Follow live coverage as Tottenham Hotspur face Southampton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Tottenham Hotspur FC 3 - 1 Southampton FC
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
16:19Southampton are relegated. The inevitable has arrived and it’s the earliest confirmed relegation in Premier League history. Juric spoke before the game about wanting to avoid unfortunate records, and if there is anything to play for other than pride now, it is to ensure that they get two more points from their last seven games to surpass Derby’s 2007/08 points total of 11. Fittingly, the Saints’ goal late on was made and scored by their two highest quality players, Sulemana crossing for Fernandes to chest and finish. You would expect the pair to be playing Premier League football elsewhere next season. The Championship-bound side host Aston Villa next weekend. It’s a much needed win for Postecoglu and one that lifts Spurs up to 13th. They were much deserved winners, generating 2.21xG to Southampton’s 1.04xG. Johnson’s first goal was the cherry on top of a flowing Spurs move. The Welshman bagged his second on the stroke of half-time, applying a deft touch to Maddison's header and rolling past Ramsdale. Tel’s penalty added a third in the final minute of injury time to restore Tottenham’s two-goal lead. Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final first leg against Eintracht Frankfurt represents the final embers of Spurs’ season.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
16:02FULL TIME: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3-1 SOUTHAMPTON
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:59PENALTY SPURS! This is just rubbing salt in the wounds as substitute Wellington is penalised for a challenge on Johnson inside the box. Tel has the ball in his hands...
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:59Penalty Goal Mathys Henri Tel
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15:59Southampton are seconds away from relegation...but their fans are still in full voice.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:54Assist Kamaldeen Sulemana
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:53Goal Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes
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15:53CLOSE! Southampton nearly score through Sugawara. He receives the ball on the right corner of the area and stands up Spence. His effort is deflected through to Vicario who does his job well.
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15:51Solanke will be disappointed not to have got on the scoresheet this afternoon. He is replaced by Tel.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:49Bissouma slides a delicious pass through for Solanke after Onuachu was dispossessed in midfield. Solanke delays his shot and opts not to pass to his teammate in space on the right. His shot is wayward and into the side netting.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:48Nice football from Southampton as Walker-Peters clips a pass into Smallbone inside the box, he lays it out to Sugawara and they recyle the ball. The eventual cross floats harmlessly out for a goalkick. If a move ever summed up a side.
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15:47Substitution Lesley Chimuanya Ugochukwu Ross Cameron Stewart
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:45Substitution James Daniel Maddison Yves Bissouma
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15:43Blocked! Sulemana finds some space down the left side and bursts part Johnson. He sends a strong effort goalwards but it's defended well.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:43Substitution Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall Yves Bissouma
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:43Substitution James Daniel Maddison Archie James Francis Gray
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15:41Saints' skipper Bednarek passes the ball out of play as he tries to find Walker-Peters on the right touchline. 14 minutes to delay the inevitable.
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15:37Onuachu, goalscorer in midweek, replaces Archer
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:37Southampton's early promise has dissipated, with Tottenham now enjoying nearly half of the second half territory. Southampton are all but down.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:37Substitution Tyler-Jay Robert Dibling Yukinari Sugawara
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:32Ramsdale has made five saves this afternoon. You'd usually say he's been busy but it's been the norm for him this season.
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15:30BIG CHANCE FOR SOLANKE! More calamitous defending by the visitors as Solanke swivels and hits a low shot towards the bottom corner but Ramsdale gets down fast and low to turn it wide.
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15:28Aribo makes way for Smallbone
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:28Substitution Ryan Phelim Manning Welington Damascena Santos
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15:26Spurs are just starting to regain control here as Harwood-Bellis fouls Solanke just over the halfway line.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:23Southampton have had 70% of possession in this second half so far and have looked stylish, but have offered very little threat for Vicario.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:23Yellow Card Pedro Antonio Porro Sauceda
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:21Sarr replaces Bentancur
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:21Substitution Heung-Min Son Wilson Serge Eric Odobert
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:19GLORIOUS PASS! Maddison is the catalyst for Tottenham's first attack after the break as he jinks away from a man in midfield and bends a delightful 40 yard pass into the path of Son on the left. The Korean drives at goal and has his strike blocked well by Bednarek.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:16Southampton continue to move the ball well and ask questions of the Tottenham back line. Dibling has seen plenty more of the ball already in these opening exchanges of the second half.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:14LOVELY! Sulemana has been the brightest spark for the visitors, he skips past Johnson and Porro with ease and gets to the line but his cut back is well defended by Romero.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:11It looks as if Southampton are at least going to have a go in this second period. Spence is harried into an uncomfortable back pass to Vicario who deals with it well. Saints have started well.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:10We're back underway. What have you got Southampton?
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:04If Southampton do fail to get back into this in the second half, they will become the first Premier League team to be relegated with as many as seven matches still to play. Ipswich (1994/95) and Derby (2007/08) both confirmed their relegation with six games remaining.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
15:03It has felt like Southampton have been waiting for this day since the opening weekend of the season. They are 45 minutes away from relegation and have barely put up a fight here in the capital. They have mustered just one shot on target and 0.62xG compared to Tottenham’s 1.22xG. They did hit the woodwork when Sulemana’s effort was blocked onto the post by Romero inside the six-yard box but other than that, Spurs have suffocated them with the press and been clinical. Johnson opened the scoring after 13 minutes, punching the ball home to finish off a lovely Spurs move. Bergvall thought he had doubled the lead after 33 minutes but Romero was judged to have been marginally offside when heading Porro’s free-kick back across goal. But eight minutes later, Johnson put Postecoglu’s frustrations to bed, pouncing Maddison’s headed through ball and some dreadful Saints’ defending to roll a deft finish past Ramsdale and make it 2-0 at the break.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:55HALF-TIME: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2-0 SOUTHAMPTON
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:55NEARLY THREE! Spence makes another swashbuckling run forward and overpowers Dibling who tries to track him all the way. The full-back drives into the area and sees his effort well saved by Ramsdale.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:53A shot on target for Southampton! Fernandes gives the travelling support something to cheer about as he hits a tame effort at Vicario from 20 yards out.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:52Sulemana is trying his best to inject some life into this performance as he drives at Romero with purpose, but the Argentine defends comfortably and comes away with the ball.
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14:50Southampton's best spell of possession ends in a Sulemana cross drifting safely past the far post as Dibling looked to get on the end of it.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:49Maddison is robbed of possession in his own half and Southampton look to offer some sort of threat as they take control of Spurs' territorty for the first time in this game.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:48SEVEN minutes of added time at the end of the half due to that lengthy VAR check.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:47Southampton are barely able to get past the centre circle right now. Tottenham have just been too good and made them pay for their defensive frailities.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:44Assist James Daniel Maddison
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:43Goal Brennan Price Johnson
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:41Tottenham's lead remains one. After three or four minutes of analysis, VAR decides Romero was in an offside position before heading the ball back for Bergvall. Postecoglu shakes his head.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:39They're really taking their time over this. The reverse angle seems to suggest Romero is a good yard or two off.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:37They're having a look at Romero for possibly being offside. It's tight.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:36Assist Cristian Gabriel Romero
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:35Goal Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:34Porro drives forward powerfully and is brought down on the right corner of the area by Fernandes. His delivery has been excellent so far...
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:32To tell the tale, only one Southampton player's average position is over the halfway line so far, and that's Fernandes, who has barely touched it.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:31Ramsdale is back on his feet as Southampton look to have an extended period of possession under Tottenham's stifling press.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:29CHANCE! The free-kick is taken short and makes its way out to Porro who whips a lovely ball to Romero at the back post. The Argentine's header is on target but Ramsdale blocks the ball with his face and is now down receiving treatment.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:27This looks increasingly like the day Southampton's return to the Championship is confirmed, but they can still mathematically survive if they win or a draw here today. They could even still finish above Spurs, if they win all their games and Spurs lose all of theirs, with a swing of 60 goal difference. Unlikely.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:27Yellow Card Lesley Chimuanya Ugochukwu
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:24It's all Spurs here. Southampton are chasing shadows as the hosts move it around with ease. Saints' three centre-backs look to be in for a long afternoon.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:22Porro curls a dangerous free-kick in from the right flank looking for Solanke but Ramsdale is out sharply to punch clear.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:19With that goal, Johnson has hit double figures for the Premier League season. He's been a threat from that right flank for Postecoglu since moving from Nottingham Forest.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:15Assist Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:14Bergvall links nicely with Johnson on the right flank and weaves into the area before getting a weak shot off that doesn't trouble Ramsdale. More than half of the opening 12 minutes has been played in the Southampton third.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:11More last ditch stuff from Southampton as Maddison plays Son through who slides it back towards Johnson from the byline, but once again a defender is there to snuff it out.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:10Johnson tries to make inroads down the right wing and is challenged by Harwood-Bellis who looks to have handled the ball whilst on the ground. Johnson appeals but nothing is given and the foul is eventually given Southampton's way. The visitors have offered next to nothing so far.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:07Solanke collects a pull-back from Bergvall, turns and shoots from six yards out but the effort is safely smothered.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:04Solanke runs onto a long ball forward and goes down inside the area under challenge from Bednarek but it's deemed too soft. Tottenham have started on top here so far...
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:02We're underway at the the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
14:01The players stream out of the tunnel in the London sunshine...
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13:51James Maddison bagged a brace at St Mary’s in December. He’s scored seven games in 11 Premier League games against the Saints, his favourite opponent. In what has been a difficult season for the club, the Englishman has still returned nine goals and five assists across his 28 appearances in 2024/25.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
13:46It’s three changes from the 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace in midweek as Stephens and Onuachu are replaced by Aribo and Archer. Onuachu’s fourth Premier League goal of the season was not enough to retain his place in the starting lineup. Dibling returns to the team in place of suspended Flynn Downes, which should see Saints’ key man Fernandes move slightly deeper to partner Ugochukwu in midfield.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
13:46Postecoglu makes three changes from Thursday’s 1-0 West London derby defeat to Chelsea. Van de Ven drops to the bench after suffering cramp, with Davies taking his place. Porro and Johnson come in for Udogie and Odobert whilst Richarlison makes a welcome return to the Spurs bench after missing the last nine games with a calf injury.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
13:40SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Wellington, Jack Stephens, Paul Onuachu, William Smallbone, Yukinari Sugawara, Ross Stewart.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
13:40SOUTHAMPTON (3-4-2-1): Aaron Ramsdale; Joe Aribo, Jan Bednarek, Taylor Harwood-Bellis; Ryan Manning, Mateus Fernandes, Lesley Ugochukwu, Kyle Walker-Peters; Kamaldeen Sulemana, Tyler Dibling; Cameron Archer.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
13:40SUBS: Antonin Kinsky, Pape Matar Sarr, Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven, Mathys Tel, Archie Gray, Wilson Odobert, Richarlison, Yves Bissouma.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
13:40TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (4-3-3): Guglielmo Vicario; Djed Spence, Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro; James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall; Son Heung-Min, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
13:35It’s a potentially fatal day for Southampton in the capital, as confirmation of their relegation back to the Championship looms large. A defeat would condemn them to the drop with seven games remaining, having won just two games all season. Saints have won just one of their last seven against today’s hosts, with the return fixture at St Mary’s in December ending in a 5-0 defeat, in what would be Russell Martin’s final game in charge. But the one slither of hope for Ivan Juric today is Tottenham's poor recent form, which has seen them pick up one victory in their last 10 home league games, collecting up just six points and leaving them 16th in the table. Ange Postecoglu is battling to ensure that his side do not achieve the club’s worst ever Premier League season, which remains a 15th placed finish under Ossie Ardiles in 1994. Two teams desperately in need of a result should make for a fascinating contest, though Opta’s live win probability has Saints with only a 16.2% chance of victory and an 18.6% chance of salvaging a point.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
13:35Hello and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton, live from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton
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