Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Southampton: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 5 December 2018

Result

Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Southampton

Premier League · Wednesday 5 December 2018, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Southampton: match report

Tottenham Hotspur beat Southampton 3-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday 5 December 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Harry Kane opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goals came from Harry Kane (9'), Lucas Moura (51') and Heung-min Son (55'). Southampton scored through Charlie Austin (90+3').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Tottenham Hotspur were 5th on 30 points from 14 and Southampton 18th on 9 points from 14. Tottenham Hotspur went on to finish that season 4th with 71 points, and Southampton 16th with 39.

Tottenham Hotspur lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Southampton in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur (8.3), ahead of Christian Eriksen (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Tottenham Hotspur wins, 2 draws and 1 for Southampton.

Going into the match Tottenham Hotspur's last five read L-W-W-W-L and Southampton's D-L-D-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur · 1-0
  • 51'Goal · Lucas MouraTottenham Hotspur · 2-0
  • 55'Goal · Heung-min SonTottenham Hotspur · 3-0
  • 90+3'Goal · Charlie AustinSouthampton · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Tottenham Hotspur 7, draws 2, Southampton 1.

Team news

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-2-3-1)

Hugo Lloris, Kieran Trippier, Juan Foyth, Toby Alderweireld, Danny Rose, Eric Dier, Harry Winks, Heung-min Son, Christian Eriksen, Lucas Moura, Harry Kane

Southampton line-up (4-2-3-1)

Alex Simon McCarthy, Cédric Soares, Jack Stephens, Maya Yoshida, Matt Targett, Steven Davis, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, James Ward-Prowse, Stuart Armstrong, Nathan Redmond, Manolo Gabbiadini