Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League preview, team news, stats and head-to-head – BBC Sport

Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League preview, team news, stats and head-to-head – BBC Sport

  • Southampton have lost just one of their last six home league games against Tottenham (W2 D3), losing 5-2 in September 2020.

  • Tottenham have failed to score in just one of their last 22 Premier League games against Southampton, a 1-0 away defeat in January 2020.

  • Southampton have scored in each of their last 15 Premier League games against Tottenham, the longest scoring streak against an opponent in the competition’s history.

  • Tottenham have lost their last 13 Premier League games against teams who were bottom of the table at the start of the day since a 1-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion in May 2018. unbeaten three times in each of the last eight.

  • Southampton have won just one of their last 28 Premier League games (D6 L21), with their 1-0 win against Everton in November being their only clean sheet in their last 27 games in the competition.

  • Tottenham have lost 14 of their 33 Premier League games so far in 2024 (W14 D5), just one less than their 42 games in 2023. They last lost 15+ league games in consecutive calendar years in 2002 (15), 2003 ( 20) and 2004 (15).

  • In their first 11 Premier League games this season, Tottenham averaged just 9.6 shots on target and 3.4 shots on goal per game. In the last four games, there have been 18.8 shots on goal and 6.8 shots on goal per game.

  • Tottenham captain Son Heung-min scored more goals against Southampton (10) than any other Premier League opponent, while he also provided the most assists against the Saints (5, level with Man City).

  • Ben Brereton has not won any of his 24 Premier League games with Sheffield United (14) and Southampton (10), drawing six and losing 18. Only Oliver Burke (25) had a longer winning streak from the start of his career in the Premier League.

  • Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski could make his 100th Premier League appearance in this game, with his first also coming against Southampton in February 2022. He has 21 assists in the league, with only Son Heung-min providing more for Spurs since his debut (24). .

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