Spurs vs Southampton

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2003/2004

English Premier Southampton 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur 27-03-2004
English Premier Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Southampton 20-09-2003

2002/2003

English FA Cup Southampton 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur 04-01-2003
English Premier Southampton 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur 01-01-2003
English Premier Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Southampton 31-08-2002

2001/2002

English Premier Southampton 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur 26-12-2001
English Premier Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Southampton 09-09-2001

2000/2001

English Premier Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Southampton 20-01-2001
English Premier Southampton 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur 27-12-2000

1999/2000

English Premier Tottenham Hotspur 7-2 Southampton 11-03-2000
English Premier Southampton 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur 20-11-1999

1998/1999

English Premier Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Southampton 02-03-1999
English Premier Southampton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur 19-09-1998

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Spurs vs Southampton

Tottenham host Southampton at White Hart Lane looking for their fourth successive Premiership win.

Spurs are chasing a fourth consecutive victory for the first time since 1995 against Harry Redknapp's struggling Saints.

Southampton will be buoyed by their recent good record against Spurs having beaten them in their last four meetings.

The Saints welcome back star striker James Beattie after missing the last two weeks with a calf problem.

Beattie could return to the starting line-up in place of Peter Crouch to partner Kevin Phillips.

Rory Delap is unavailable as he serves a suspension and Paul Telfer and David Prutton are battling it out to replace Delap in midfield.

The visitors are still missing long-term absentees Matthew Oakley, Neil McCann, Jelle van Damme, Michael Svensson and Marian Pahars.

Tottenham have major doubts over defensive duo Noureddine Naybet and Stephen Kelly after they picked up knocks in last weekend's win at Manchester City.

The hosts are boosted by the return of Jermain Defoe after a one-match suspension although he will face a fight to get back in the team after Fredi Kanoute's goal against Manchester City.

Erik Edman and Reto Ziegler could be back in contention after recovering from injury, while Pedro Mendes is expected to shake off a knee problem to play.

Midfield pair Simon Davies and Sean Davis are both still a way off from returning to action.

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Team news

Striker James Beattie has recovered from a calf strain to take his place in the Southampton squad.

Paul Telfer and David Prutton will contest the midfield vacancy created by Rory Delap's one-match suspension.

Tottenham welcome back Swiss left-sided teenager Reto Ziegler after a hamstring strain.

Fellow midfielder Pedro Mendes is also back but Nourredine Naybet (groin) and Stephen Kelly (knee), Sean Davis and Simon Davies are still out.

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Probable Line Ups

Tottenham (from): Robinson, Fulop, Pamarot, King, Gardner, Davenport, Atouba, Ziegler, Carrick, Brown, Redknapp, Pedro Mendes, Ricketts, Defoe, Keane, Kanoute, Yeates.

Southampton (from): Niemi, Dodd, Lundekvam, Jakobsson, Higginbotham, Fernandes, Telfer, A Svensson, Le Saux, Crouch, Phillips, Beattie, Nilsson, Blackstock, Griffit, Folly, Kenton, Prutton, Smith.

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BIG-MATCH FACTS

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR have staged a remarkable recovery, so much so that they'll be no shortage of Christmas spirit ahead of the visit of Southampton.

Martin Jol's side have not looked back since suffering the longest losing run in the Premiership this season of six matches. They're not lost nor conceded since, now chasing a fourth League victory and clean sheet on the spin.

Spurs are anxious to end a four match losing sequence in League and Cup matches against Southampton.

SOUTHAMPTON head for White Hart Lane in search of a first away victory of this Premiership campaign. They own the weakest away record in the highest League.

The Solent side won one of 14 League games under Steve Wigley, now they seek a first maximum under Harry Redknapp. Saints thought they'd achieved it at the first time of asking against Middlesbrough last weekend when 2-0 ahead, but they had to be content with a point after two late strikes from the Teessiders.

James Beattie scored twice as Southampton won this corresponding fixture 1-3 last season in a match that signalled the end of Glenn Hoddle's managerial career at White Hart Lane. It was only Saints' second Premiership victory at Spurs, and completed the 'double' over them.

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SEQUENCES/RECENT FORM

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

11th 22 points
Highest realistically achievable after Saturday's games: 7th
Lowest could fall: 12th

Won the last three Premiership matches.
Not conceded in three League games or in 303 minutes (five hours three minutes) of Premiership football.
Not dropped a League point since the 1-0 loss away to Aston Villa on 22 November.
Kept eight clean sheets in the top division. Only Chelsea have kept more (11).
Won six and drawn two of the League matches in which a clean sheet was kept.
Lost the lead only twice in Premiership matches this season. No club has surrendered the advantage less often.
Come from behind twice in the highest League. Charlton are the only other club, who have hit back from being in deficit on so few occasions.
Turned round at half time in front in a mere one Premiership match this season. Only Everton and Norwich can identify with that.
League goals have been scored by just seven different players. Only West Brom have a shorter lost (six players).
Joint least entertaining side in the top League. As with Birmingham, Spurs' 17 matches have produced 33 goals (16 for, 17 against).
Biggest winning club in the bottom half of the Premiership table (six victories).
Tightest defence of all clubs in the lower half of the uppermost League - 17 conceded in 17 outings.
Suffered the longest losing sequence in the top division this term (six matches).
Involved in the highest scoring Premiership match this season, the 4-5 home loss to Arsenal in the north London derby on 13 November.
Completed 11 top flight matches without a draw, and 14 since a score draw.
Yet to score in the first half hour of a Premiership game this season.
No red cards have been issued to Spurs players in Premiership games this term.

Just eight of 22 Premiership points have been gained at home. West Brom and Birmingham are the only clubs to have secured fewer points in front of their home supporters (seven each).
Conceded seven more goals at home, than on their Premiership trips (12 at home, five away).
Beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in last home League game. That followed four successive losses at the Lane.
Lying fifth bottom in the Premiership 'home' table.

SOUTHAMPTON

19th 13 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's games: 16th
Lowest could realistically fall: 19th

Not won in four games - all Premiership.
Drawn two and lost two in the top division, since beating Portsmouth 2-1 at home on 13 November.
Claimed only one maximum in 15 Premiership outings.
Failed to score in one of the last nine, in all competitions.
Gone nine League and Cup games since a clean sheet.
Scored in six of the last seven League games.
Completed seven Premiership matches without keeping a clean sheet.
Won only twice in the highest League. West Brom are the solitary club with one Premiership victory so far.
Dropped 38 points so far. Only West Brom have dropped more in the highest echelon (41).
Scored the quickest top flight goal this season - James Beattie after 12 seconds against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 28 August.
Involved in three goalless draws in the top division.
The total of 13 points after the first 17 games, is the lowest since 10 points were bagged to this identical stage in 1998/99 when Saints escaped relegation by one place. In that campaign 13 points were secured after the first 18 matches.
Two goals short of conceding 700 in Premier League history.
Turned round at half time in the lead in only two of their 17 Premiership games.

Lost the last three in all competitions, away from home.
One of three clubs without a Premiership away victory. The others are Norwich and West Brom.
Failed to score in five of the eight League matches away from St Mary's.
Managed only one clean sheet in the League on the road.
Gained just two points on their Premiership travels - fewer than any other club.
The away points came from draws at Charlton (0-0) and Arsenal (2-2).
Lost six times in the highest League away from home - more than any other club. That's 75% of their top League trips.
Scored four League goals away from home - fewer than any other club.

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KEY PLAYER NOTES/POTENTIAL MILESTONES

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Jermain DEFOE is the third highest scorer of club goals among Premiership players, with 11.
Paul ROBINSON and Ledley KING are the only players to have figured in every minute of every one of Spurs' Premiership games this season.

SOUTHAMPTON

James BEATTIE has scored in four of Southampton's last four League and Cup games, and six goals in nine.
Rory DELAP and Anders SVENSSON are the only players to have figured in some part of all of Southampton's Premiership games this season.
If he plays, DELAP will be making his 200th appearance in top flight football.
If he's on the field at kick off, DELAP will be making his 100th start for Southampton.
If he plays, Danny HIGGINBOTHAM will be making his 50th appearance for the Saints.

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LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME:

Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Southampton
20 September 2003 - Ref: Andy D'Urso
Spurs scorer: Kanoute 62
Southampton scorers: Beattie 3, 43, Gardner 60 og

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HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS

League: Spurs 40 wins, Southampton 31, Draws 25
Prem: Spurs 10 wins, Southampton 9, Draws 5

HEAD TO HEAD at Spurs

League: Spurs 30 wins, Southampton 9, Draws 9
Prem: Spurs 8 wins, Southampton 2, Draws 2