In this week 20 match on the 28th of December, Southampton will host Tottenham Hotspur at St. Mary’s Stadium in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 15th placed Southampton, recorded a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha struck first for Crystal Palace in the 2nd minute, but James Ward-Prowse got the equalizer for Southampton in the 32nd minute . Southampton is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Tottenham Hotspur is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Liverpool. Harry Kane scored the first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 13th minute, then Diogo Jota tied it up for Liverpool in the 35th minute . With 17 points in their last 10 matches Tottenham Hotspur should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur was victorious by a score of 3 to 2 in front of just over 56000 jubilant fans. Jack Stephens struck first for Tottenham Hotspur on an own goal in the 12th minute, but Shane Long got the equalizer for Southampton in the 34th minute , but fortunately for Tottenham Hotspur it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win.
Heung-Min Son has been the most prolific scorer on Tottenham Hotspur in the last 5 matches with three goals. Armando Broja has been the most prolific scorer on Southampton in his last five matches with two goals
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Southampton squad will be without Fraser Forster, Oriol Romeu, Stuart Armstrong, Che Adams, Alex McCarthy and Valentino Livramento, while Tottenham Hotspur will be without Lucas Moura, Heung-Min Son, Giovani Lo Celso and Reguilón.