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David Coote ???????
TEAM FORM (All compettitions)
Spurs - WLWLW ------- Soton - WWLDW
Having both reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, We and Southampton now prepare for battle in the Premier League on Wednesday at our Stadium. We eased past Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 in the fourth round, while the Saints only just scraped past Coventry City 2-1.
With our new arrivals Kulusevski and Bentancur in tow, we relied on the old faithful Kane to get the job done against Brighton, with the him bagging a brace to keep our hopes of silverware alive this term. Emerson's mazy run preceded his effort flying into the back of the net following a significant deflection off of Solly March from a tight angle as Yves Bissoouma struck a consolation for Brighton, and FA Cup giant killers Middlesbrough are now standing in our way of a quarter-final appearance.
Ending the 14-year trophy drought would be a sure-fire way for Conte to etch his name into our history books after less than a season in charge, as would steering us back into the Champions League, but defeat to former club Chelsea did not aid that bid before the international break.
We return to Premier League action still with our top-four destiny in our own hands despite our 7th placed standing, as Manchester United sit just two points clear of us in the final Champions League spot having played two more matches, and we also have games in hand over Arsenal and West Ham United.
We have taken 13 points from a possible 15 at our ground since Conte took charge and have also found the back of the net at least twice on each occasion, so Southampton fans can be forgiven for harbouring a pessimistic mindset on Wednesday. Coventry City threatened quite the upset at St Mary's as they went into half time of their FA Cup tie with Southampton 1-0 up thanks to Gyokeree’s effort, and only a Staurt Armstrong stunner could force extra time on the Premier League turf.
Both of Soton’s half-time substitutions ended up paying dividends in the fourth round, as Kyle Walker Peters propelled the Saints over the line in the 112th minute before they turn their attention to their mid-table obscurity in the top flight. Walker-Peters was on target once again in the visit of Manchester City to St Mary's before the international break, with that impressive 1-1 draw against the champions seeing Hasenhuttl's men occupy 12th position after 22 games, with the Saints in no real position to challenge for Europe or be dragged into a relegation dogfight.
Failure to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 11 Premier League matches does not exactly set the visitors up well for a trip to us though, and Hasenhuttl has also witnessed his side ship at least two goals in each of their last six on the road in the top flight. Southampton did manage to hold us to a 1-1 draw on the South Coast back in December (despite a legitimate Kane goal being ruled out as offside) , but we have won each of our last five home games against the Saints in the Premier League, albeit without a single clean sheet.
Our affinity for goals at home coupled with Southampton's inability to keep the back door shut on the road makes it difficult to envisage Southampton making their midweek trip to the capital worthwhile. Conte will stress the message to our players that dropped points in games such as this one is simply not an option if they want to remain in the driving seat for a top-four place.
David Coote ???????
TEAM FORM (All compettitions)
Spurs - WLWLW ------- Soton - WWLDW
Having both reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, We and Southampton now prepare for battle in the Premier League on Wednesday at our Stadium. We eased past Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 in the fourth round, while the Saints only just scraped past Coventry City 2-1.
With our new arrivals Kulusevski and Bentancur in tow, we relied on the old faithful Kane to get the job done against Brighton, with the him bagging a brace to keep our hopes of silverware alive this term. Emerson's mazy run preceded his effort flying into the back of the net following a significant deflection off of Solly March from a tight angle as Yves Bissoouma struck a consolation for Brighton, and FA Cup giant killers Middlesbrough are now standing in our way of a quarter-final appearance.
Ending the 14-year trophy drought would be a sure-fire way for Conte to etch his name into our history books after less than a season in charge, as would steering us back into the Champions League, but defeat to former club Chelsea did not aid that bid before the international break.
We return to Premier League action still with our top-four destiny in our own hands despite our 7th placed standing, as Manchester United sit just two points clear of us in the final Champions League spot having played two more matches, and we also have games in hand over Arsenal and West Ham United.
We have taken 13 points from a possible 15 at our ground since Conte took charge and have also found the back of the net at least twice on each occasion, so Southampton fans can be forgiven for harbouring a pessimistic mindset on Wednesday. Coventry City threatened quite the upset at St Mary's as they went into half time of their FA Cup tie with Southampton 1-0 up thanks to Gyokeree’s effort, and only a Staurt Armstrong stunner could force extra time on the Premier League turf.
Both of Soton’s half-time substitutions ended up paying dividends in the fourth round, as Kyle Walker Peters propelled the Saints over the line in the 112th minute before they turn their attention to their mid-table obscurity in the top flight. Walker-Peters was on target once again in the visit of Manchester City to St Mary's before the international break, with that impressive 1-1 draw against the champions seeing Hasenhuttl's men occupy 12th position after 22 games, with the Saints in no real position to challenge for Europe or be dragged into a relegation dogfight.
Failure to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 11 Premier League matches does not exactly set the visitors up well for a trip to us though, and Hasenhuttl has also witnessed his side ship at least two goals in each of their last six on the road in the top flight. Southampton did manage to hold us to a 1-1 draw on the South Coast back in December (despite a legitimate Kane goal being ruled out as offside) , but we have won each of our last five home games against the Saints in the Premier League, albeit without a single clean sheet.
Our affinity for goals at home coupled with Southampton's inability to keep the back door shut on the road makes it difficult to envisage Southampton making their midweek trip to the capital worthwhile. Conte will stress the message to our players that dropped points in games such as this one is simply not an option if they want to remain in the driving seat for a top-four place.
Team News
Kulusevski and Bentancur both came off the bench for their Tottenham debuts against Brighton, and Conte may want to keep introducing the pair to English football slowly as they prepare to play substitute roles again.
Son and Romero both returned to the starting lineup for the FA Cup win, but Conte still has three injury concerns in the forms of Dier, Skipp and Tanganga. Dier may be ready to return to the matchday squad here but is unlikely to be risked from the first whistle, with us potentially deploying an unchanged XI after a strong showing in the cup.
Meanwhile, Southampton lost defender Lyanco to a "very serious" thigh injury in the Coventry win, while Broja will also need to be assessed after taking a knock to the knee. Will Smallbone is back in training, and Hasenhuttl may be able to welcome Moussa Djenepo back to the fold following the Africa Cup of Nations, but Nathan Tella and Alex McCarthy remain sidelined.
Forster will expect to return to the first XI despite Caballero's heroics in the cup, as Walker-Peters, Salisu and Romeu also prepare to return to the first XI.
Son and Romero both returned to the starting lineup for the FA Cup win, but Conte still has three injury concerns in the forms of Dier, Skipp and Tanganga. Dier may be ready to return to the matchday squad here but is unlikely to be risked from the first whistle, with us potentially deploying an unchanged XI after a strong showing in the cup.
Meanwhile, Southampton lost defender Lyanco to a "very serious" thigh injury in the Coventry win, while Broja will also need to be assessed after taking a knock to the knee. Will Smallbone is back in training, and Hasenhuttl may be able to welcome Moussa Djenepo back to the fold following the Africa Cup of Nations, but Nathan Tella and Alex McCarthy remain sidelined.
Forster will expect to return to the first XI despite Caballero's heroics in the cup, as Walker-Peters, Salisu and Romeu also prepare to return to the first XI.
Head-to-Head
We first played Southampton on Saturday 25th January 1902 in the the FA Cup where we drew 1 - 1 at the Lane.
We have since played each other 130 times where we have won 59, they have won 39, and 32 were drawn games.
League: We have won 54, they 35, and 28 were drawn games.
FA Cup: We won 4, they won 3, and 4 were drawn.
League Cup: We won 1, they won 1 and none were drawn
We have since played each other 130 times where we have won 59, they have won 39, and 32 were drawn games.
League: We have won 54, they 35, and 28 were drawn games.
FA Cup: We won 4, they won 3, and 4 were drawn.
League Cup: We won 1, they won 1 and none were drawn
