Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur will both be expecting to expand on Boxing Day triumphs in the Premier League when they clash at St Mary's on Tuesday evening.
Ralph Hasenhuttl's men won 3-2 against West Ham United at the end of the week, while Spurs traveled to a 3-0 accomplishment over Crystal Palace.
Two times Southampton were fixed back in their fight with West Ham at the London Stadium, yet they would not be denied a third time, as the Saints delayed the Hammers' hopelessness with an undeniably exhilarating 3-2 accomplishment in the capital.
Later Michail Antonio and Said Benrahma had counteracted endeavors from James Ward-Prowse and Mohamed Elyounoussi, Ward-Prowse's sans pinpoint kick observed the head of Jan Bednarek with 20 minutes staying to end Southampton's hopeless winless run.
Hasenhuttl's side had gone six first class games without a success prior to winning at the London Stadium, and therefore the Saints have climbed to fourteenth in the table in front of Everton, yet they are just one point clear of the Toffees having played a game more.
The hosts will in this way keep on investigating their shoulder - particularly with eighteenth put Burnley nine focuses behind with three games close by - however they can take comfort in the way that they are unbeaten in five Premier League games at home before Antonio Conte visits.
Later Nuno Espirito Santo had regulated a hosing 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the early months of the period, it was Tottenham's chance to hit the Eagles for three with no answer this time around, as Conte's side ruled procedures on home soil.
Lucas Moura was the superstar with an objective and two helps on the day, with the Brazilian setting up Harry Kane and Son Heung-min either side of his header to stretch out Conte's solid beginning to life back in the Premier League.
The Lilywhites are presently unbeaten in six Premier League games since Conte assumed control - winning four of them - and they exploited the Saints' success over West Ham to climb to fifth in the table on Boxing Day, six focuses behind Arsenal having played three games less.
As noteworthy as Spurs have been on home soil this month - with every one of their last six apparatuses occurring at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - Conte has just supervised two away games with the Lilywhites and has neglected to win both of them, with no meeting fan requiring helping to remember that pivotal night against NS Mura.
Spikes won both Premier League games against Southampton last season by a normal scoreline of 7-3 - netting five of those objectives at St Mary's - and the strain is presently on Conte's side to decipher that positive home structure into results out and about.
Southampton possible XI : Caballero; Valery, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, S. Armstrong, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Djenepo, Adams, A. Armstrong
Tottenham Hotspur possible XI : Lloris; Tanganga, Dier, Rodon, Doherty, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Davies, Alli, Bergwijn, Kane
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