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Southampton vs Tottenham: Can the Saints beat the Spurs in the Cup?

By Ryan Borowski

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Giovani Lo Celso of Tottenham Hotspur battles for possession with James Ward-Prowse, Jan Bednarek and Ryan Bertrand of Southampton during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Tottenham Hotspur at St Mary's Stadium on January 01, 2020 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Giovani Lo Celso of Tottenham Hotspur battles for possession with James Ward-Prowse, Jan Bednarek and Ryan Bertrand of Southampton during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Tottenham Hotspur at St Mary's Stadium on January 01, 2020 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) /
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No Premier League action for Southampton this weekend but they have a big match against Tottenham in the FA Cup to look towards.

This will be the second meeting between the two sides at St. Mary’s this month and the first saw the Saints take all 3 points in a Premier League match. This time around, a spot in the FA Cup round of 16 is on the line.

Both clubs have some injury concerns so we could see some heavily rotated sides depending on how seriously each club wants to take the competition.

LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 21: Stuart Armstrong (r) of Southampton celebrates scoring his side’s second goal with team mate James Ward-Prowse after scoring during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Southampton FC at Selhurst Park on January 21, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 21: Stuart Armstrong (r) of Southampton celebrates scoring his side’s second goal with team mate James Ward-Prowse after scoring during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Southampton FC at Selhurst Park on January 21, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) /

The big one for the Spurs will be Harry Kane, who is out until April. The Saints will be missing Cedric, Vestergaard, and Shane Long for the FA Cup clash.

With that said let us take a look at how each team can win this match.

How Southampton Will Win

Southampton will be full of confidence going into the match coming off of a win against Palace on Tuesday and knowing they beat Tottenham less than a month ago. Danny Ings, will be fully rested for this match and looking to add to his goal tally this season.

I think, with the clubs current standing on the table, Ralph will be looking to now make a cup run and will march out his strongest starting XI he can. The biggest question will be who gets the nod at Right-Back this match with both Cedric and Valery unavailable.

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I do not think the tactics will change much from what the Saints have been doing. They will press the Spurs in their own half and look to create quick goals from giveaways. I do not think one goal will be enough to get them over the line this time so hopefully they can find the back of the net 2 or more times.

How Tottenham Will Win

They may be without Harry Kane for this match but the Spurs will have Heung-Min Son, who was unavailable for the match on New Year’s due to a red card suspension. Son, is a game changer and his pace and skill could cause the fill-in Right-back for Saints a lot of issues.

I think Mourinho, will want to win this match and try and get a trophy for the club to get his managerial stint off on the right foot. He will field a strong lineup as well and this has the potential to be a very exciting cup tie.

Spurs still have a ton of talent and on their day they can compete with any club in the World. The have struggled defensively so if they can keep the Saints off the scoreboard they could win this match with ease.

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Predicted Line-ups

Southampton: 4-2-2-2

Goalkeeper: Angus Gunn

Defenders: Kevin Danso, Maya Yoshida, Jack Stephens, Ryan Bertrand

Midfielders: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, James Ward-Prowse

Attacking Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong, Nathan Redmond

Strikers: Danny Ings, Che Adams

Tottenham: 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper: Paulo Gazzaniga

Defenders: Japhet Tanganga, Davinson Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen, Danny Rose

Midfielders: Eric Dier, Giovani Lo Celso

Attacking Midfielders: Heung-Min Son, Dele Alli, Erik Lamela

Forward: Lucas Moura

Predicted Score

Southampton 2-2 Tottenham

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