Tottenham heads to Southampton FC for a game featuring two sides that really, and I mean REALLY need a victory. Spurs are now well within the second page of the standings while Saints are dead last overall.
Tottenham are falling far out of contention for European qualification while Southampton look destined for the drop, after just getting promoted only this past May.
Tottenham Hotspur at Southampton FC
Kickoff: Sun. December 15, 7pm, St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton, UK
Preview Material for Both Sides: Team News Starting XI Predictions
Win Probability: Draw 21% Tottenham Hotspur 57% Southampton FC 22%
Premier League Form, Standing: Tottenham Hotspur 12th, 20pts LWDLL Southampton FC 20th, 5 pts, LLDLL
Let’s take a look at who will be in the first team, for both sides, in this matchup of two sides desperate for a W.
Starting XI Predictions
Tottenham Hotspur
Fraser Forster; Djed Spence, Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, Destiny Udogie; Dejan Kulusevski, Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall; Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Heung-Min Son
Southampton FC
Joe Lumley; Kyle Walker-Peters, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Nathan Wood, Jan Bednarek, Manning; Flynn Downes, Mateus Fernandes; Tyler Dibling; Adam Armstrong, Paul Onuachu
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