Southampton vs Tottenham

20 September 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee David Coote

Full time 2 – 5

Half-time: 1–1

  • Danny Ings 32’, 90’ (pen)
  • Son Heung-Min 45+2’, 47’, 64’, 73’
  • Harry Kane 82’

Match summary

Tottenham came from behind to win 5-2 away at Southampton. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Danny Ings put Southampton ahead in the 32nd minute, set up by Kyle Walker-Peters and Son Heung-Min equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Harry Kane. In the second half, Heung-Min put Tottenham in front in the 47th minute, set up by Harry Kane, Heung-Min made it 1-3 in the 64th minute, set up by Harry Kane, Heung-Min made it 1-4 in the 73rd minute, set up by Harry Kane, Harry Kane made it 1-5 in the 82nd minute, and Ings pulled one back to make it 2-5 from the penalty spot in the 90th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Southampton created 2.35 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Tottenham 2.34 from 9.

Match stats

Southampton Tottenham
14 Shots 9
7 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.28 xG 2.28
1.52 Non-penalty xG 2.28
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Southampton Tottenham
Kick-off
Danny Ings
Assist: Kyle Walker-Peters1-0 (Southampton)
32’
45+2’
Son Heung-Min
Assist: Harry Kane1-1 (Tottenham)
Half-time1-1
47’
Son Heung-Min
Assist: Harry Kane1-2 (Tottenham)
64’
Son Heung-Min
Assist: Harry Kane1-3 (Tottenham)
73’
Son Heung-Min
Assist: Harry Kane1-4 (Tottenham)
82’
Harry Kane1-5 (Tottenham)
Danny Ings
Penalty2-5 (Southampton)
90’
Full-time2-5

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Southampton
  • Jack Stephens
  • Ryan Bertrand
  • Oriol Romeu
  • Che Adams
Tottenham
  • Matt Doherty
  • Tanguy NDombele Alvaro
  • Giovani Lo Celso

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.35 2.34 32’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 1-0 32’ 45+2’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-1 45+2’ 47’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-2 47’ 64’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-3 64’ 73’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-4 73’ 82’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-5 82’ 90’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 2-5 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.35 2.34 32’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 1-0 Ings 32’ 45+2’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-1 Heung-Min 45+2’ 47’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-2 Heung-Min 47’ 64’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-3 Heung-Min 64’ 73’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-4 Heung-Min 73’ 82’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-5 Kane 82’ 90’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 2-5 Ings 90’
Southampton 2.35 xGTottenham 2.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Tottenham attacking Southampton attacking 
90’ Danny Ings (Southampton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 20’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.62 xG, blocked 73’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 10’ Che Adams (Southampton), set piece, 0.43 xG, saved 47’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 64’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 20’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 75’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 47’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 82’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+4’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 64’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Shane Long (Southampton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Moussa Djenepo (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Moussa Djenepo (Southampton), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Danny Ings (Southampton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 20’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.62 xG, blocked 73’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 10’ Che Adams (Southampton), set piece, 0.43 xG, saved 47’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 64’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 20’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 75’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 47’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 82’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+4’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 64’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Shane Long (Southampton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Moussa Djenepo (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Moussa Djenepo (Southampton), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex McCarthy GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker-Peters DEF9010 0.000.061
Jan Bednarek DEF900 0.000.000
Jack Stephens DEF900 0.000.000
Ryan Bertrand DEF900 0.000.000
Stuart Armstrong MID711 0.040.091
James Ward-Prowse MID903 0.180.082
Oriol Romeu MID580 0.000.021
Moussa Djenepo MID902 0.060.000
Danny Ings FWD9022 0.820.000
Che Adams FWD834 1.190.062
William Smallbone Sub320 0.000.000
Nathan Tella Sub191 0.020.000
Shane Long Sub71 0.040.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 29% Avg odds 3.34
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.37
Tottenham win 43% Avg odds 2.25

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.