Heung-Min Son got on the scoresheet at the Saint Mary’s four times as a second-half blitz saw Tottenham demolish Southampton 5-2 on Sunday, 20 September 2020.
In a game that was explosive from start to finish, Kane was denied a goal by VAR as early as in the third minute of the match before Danny Ings also saw his strike ruled out for handball.
However, Ings soon made amends as he fired in a superb strike from Kyle Walker-Peters’ ball in the 32nd minute.
Spurs, having been labelled “lazy” by manager Jose Mourinho after the Match Day 1 defeat, were handed a lifeline before half time as Son finished off from another difficult position from Kane’s wonderful delivery.
After the interval, the game simply turned on its head with Son putting Spurs ahead within two minutes from a Kane through-ball and then going on to score another two in a somewhat similar fashion.
Harry Kane who had provided all four goals scored by Son got on the scoresheet himself when he latched on to a rebound Erik Lamela’s shot, which had struck the post.
Ings grabbed a late consolation from the spot after Matt Doherty was adjudged to have handballed a cross as the game ended 5-2 in favour of Tottenham Hotspur.
Watch the highlights of the match below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpdvwlnjyys
Tottenham boss, Jose Mourinho, tells reporters after the game:: “The second half was really, really good. We didn’t start badly, of course, the goal was disallowed by offside but we started quite well. Then we lost control of the game in the first half. Their strikers created problems, we conceded, it was a replica of a goal we conceded here last season too.
“Second half, we had a great dynamic, there was good impact from the two players coming from the bench, very similar to against [Thursday’s opponents] Plovdiv, I love the player who comes from the bench with a special attitude to help the team.
“Son was on fire, Harry Kane I know people will tell me I’m silly in my analysis but for me, Harry Kane was man of the match because of what he did for the team.”
Stats and facts from the match (Backed by Opta)
- Since Ralph Hasenhüttl took charge of Southampton in December 2018, his side have squandered more points from winning positions than any other Premier League side (37).
- Tottenham are now unbeaten in four Premier League games away from home (W2 D2), their longest run without defeat on the road since January 2019 (four straight wins under Mauricio Pochettino).
- All of Son Heung-Min’s four goals today for Spurs were assisted by Harry Kane, the first time a player has assisted another player’s hat-trick since May 2003, when Thierry Henry assisted Freddie Ljungberg’s hat-trick for Arsenal against Sunderland.
- Spurs forward Harry Kane is only the sixth player to assist four goals in a single Premier League game, and the first English player to do so. Kane only assisted two league goals in the entirety of last season.
- Southampton striker Danny Ings has netted the opening goal in 11 different Premier League games since the beginning of last season, more than any other player in the competition.
