Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the Premier League clash between Southampton and Tottenham. The Saints are three games unbeaten and hoping to move further from the relegation zone while Spurs, as it stands, are eight points adrift of the Champions League spots. It's sure to be an intriguing battle at St Mary's - kick-off is 45 minutes away.
Premier League / Matchday 21
St. Mary's Stadium / 01.01.2020
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- D. Ings(17')
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Updated 01/01/2020 at 16:55 GMT
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End of 2nd Half
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Full-time! Southampton take the three points! Danny Ings' 13 goals of the season puts Tottenham and Jose Mourinho to the sword.
90'+4
Into the last minute of added time. Southampton are almost there...
90'+2
Yellow card! Eriksen, who has been anonymous today, goes into the book now.
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Yellow card
C. Eriksen
Tottenham Hotspur
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Blocked Shots1
Yellow Cards1
Free Kicks6
Corners6
89'
Saints sub: Oriol Romeu replaces Armstrong to help Southampton protect this slender lead.
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O. Romeu
Southampton
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S. Armstrong
Southampton
On target1
Blocked Shots1
Fouls3
Wide1
87'
Chance! And now Moura spurs an opportunity to grab a much needed equaliser for Spurs. His first shot is blocked by Redmond and his rebound appeared to strike the arm of Bertrand before going wide. VAR checks it and it's not going to be a penalty.
86'
Close! Long should score and put the game beyond the reach of Spurs! He climbs highest to head Ward Prowse's corner delivery wide. He had his arms all over Vertonghen, though, and it wouldn't have counted.
83'
Spurs would remain sixth, six points adrift of the top four.
82'
As it stands, Southampton would move into 12th - above Arsenal. More importantly, they would be six points clear of the drop zone.
80'
Spurs have ten minutes to try to salvage something from what has been a disastrous afternoon at St Mary's. The loss of Ndombele and Kane to injuries is bad enough but another defeat would be rubbing salt in the wounds.
77'
Jose is booked! Mourinho is given a telling off from Mike Dean! The Spurs boss went over to have a word with someone on the Saints bench, sparking anger from the home side's officials. He doesn't like losing, does he?
76'
Southampton sub: Michael Obafemi replaces Ings in attack.
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M. Obafemi
Southampton
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D. Ings
Southampton
Goals1
On target1
Blocked Shots1
Fouls against1
75'
NO goal. VAR rules that Kane - who is already on the treatment table - was offside to save everyone from embarrassment.
74'
VAR is checking if Kane was actually offside... this could yet be overruled.
73'
Goal ruled offside! Tottenham think they have their equaliser - but their celebrations are cut short as Kane is offside. And to make matters worse, he has pulled his hamstring! This is turning into a terrible afternoon for Spurs.
72'
Yellow card! Yep, another booking. This time to Ward-Prowse for a foul on Lo Celso.
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Yellow card
J. Ward-Prowse
Southampton
Yellow Cards1
Fouls2
Fouls against1
Free Kicks2
71'
Yellow card! Aurier is booked for a foul on Long on the left flank. From the resulting free-kick Ward-Prowse curls it into the arms of Gazzaniga.
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Yellow card
S. Aurier
Tottenham Hotspur
Yellow Cards1
Fouls1
Free Kicks3
69'
Save! Vertonghen with a tame header at least forces a save from McCarthy. Spurs haven't tested the home stop-stopper frequently enough today.
68'
Yellow card! Bednarek stops Kane in his tracks with a cynical pull on the shirt. He's booked.
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Yellow card
J. Bednarek
Southampton
Yellow Cards1
Fouls3
66'
Spurs are enjoying a spell of possession now for the first time in a while. Eriksen crosses from the right but it's just over the head of Kane.
64'
If anything, Saints look much more likely to score the game's next goal. They win a corner, taken by Ward-Prowse, but it's catching practice for Gazzaniga.