Tottenham vs Southampton

5 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Harry Kane 9’
  • Lucas Moura 51’
  • Son Heung-Min 55’
  • Charlie Austin 90+3’

Match summary

Tottenham saw off Southampton 3-1. Tottenham led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Harry Kane put Tottenham ahead from a corner in the 9th minute, set up by Christian Eriksen. In the second half, Lucas Moura made it 2-0 from a corner in the 51st minute, Son Heung-Min made it 3-0 in the 55th minute, set up by Harry Kane, and Charlie Austin pulled one back to make it 3-1 in stoppage time, set up by Steven Davis.

There was little between the sides on chances: Tottenham created 1.74 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Southampton 1.86 from 18.

Match stats

Tottenham Southampton
13 Shots 18
8 Shots on Target 5
8 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.74 xG 1.82
1.74 Non-penalty xG 1.82
5 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Tottenham Southampton
Kick-off
Harry Kane
Assist: Christian Eriksen1-0 (Tottenham)
9’
Half-time1-0
Lucas Moura2-0 (Tottenham)
51’
Son Heung-Min
Assist: Harry Kane3-0 (Tottenham)
55’
90+3’
Charlie Austin
Assist: Steven Davis3-1 (Southampton)
Full-time3-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 1.86 9’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-0 9’ 51’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), 2-0 51’ 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 3-0 55’ 90+3’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), 3-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 1.86 9’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-0 Kane 9’ 51’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), 2-0 Moura 51’ 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 3-0 Heung-Min 55’ 90+3’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), 3-1 Austin 90+3’
Tottenham 1.74 xGSouthampton 1.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Tottenham attacking 
55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 9’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.57 xG, goal 90+2’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), from a corner, 0.44 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 90+3’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 85’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 68’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 27’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 29’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 32’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 3’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Maya Yoshida (Southampton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Matt Targett (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 59’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 9’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.57 xG, goal 90+2’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), from a corner, 0.44 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 90+3’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 85’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 68’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 27’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 29’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 32’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 3’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Maya Yoshida (Southampton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Matt Targett (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 59’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ Lucas Moura (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
Hugo Lloris GK900 0.000.000
Kieran Trippier DEF880 0.000.142
Juan Foyth DEF900 0.000.000
Toby Alderweireld DEF901 0.010.000
Danny Rose DEF900 0.000.000
Harry Winks MID900 0.000.000
Eric Dier MID901 0.070.000
Son Heung-Min MID9013 0.700.102
Christian Eriksen MID8012 0.060.623
Lucas Moura MID7513 0.130.000
Harry Kane FWD90113 0.760.591
Moussa Sissoko Sub150 0.000.000
Dele Alli Sub100 0.000.111
Oliver Skipp Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 71% Bet365 odds 1.36
Draw 19% Bet365 odds 5.25
Southampton win 10% Bet365 odds 9.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Tottenham LWWWL
Southampton DLDLD

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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.