Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 🐓
🐓Southampton have won both of their last two home league games against Tottenham; they had won none of their previous six such matches against Spurs at St. Mary's before this (D2 L4).
🐓Tottenham have lost two of their last three Premier League meetings with Southampton (W1 ), as many as their previous 15 before this (W11 D2).
🐓Spurs last lost back-to-back league games against Saints back in March 2004 (three in a row). Against no other current Premier League side are Spurs on a longer wait for a clean sheet than they are versus Southampton, failing to keep a shutout in any of their last nine meetings with Saints (also nine v Liverpool).
🐓Southampton have won their first home game in just one of their 21 Premier League campaigns (D10 L 10), with that victory coming against Blackburn in their relegation season of 2004-05 (3-2).
🐓Tottenham haven't started a Premier League campaign with back-to-back defeats since 2011-12.
🐓However, Spurs are unbeaten in their first away game in each of their last four Premier League seasons (W2 D2).
🐓Southampton have won each of their last four Premier League games played on a Sunday, as many as they managed across their previous 23 such games (D8 L 11 ).
🐓Meanwhile, Tottenham have lost more Premier League games on Sunday than any other side, with last week's loss against Everton their 88th such defeat.
🐓Southampton averaged 71 % possession in their MD1 defeat at Crystal Palace, the highest of any Premier League team across the opening weekend.
🐓It's the second consecutive Premier League game that Saints have averaged over 70% possession, having done so in just two of their last 251 games in the competition.
🐓Danny lngs has scored in both of his Premier League appearances for Southampton against Tottenham -only against Norwich City (3) has he scored in more consecutive appearances in the competition.
🐓Tottenham's Dele Alli has been involved in more Premier League goals against Southampton than he has any other side in the competition (9 -5 goals, 4 assists).
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🐓Harry Kane has scored nine goals in his last nine league appearances against Southampton; the Tottenham striker only has more Premier League goals against Leicester (15) and Arsenal (10).
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