With home advantage and superior squad quality, it is not difficult for Tottenham to deploy an overwhelming attacking game against the other team Southampton. The first 20 minutes of the first half were a stormy time for the away team's goalkeeper Forster.
However, the away team only lasted until the 22nd minute. From Eriksen's precise cross, Harry Kane rushed in to head the ball accurately to open the score. This was the English striker's 54th goal in 2017, equal to Lionel Messi's.
16 minutes later, Harry Kane continued to speak up. Son Heung-min had a favorable cross for the striker to wear the number 10 shirt to cushion the ball accurately. 2-0 for Tottenham and fans were excited about the result. That was also the final result of the first half.
In the second half, the scenario was much worse for the visitors when they only stayed for 4 minutes before Forster had to pick the ball out of the net for the third time. Dele Alli marked an impressive day with a perfect curse of heart to bring the home team to a real festival.
The storm continued to hit Southampton just two minutes later. When he scored, Alli showed his wonderful playmaking role with a move for teammate Son Heung-min. The Korean striker had an unstoppable cross-angle shot, raising the score to 4-0 for the home team.
Tottenham's party slowed down slightly in the 64th minute when the away team scored a goal to reduce the score to 1-4 by Boufal. However, the joy quickly returned just 3 minutes later. still Alli's assist, Harry Kane ran down smartly, faced the away team's goalkeeper and then subtly hit the ball to increase the score to 5-1. This was also the striker's second consecutive hat-trick in 2 matches.
In the 82nd minute, the away team scored to reduce the gap to 2-5. From the opponent's corner kick, Spurs goalkeeper Lloris punched the ball unsafely. The ball reached the right Tadic's feet, the striker fired a dangerous shot that forced Lloris to pick the ball out of the net despite touching the 5 fingertips.
The match ended with a score of 5-2. Tottenham have 3 more points and temporarily rise to 4th place in the rankings.
