Southampton stunned Tottenham with two quick-fire goals in the second half as they won 2-1 at St Mary’s to ease their relegation concerns.
Having been 1-0 down with 13 minutes remaining, Danny Rose’s error allowed Yan Valery to equalise (77), before James Ward-Prowse curled in a fine free-kick to complete the turnaround (81).
After dominating the early stages and hitting the woodwork twice, Tottenham took the lead through Harry Kane’s neat finish into the bottom corner from 10 yards after Dele Alli’s superb through ball (26), but no win in four in the Premier League means their top-four hopes are under threat.
The result means Southampton are 16th, two points clear of the drop zone, while Spurs stay third, just four points ahead of fifth-place Arsenal, who host Manchester United on Super Sunday.
Former Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino was in the stands serving the first of a two-match touchline ban, and he’d have liked what he saw in the first half.
Saints’ three-man defence struggled to deal with Spurs’ attack as they were left thin time after time; the visitors hit the post twice in two minutes as Kane’s cross hit Maya Yoshida and then the post, before Christian Eriksen hit the bar with a fine curling free-kick.
