Tottenham continued their fine Premier League home run without
injured star Harry Kane as they saw off Southampton 2-1 in a tight
contest at White Hart Lane.
Kane had hobbled out of Spurs' FA Cup win over Millwall a week
earlier, but, in his absence, Mauricio Pochettino's side edged to a 10th
straight league victory on home turf with goals from Christian Eriksen
and Dele Alli.
While Southampton were the last visiting team to win a top-flight
game at the Lane – in the closing weeks of last season – they lost their
own in-form forward, Manolo Gabbiadini, to injury after half an hour of
this clash, having earlier fallen behind to Eriksen's fine strike.
Alli then tucked away a penalty to secure a comfortable half-time
lead for Tottenham, but James Ward-Prowse celebrated the week of his
first senior England call-up with a 52nd-minute strike to give the
visitors hope.
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