Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton, 06 April 2025

Score3-1 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeMichael Salisbury
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance60,984
Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 50 Tottenham Hotspur won: 27 Drawn: 9 Southampton won: 14 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 99 Southampton scored: 59 . There had now been no drawn games in the last 16 meetings at Tottenham Hotspur since a goalless draw on 20 January 2001 (13 home wins).

3 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

1 Southampton

Manager: Ivan Jurić

Goals:

Brennan Johnson 13 G
Brennan Johnson 42 G
Mathys Tel penalty 90+7 P

Goals:

Mateus Fernandes 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Cristian Romero
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Forward Dominic Solanke

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Joe Aribo Midfielder
Ryan Manning Midfielder
Mateus Fernandes Midfielder
Lesley Ugochukwu Midfielder
Tyler Dibling Midfielder/Forward
Kamaldeen Sulemana Midfielder/Forward
Cameron Archer Forward

Substitutions:

Wilson Odobert for SON Heung-min 57
Pape Matar Sarr for Rodrigo Bentancur 57
Yves Bissouma for James Maddison 80
Archie Gray for Lucas Bergvall 80
Mathys Tel for Dominic Solanke 87

Substitutions:

Will Smallbone for Joe Aribo 64
Welington for Ryan Manning 64
Paul Onuachu for Cameron Archer 73
Yukinari Sugawara for Tyler Dibling 73
Ross Stewart for Lesley Ugochukwu 83

Cards:

Pedro Porro 60 Y

Cards:

Lesley Ugochukwu 26 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Antonín Kinský
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Wilson Odobert
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Midfielder/Forward Mathys Tel

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Welington
Defender/Midfielder James Bree
Midfielder Will Smallbone
Forward Paul Onuachu
Forward Ross Stewart

Comments:

League position: 14th . Tottenham Hotspur had now won two in their last 11 home games in the Premier League (lost six). . Spurs had now won 12 of their last 15 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day at the bottom of the table. . 103 goals scored in their 31 games in the Premier League in 2024-25 (for 58, against 45). . Lucas Bergval scored in the 33rd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 20th . After 104 days in charge, winning two of his total of 16 games, manager Ivan Jurić left the club on the day after this game. . This defeat confirmed Southampton's relegation to the League Championship. They became the first team to be relegated from the Premier League with seven or more games of the season still to play; previously six by Ipswich Town in 1994-95, Derby County in 2007-08, Huddersfield Town in 2018-19 and Sheffield United in 2020-21. . The Saints had now lost 11 of their last 14 games in the Premier League played in London.

3 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Brennan Johnson 13 G
Brennan Johnson 42 G
Mathys Tel penalty 90+7 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Cristian Romero
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Forward Dominic Solanke

Substitutions:

Wilson Odobert for SON Heung-min 57
Pape Matar Sarr for Rodrigo Bentancur 57
Yves Bissouma for James Maddison 80
Archie Gray for Lucas Bergvall 80
Mathys Tel for Dominic Solanke 87

Cards:

Pedro Porro 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Antonín Kinský
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Wilson Odobert
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Midfielder/Forward Mathys Tel

Comments:

League position: 14th . Tottenham Hotspur had now won two in their last 11 home games in the Premier League (lost six). . Spurs had now won 12 of their last 15 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day at the bottom of the table. . 103 goals scored in their 31 games in the Premier League in 2024-25 (for 58, against 45). . Lucas Bergval scored in the 33rd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

1 Southampton

Manager: Ivan Jurić

Goals:

Mateus Fernandes 90 G

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Joe Aribo Midfielder
Ryan Manning Midfielder
Mateus Fernandes Midfielder
Lesley Ugochukwu Midfielder
Tyler Dibling Midfielder/Forward
Kamaldeen Sulemana Midfielder/Forward
Cameron Archer Forward

Substitutions:

Will Smallbone for Joe Aribo 64
Welington for Ryan Manning 64
Paul Onuachu for Cameron Archer 73
Yukinari Sugawara for Tyler Dibling 73
Ross Stewart for Lesley Ugochukwu 83

Cards:

Lesley Ugochukwu 26 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Welington
Defender/Midfielder James Bree
Midfielder Will Smallbone
Forward Paul Onuachu
Forward Ross Stewart

Comments:

League position: 20th . After 104 days in charge, winning two of his total of 16 games, manager Ivan Jurić left the club on the day after this game. . This defeat confirmed Southampton's relegation to the League Championship. They became the first team to be relegated from the Premier League with seven or more games of the season still to play; previously six by Ipswich Town in 1994-95, Derby County in 2007-08, Huddersfield Town in 2018-19 and Sheffield United in 2020-21. . The Saints had now lost 11 of their last 14 games in the Premier League played in London.