Tottenham vs Southampton

21 April 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee David Coote

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Gareth Bale 60’
  • Son Heung-Min 90’ (pen)
  • Danny Ings 30’

Match summary

Tottenham came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Southampton, with a late winner. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

Danny Ings put Southampton ahead with a header in the 30th minute, set up by James Ward-Prowse, Gareth Bale equalised in the 60th minute, and Son Heung-Min won it from the penalty spot in the 90th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Tottenham created 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Southampton 1.31 from 10.

Match stats

Tottenham Southampton
12 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.29 xG 1.06
0.53 Non-penalty xG 1.06
11 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Tottenham Southampton
Kick-off
30’
Danny Ings
Assist: James Ward-Prowse0-1 (Southampton)
Half-time0-1
Gareth Bale1-1 (Tottenham)
60’
Son Heung-Min
Penalty2-1 (Tottenham)
90’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Tottenham
  • Eric Dier
  • Tanguy NDombele Alvaro
Southampton
  • Moussa Djenepo

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 1.31 30’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 0-1 30’ 60’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), 1-1 60’ 90’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 2-1 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 1.31 30’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 0-1 Ings 30’ 60’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), 1-1 Bale 60’ 90’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 2-1 Heung-Min 90’
Tottenham 1.29 xGSouthampton 1.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Tottenham attacking 
90’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 2’ Che Adams (Southampton), set piece, 0.61 xG, saved 2’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), set piece, 0.41 xG, saved 60’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 13’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 40’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 51’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Danny Ings (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 37’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 2’ Che Adams (Southampton), set piece, 0.61 xG, saved 2’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), set piece, 0.41 xG, saved 60’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 13’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 10’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 51’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Danny Ings (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 16’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Hugo Lloris GK900 0.000.000
Serge Aurier DEF900 0.000.000
Toby Alderweireld DEF901 0.030.000
Eric Dier DEF901 0.070.000
Sergio Reguilón DEF900 0.000.000
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID900 0.000.000
Tanguy NDombele Alvaro MID740 0.000.000
Gareth Bale MID8413 0.090.123
Giovani Lo Celso MID802 0.110.021
Son Heung-Min MID9012 0.810.091
Lucas Moura FWD903 0.190.011
Harry Winks Sub160 0.000.000
Erik Lamela Sub100 0.000.000
Steven Bergwijn Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 52% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.81
Southampton win 23% Avg odds 4.18

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

Form going into the game

Tottenham LWDLD
Southampton WLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Southampton 2-5 Tottenham, 20 Sep 20 Next meeting: Southampton 1-1 Tottenham, 28 Dec 21  All Tottenham vs Southampton meetings

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.