulusevski to play it short to Son. The winger cuts inside and teases a shaped cross into the penalty area for Dier, who sends his header just wide of the post!

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Kulusevski rolls his man to retain possession of the ball just in front of the penalty area, before turning and playing a pass into the 18-yard box for Porro. The wing-back takes a touch to set himself before firing a shot with his weaker foot, scooping it up and over the crossbar.

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Ward-Prowse looks to play Southampton’s first corner of the match to the edge of the penalty area but an alert Kulusevski cuts across and makes the interception to disrupt the training-ground routine.

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Porro again looks to catch the Southampton defence off-guard with an early cross into the penalty area but Bazunu reads the intentions of the wing-back perfectly and steps up in his box to make the catch ahead of Kane.

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Kane looks to split the defence with an incisive pass for Kulusevski but the captain overhits his attempt and sends it rolling comfortably to the feet of Bazunu.

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Ward-Prowse drags a weak, left-footed effort wide of Forster’s goal from 20 yards out, failing to trouble the goalkeeper with his attempt.

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There is now a pause in play for Bella-Kotchap, who appears to have picked up a knock to his shoulder after a duel with Davies. The medical staff is on the pitch creating a sling out of the centre-back’s kit, with the injury appearing to be a possible dislocation.

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Substitution Armel Bella-Kotchap Mohammed Salisu Abdul Karim

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SO CLOSE! Elyounoussi lays a pass down the flank for Perraud, who immediately centres the ball with a low cross towards the penalty spot. It’s initially scrambled away but Ward-Prowse latches onto the loose ball and fires a shot that gets through the crowd, only for Adams to deflect it wide from close range!

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