REPORT: Southampton slumps to defeat against Tottenham

Tottenham’s Son Heung-Ming scored four times and Southampton slipped to a 5-2 Premier League defeat at St Mary’s Stadium on Sunday.

Danny Ings gave Southampton a deserved lead that was cancelled out, however, in the closing stages of the first-half when Son began to run rampant against a limp defence.

Harry Kane, who assisted on all four of Son’s goals, added a fifth for Spurs eight minutes from full-time.

Saints were not without chances to build upon their lead or to retake one, but Che Adams failed to convert one his many moments before Son pushed Spurs ahead 2-1.

Ings converted a late penalty as a consolation for Saints, who have lost all three of their games across all competitions to start the 2020/21 campaign, including being bounced from the Carabao Cup by Brentford on Wednesday.

Southampton (4-4-2): McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Stephens, Walker-Peters; Romeu (Smallbone 55), Ward-Prowse, Djenepo, Armstrong (Tella 69); Ings, Adams (Long 80)

Unused subs: Forster (GK), Vestergaard, Vokins, Obafemi

Goals: Ings (32, 90 PEN)

Bookings: Romeu (5), Adams (39), Bertrand (45), Stephens (68)

Tottenham (4-3-3): Lloris, Davies, Dier, Sanchez, Doherty; Hojbjerg, Ndombele (Lo Celso 46), Winks; Son, Moura (Lamela 61), Kane (Bergwijn 84)

Unused subs: Hart (GK), Sissoko, Alderweireld, Aurier

Goals: Son (45+2, 47, 64, 73), Kane (82)

Bookings: Ndombele (45+1), Doherty (80)