Tottenham Hotspur continue their chase of a top four finish as Antonio Conte’s Spurs welcome Southampton to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Victory would see Tottenham climb to sixth for at least 24 hours, whereas Southampton can go tenth if Aston Villa fail to win elsewhere.
Team News
Eric Dier is ruled out for Tottenham after missing Saturday’s FA Cup win over Brighton with a knock.
Oliver Skipp (groin) and Japhet Tanganga (hamstring) are also absent.
Southampton could welcome Will Smallbone back from a calf injury as manager, Ralph Hasenhuttl again rotates his squad.
Moussa Djenepo (international duty) and Armando Broja (knee) could be in contention if declared match fit.
Alex McCarthy (thigh), Nathan Tella (groin) and Lyanco (hamstring) are ruled out.
Stat Attack
- Tottenham have lost just one of their last five meetings against Southampton (W3, D1, L1).
- Southampton have lost their two league visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium by 2-1 results (L2).
- Both of Southampton’s two league goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were scored by Danny Ings, who now plays for Aston Villa instead.
- Harry Kane has scored five goals in four of Spurs’ last five home games in all competitions.
- James Ward-Prowse has scored in each of Southampton’s last three away matches.
Prediction
Given how tight the battle for the top four currently is at present, Tottenham know that this is a must-win game especially after a massively improved performance in Saturday’s FA Cup win over Brighton, where they were aggressive throughout on the front foot and defended well.
Southampton meanwhile were made to work for their FA Cup comeback win against Coventry yet Hasenhuttl rested several regulars, which suggests that we could see the Saints come here fighting with same passion that they showed in their draw against Manchester City last month.
I however do feel like this could be a home win if Tottenham play like they did on Saturday otherwise Southampton could get a result if they score first, so this is going to be an interesting game as often been the case between these two teams since the new stadium opened.
Prediction: Tottenham 2-1 Southampton
Result: Tottenham 2-3 Southampton
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