Table-topping Spurs
thumped Southampton 4-0 with former Saints loanee Yago Falque netting twice at
White Hart Lane.
Early chances fell to Southampton striker Sam Hoskins in the
opening 15 minutes, but the rapid forward couldn’t quite find the net.
Ben Reeves’ freekick on 21 minutes was dealt with well by
the Tottenham defence, before a quick counter-attack saw Dean Parrett in space
bursting into the Saints’ half. Parrett slotted a perfectly weighted ball into
Falque who showed composure by finishing nicely past Chris Jones in the
Southampton goal.
Just three minutes later, the home side found themselves
two-up. The impressive Tom Carroll crossed a well-flighted ball into the box
which found the head of Jonathan Obika who headed nicely past Jones.
It looked set to be an uphill task for the Saints, but the
visitors managed to look more comfortable on the ball, skipper Ben Reeves was
particularly impressive in possession.
Although the hosts added another to their tally a minute
into first-half stoppage time, this time Obika turned provider for Falque, the
former Southampton loanee then bent a fantastic curling shot which hit the top
of the far post before nestling into the net.
With a three-goal cushion, Spurs were happy to keep
possession after the interval as Southampton began to tire.
Chances were few and far between in the second period and it
was the Saints who had the first after 63 minutes, Joe Curtis stole the ball
from a Tottenham defender before showing neat footwork to get a shot off, but
Lawrence Vigouroux done well to save the effort.
Just over five minutes later, Southampton looked set to
score again. Reeves played Sam Hoskins through on goal which led to a
one-on-one situation but Hoskins’ shot was saved by the leg of Vigouroux.
The three-goal cushion seemed a little flattering for the
hosts considering chances were becoming consistent from the men in red. With
just over 10 minutes remaining Curtis played an accurate ball out wide to the
pacey Jake Sinclair, who returned the pass with a deep cross which found the
feet of Curtis but the shot was palmed wide for a corner.
Almost instantly after, Tottenham added insult to injury
with a fourth but they certainly saved the best until last. Substitute
Souleymane Coulibaly picked up the ball on the left-hand side and just struck
an ambitious shot which nestled into the top right corner stunning everyone at
the Lane.
Within the two minutes additional time, Reeves managed to
worm his way through a number of Spurs defenders before hitting a right-footed
shot which looked to be going into the top corner of the goal but Vigouroux was
at full stretch to keep his clean sheet.
Tottenham Hotspur: Lawrence Vigouroux, Ryan Fredericks,
Kevin Stewart, Massimo Luongo (C), Grant Hall, Tom Carroll, Yago Falque, Ryan
Mason, Jonathan Obika, Dean Parrett, Cristian Ceballos.
Southampton: Chris Jones, Danny Butterfield, Matt Targett,
Joe Curtis, Bevis Mugabe, Jordan Turnball, Jake Sinclair, Corby Moore, Sam
Hoskins, Ben Reeves (C), Lloyd Isgrove.
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