Bale, Dempsey Lead Spurs to Win over Southampton
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English Premier League- St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England
Tottenham 2, Southampton 1
Goals: Gareth Bale (Tottenham) 15', Clint Dempsey (Tottenham) 39', Jay Rodriguez (Southampton) 66'
Yellow Cards: Sandro (Tottenham) 65', Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham) 75', Jake Livermore (Tottenham) 90'
Tottenham: Friedel (GK), Walker, Gallas, Caulker, Vertonghen, Sandro, Huddlestone (Livermore 63'), Dempsey (Dawson 90'), Lennon, Bale, Defoe (Sigurdsson 78')
Southampton: Boruc (GK), Clyne, Yoshida, Schneiderlin, Fonte, S. Davis (Do Prado 78'), Rodriguez, Fox (Reeves 78'), Lallana, Lambert, Puncheon (Mayuka 58')
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FT: Tottenham 2, Southampton 1
90+3' TOTTENHAM SUBSTITUTION!
Michael Dawson replaces Clint Dempsey.
90+3' YELLOW CARD!
Jake Livermore is booked for Tottenham.
90' Four minutes of stoppage time will be added to end the second half.
90' Southampton with a ton of pressure and it ends in a shot by Schneiderlin being blocked by a diving Sandro.
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88' Spurs earn their third corner of the match but Bale sends it wide of everyone and out of play.
87' Spurs go forward and earn just their second corner kick of the match.
85' Southampton have been the better side in the second half, if they score an equalizer they will have deserved it.
84' Southampton have a chance but it wasted as Lallana's free kick is easily cleared by the Spurs back four.
81' Another effort on goal by Rodriguez and just misses again, this time to the left.
78' SUBSTITUTIONS!
Tottenham brings on Gylfi Sigurdsson who replaces Jermain Defoe.
Southampton brings on Do Prado and Reeves for Davis and Fox.
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77' Rodriguez and Lallana with a great give-and-go but they can not finish as Gallas clears the ball away.
76' The resulting free kick is cleared by Gallas and then by Bale.
75' YELLOW CARD!
Jan Vertonghen is booked for a silly tackle on Mayuka.
74' Good build-up play by Spurs but it ends in Walker's shot going straight into the arms of Boruc.
72' Defoe intercepts a pass and charges towards the net, but Yoshida makes a very important tackle to strip the Spurs forward of possession.
70' Lambert with a chance after receiving a cross from Mayuka.
Gallas is there to stop the threat, the Saints earn a corner but it comes to nothing.
69' Rodriguez just missed his second goal of the match, it goes just wide to the left of the Spurs net.
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66' GOAL!
Southampton are on the board!
Jay Rodriguez with his first goal for the club.
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65' YELLOW CARD!
Sandro becomes the first player of the day to be booked.
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63' TOTTENHAM SUBSTITUTION
Jake Livermore replaces Tom Huddlestone.
61' Lambert with a cross that connects to the head of Rodriguez, but the shot is sent off wide to the left.
59' Southampton are trying to get more attempts on goal, this time Lallana's cross is sent into the box but no one is there to connect on the cross.
58' SOUTHAMPTON SUBSTITUTION
Emmanuel Mayuka replaces Jason Puncheon.
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57' Vertonghen is the beneficiary of a few deflections during his run down the left side which ends in his cross being cleared by Yoshida.
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