Spurs vs Southampton: Premier League

Spurs vs Southampton: Premier League – Opposition Threat

By Marc Walker | Dec 5, 2018

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on December 1, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /

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LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 26: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg of Southampton and Danny Rose of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton at Wembley Stadium on December 26, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /

Southampton travel to London this evening to face Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley and will be looking to impress their new manager.

Ralph Hasenhuttl was confirmed as the Saints’ new boss this morning on a two-and-a-half year deal and is expected to watch on from the stands tonight.

Current first-team assistant coach Kelvin Davis will be in charge for tonight’s game and will be fully aware of the task that Saints face to get a positive result.

Spurs were beaten 4-2 by fierce rivals Arsenal on Sunday but still sit in a respectable fifth position after another successful campaign to date.

They also stand a good chance of reaching the Champions League knockout stages after a 1-0 win against Inter Milan a week ago.

Here are three of the main threats from Mauricio Pochettino’s side that Saints will have to be wary of this evening: