Tottenham 4-1 Southampton LIVE RESULT: Sessegnon, Dier, Kulusesvki and Salisu own goal see Spurs ease to victory
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TOTTENHAM have hammered Southampton in their first Premier League match of the season.
James Ward-Prowse silenced the crowd in North London early on to put the Saints ahead.
But a Ryan Sessegnon header saw Antonio Conte's men draw level before Eric Dier turned the game on its head.
Things got better for Spurs in the second half as a dreadful own goal from Mohammed Salidu made it 3-1 before Dejan Kulusevski added a fourth.
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How good was this man today? Dejan Kulusevski lit up the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Credit: EPA Worrying for Saints
In truth, a second half collapse made things very easy for Spurs in the end.
They showed a lack of belief after going behind, and hardly troubled at all other than Ward-Prowse's sensational opener.
Spurs dominant
Despite the early scare, that was a very impressive Spurs performance.
Kane and Son may not have been on target, but the whole squad performed to eventually ease past Southampton.
Full-time!
Spurs head to the top of the table after a resounding 4-1 win!
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
90': Kane tries his luck - from his own half - which perhaps unsurprisingly doesn't cause Bazunu any trouble.
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
88': Dominant defending from Romero to stop Armstrong in his tracks on the attack.
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
86': Lovely strike by Perraud but he can't keep it down, as he sees it fly over the bar.
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
84': Kane shows great awareness to slip in Son, but his shot is comfortably saved by Bazunu.
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
81': No goals for Son or Kane despite the four for Spurs today.
I'm sure they'll be trying to change that in the final 10 minutes...
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
79': Spurs are heading to the top of the table and they look good value for it today.
Kane looks to find Kulusevski in behind but the Swede is offside.
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
76': Great save by Lloris, who gets down low to deny Aribo.
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
75': Kane has been a bit out of things in attacks today, and his progress is shut down as Aribo clears.
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
70': Handball claims are eventually turned down. and the corner comes to nothing.
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
69': Big shouts for a penalty for Spurs!
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
66': Perisic is introduced for his first Premier League appearance, replacing Sessegnon.
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
62': The defending from Saints is woeful, as Kulusevski is awarded time to stroke the ball past Bazulu and make this one all but over.
Tottenham 4-1 Southampton
Kulusevski gets in on the act!
Tottenham 3-1 Southampton
61': Royal gets in behind and flashes a cross across the face of goal, and Salisu can't do anything but turn it into his own net and double Spurs' lead.
Tottenham 3-1 Southampton
Salisu turns it into his own net!
Tottenham 2-1 Southampton
60': A bit nervy for Spurs following a Walker-Peters cross, which is eventually cleared.
Good spell this for the Saints.
Tottenham 2-1 Southampton
57': Southampton win a corner off Royal, which is headed away by Kane.
Tottenham 2-1 Southampton
54': Commanding goalkeeping from Bazunu again, as he claims the ball at the expense of his teammate Walker-Peters, who is currently receiving treatment.
Tottenham 2-1 Southampton
51': A fantastic challenge from Walker-Peters stops Sessegnon getting a certain second of the afternoon.
Tottenham 2-1 Southampton
49': Davies' threatening cross is met by Royal, but his header is way over.
Tottenham 2-1 Southampton
46': Spurs thought they had scored in the first 20 seconds of the half, but the offside flag bails Saints out.