SPORT: : Southampton 1 – 4 Tottenham Hotspur [Premier League] Highlights 2016/17

0 KIKI GIST Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Harry Kane’s missed penalty proved immaterial as Dele Alli scored twice for Tottenham in a 4-1 Premier League victory over 10-man Southampton on Wednesday.

The England striker had put Spurs in front with a headed goal after 52 minutes, Alli having earlier cancelled out Virgil van Dijk’s second-minute opener.

Kane then squandered an opportunity to put daylight between the teams when he fired a spot kick high into the upper reaches of the stand behind the goal.

Nathan Redmond was sent off for the challenge that led to Kane’s ill-fated effort from 12 yards, but it took Spurs until the last five minutes to finally put the match to bed.

Substitute Son Heung-min confidently swept a shot beyond Fraser Forster before Alli curled his second around the goalkeeper two minutes later.

The result sees fifth-placed Spurs close to within a point of north London rivals Arsenal, while Southampton head into their final fixture of 2016 in eighth.

Van Dijk showed no hint of being distracted by the transfer speculation surrounding him when he opened the scoring.

The Dutch defender rose highest to head home from a perfectly delivered James Ward-Prowse free-kick after a foul by former Saint Victor Wanyama on Ryan Bertrand.