Tottenham dropped two precious points against 10-man Southampton on Tuesday as West Ham beat Watford 4-1 to extend the heat in the race for a Premier League top-four spot. On a different day of action due to the coronavirus postponement, Crystal Palace trailed bottom-line Norwich 3-0 while Liverpool prepare to take on Leicester in the day’s matches. Spurs are still unbeaten in the league since Antonio Conte took over early last month, but they failed to pass on a man advantage as they drew 1-1 at St.
Southampton took a deserved lead in the 25th minute with a surprise goal from James Ward-Prause, who thwarted a first home attempt since a throw-in, leaving Hugo Lloris helpless.
Tottenham had failed to make the most of their limited opening, but the game was turned on its head when Mohamed Salisu brought down Son Heung-min in the penalty area shortly before half-time.
Salisu was sent for a second yellow card and Harry Kane made no mistake from the spot.
Kane hit the net again early in the second half after a delightful float pass from Harry Winks, but the goal was dismissed for a minor offside.
Tottenham did not allow another goal after Southampton’s Fraser Forster dropped the ball under pressure, with referee Anthony Taylor deciding that the goalkeeper had been fouled despite limited clear contact.
The home side was on the ropes for the most part of the rest of the game, but the Spurs failed to find a killer touch and left South Coast disappointed.
West Ham comeback
West Ham shrugged off the disappointment of conceding an early goal at Vicarage Road to bolster their effort to cement their Champions League place.
Watford took an early lead when Emmanuel Dennis was played by Joshua King for his eighth goal of the season.
West Ham were level in the 27th minute when Tomas Sousek overtook Daniel Bachman after Jarrod Bowen was found in space in the box.
The visitors took the lead two minutes later, when Michael Antonio, on his return, played at Said Benrahma, whose shot found the net through a deflection off Adam Messina.
David Moyes’ men extended their lead from the penalty spot just before the hour mark when Mark Noble scored after Bachmann fouled Bowen.
Nikola Vlasic scored 4-1 with a goal in stoppage time.
West Ham move to fifth place in the Premier League with 31 points after 19 games, four ahead of Arsenal and one ahead of Spurs, who have two matches in hand.
Odsson Edouard’s goal from the penalty spot in the eighth minute saw Crystal Palace start right at home for struggling Norwich.
Patrick Vieira’s men doubled their lead in the 38th minute when douard shot for Jean-Philippe Mateta in the bottom corner and Jeffrey Schlup made it 3-0 four minutes later.
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Liverpool will be desperate to beat Leicester in a late kick-off at King Power Stadium to close a six-point gap for leaders Manchester City, who have played more games than their title rivals.
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