TOTTENHAM are hosting Southampton in their first Premier League match of the season.
Spurs finished in the Champions League spots last season ahead of Arsenal and will be aiming to fare even better in Antonio Conte’s first full season.
The Italian has brought in a bundle of new signings, including Everton star man Richarlison.
The likes of Yves Bissouma, Djed Spence and Ivan Perisic have also been added.
Southampton, on the other hand, have had to let go of Armando Broja, who has returned to Chelsea.
And right-back Kyle Walker-Peters is also being linked with a move to the Blues.
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- Tottenham XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Sessegnon, Kulusevski, Son, Kane
- Southampton XI: Bazunu, Valery, Salisu, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Lavia, Aribo, Djenepo, Adam Armstrong
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Tottenham 0-1 Southampton
12′: Ward-Prowse strikes!
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Tottenham 0-0 Southampton
10′: A strong start for Bazunu, with a number of early claims from Spurs crosses.
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Tottenham 0-0 Southampton
7′: Kane wins it high up the pitch and his hard work turns into an opportunity for Davies to shoot, but he doesn’t take the opportunity to do so.
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Tottenham 0-0 Southampton
6′: Some nice interplay on the right sees Spurs win a free-kick in a decent area.
It’s taken quickly but Sessegnon’s cross is blocked.
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Tottenham 0-0 Southampton
4′: Spurs win a corner on their first attack, which Son takes but it doesn’t beat the first man.
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Tottenham 0-0 Southampton
3′: Salisu meets Ward-Prowse’s delivery but it’s good defending, and the header is off target.
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Tottenham 0-0 Southampton
2′: Straight away it’s obvious Saints are giving a new system a go, with it looking like a three at the back.
Southampton win a free-kick in the final third after a foul from Davies.
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We’re underway!
Here we go!
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Here come the teams!
The Tottenham Hotspur stadium is electric as the two sides emerge from the tunnel!
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15 to go!
The Premier League is just 15 minutes away for Spurs and Southampton this season.
Who will make a statement today?
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Ward-Prowse the key for Saints
While his set pieces take most of the headlines, James Ward-Prowse has quietly become one of the better midfielders in the league.
In what looks like a new system for Southampton today, it will be interesting to see how his performance is affected.
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Can Saints top Son and Kane?
The dynamic duo have just got better and better in the last few seasons, both looking their best ever under Antonio Conte.
It will be interesting to see if Kane operates as more of a traditional number nine today, or if he continues to drop deep to cause problems.
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Five subs available
Both sides have the ability to make five substitutions this season, and will no doubt be shifting their plans in order to utilise it best.
You’d think that gives Spurs a slight edge today, with their squad looking stronger in depth on paper.
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All over at Craven Cottage
Fulham have covered themselves in glory in their return to the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Liverpool.
You can follow all the reaction from the result here.
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Saints looking for more
A poor end to the season saw Southampton briefly flirting with relegation last time out, and Ralph Hasenhuttl will be demanding better as the new campaign begins.
There’s a few new faces on show for them today, all looking to cement their place in the first team for this season.
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A big season in store for Spurs?
A great manager, an impressive window, and two of the best forwards in world football.
There’s a lot to like if you’re a Spurs fan right now, and there will certainly be some with dreams beyond just a top four finish this season.
Arsenal made their statement tonight, how will the other half of North London respond?
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Saints hoping for a repeat
This fixture last season saw Southampton pull of arguably their performance of the campaign, as they completed a fine comeback to beat Spurs.
Will history repeat itself today?
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Conte trusts what he knows
Despite an impressive summer transfer window, Antonio Conte has opted to not hand a start to any of Ivan Perisic, Clement Lenglet, Djed Spence or Yves Bissouma, with Richarlison suspended
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Saints XI
Bazunu; Walker-Peters, Valery, Bednarek, Salisu, Djenepo; Lavia, Romeu, Ward-Prowse; Aribo, Armstromg
A chance to impress for Joe Aribo on debut!
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Spurs XI
Lloris; Royal, Romero, Dier, Davies, Sessegnon; Bentancur, Hojbjerg; Kulusevski, Son, Kane
No debuts handed out by Antonio Conte as of yet…
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Liverpool level
Spurs in particular will no doubt have an eye on the early kick-off today, where Liverpool have just equalised through Darwin Nunez.
You can follow along the final 20 minutes of that one here.
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Welcome to Tottenham vs Southampton
Good afternoon and welcome back to the 3pm Premier League kick-offs – Oh how we have missed you.
And today’s showing involves Tottenham Hotspur rolling out the red carpet for Southampton in North London.
Antonio Conte will be hoping his summer signings can gel and build on their good pre-season form.
Whilst the Saints have a point to prove as they lot their last summer fixture to Villarreal.
Stay tuned as we will have the team news, gossip and the starting line ups before kick-off.
Source: The Sun
