Four-star Son Heung-min leads Spurs rout of Southampton

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min walks off with the match ball after scoring four goals and setting up another in their Premier League clash against Southampton on Sunday. Photo: Justin Tallis/Reuters

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min walks off with the match ball after scoring four goals and setting up another in their Premier League clash against Southampton on Sunday. Photo: Justin Tallis/Reuters

Published Sep 20, 2020

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SOUTHAMPTON – Son Heung-min scored four goals set up by Harry Kane as Tottenham Hotspur came from a goal down to overwhelm Southampton 5-2 on Sunday and earn their first Premier League win of the season.

In an action-packed first half at St Mary's, both sides had a goal ruled out by VAR before Danny Ings finished well from a tight angle in the 32nd minute to put Southampton ahead.

The hosts deserved their lead and had chances to add a second before Son, with Spurs' first shot at goal, latched onto a fine first-time pass from Kane before equalising in first-half stoppage time.

That same combination unlocked the hosts two minutes after the break, with Son taking advantage of a high Saints defensive line before racing clear to score.

Son's first Premier League hat-trick was completed in the 64th minute before Kane set him up again to complete a memorable afternoon with another clinical finish 17 minutes from time.

Kane himself completed the rout with a close-range finish before Ings grabbed a late Southampton consolation from the penalty spot.

Reuters

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