December 28th features a match where Southampton will host Tottenham Hotspur in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 15th placed Southampton, recorded a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha struck first for Crystal Palace in the 2nd minute, but James Ward-Prowse got the equalizer for Southampton in the 32nd minute . Southampton is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Tottenham Hotspur, recorded a 2-2 draw against Liverpool. Harry Kane scored the first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 13th minute, then Diogo Jota got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 35th minute on a feed from Andrew Robertson . With 17 points in their last 10 matches Tottenham Hotspur should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Wednesday Feb 5th, Tottenham Hotspur hosted Southampton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in their last match together. Tottenham Hotspur was victorious by a score of 3 to 2 in front of just over 56000 excited fans. Jack Stephens struck first for Tottenham Hotspur on an own goal in the 12th minute, then Shane Long tied it up for Southampton in the 34th minute , but fortunately for Tottenham Hotspur it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win.
Tottenham Hotspur’s most prolific scorer has been Heung-Min Son. The attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Armando Broja has been the most prolific scorer on Southampton in the last five matches with two goals
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s squad will be without Fraser Forster, Oriol Romeu, Stuart Armstrong, Che Adams, Alex McCarthy and Valentino Livramento, while Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur squad will be without Lucas Moura, Heung-Min Son, Giovani Lo Celso and Reguilón.