FA Cup: Son Heung-min takes Tottenham past Southampton to fifth round
Football | February 06, 2020 8:11 ISTTottenham clinched a 3-2 victory over Southampton in a fourth-round replay to set up a fifth round clash against Norwich.
Tottenham clinched a 3-2 victory over Southampton in a fourth-round replay to set up a fifth round clash against Norwich.
Chelsea and Leicester City won their fourth-round ties in the FA Cup but Southampton forced a replay against Tottenham with a late equalizer.
Sofiane Boufal scored his first goal of the season in the 87th minute to level after Son Heung-min had given Tottenham the lead on a swift counterattack in the 58th off Erik Lamela's pass.
Jose Mourinho was booked by referee Mike Dean in the 77th minute after the Portuguese approached the Southampton bench.
After losing its last league game 9-0 to Leicester, Southampton took a surprise lead in the 13th minute when City goalkeeper Ederson spilled a shot into the path of James Ward-Prowse, who scored on the rebound.
Leicester beat Southampton 9-0 to equal the record of biggest-ever win in the Premier League era.
Nathan Ake, Harry Wilson and Callum Wilson scored for Bournemouth as they beat Southampton 3-1.
Manchester United couldn't put away any of their late chances, though, leaving the opening-weekend 4-0 over Chelsea as their only win so far.
Southampton's 2-1 comeback win over Tottenham extended Spurs' winless streak in the competition to four games.
Alexandre Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored early goals for Arsenal as they beat Southampton at the Emirates Stadium.
Charlie Austin's 85th-minute goal sealed a 3-2 win for Southampton in the Premier League and a first win in charge for Hasenhuettl.
The team has won one of its 14 league games this season, and that came victory came on September 1.
Juergen Klopp's team is on top with 18 points though Chelsea can go level on points if they win at West Ham on Sunday.
The 34-year-old further stated that this is not the first time that he has been sidelined from the team, adding that he would continue to play until his body allows.
Despite India maintaining the upper hand during the first two sessions, the English batsmen put on a resilient battle at Rose Bowl as Jos Buttler's fifty lead the hosts to a 233 lead.
Interestingly, the last time India named an unchanged XI was also in Southampton on their last tour to England in 2014.
On IndiaTV's show 'Cricket ki Baat', Virender Sehwag said that the two greats would feel very happy if Kohli goes on to break their records on the current England tour.
Southampton moved three points above the drop zone and almost guaranteed its place in the Premier League next season thanks to a superior goal difference to its rivals.
Chelsea will meet Manchester United in the FA Cup final after beating Southampton 2-0 in the second semifinal at Wembley Stadium on Sunday with goals from Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata.
The victory kept alive fifth-place Chelsea's slim hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League as the gap between Spurs and the Blues is seven points.
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