Tottenham were completely overrun for long stretches of that opening period and surely cannot be as bad again after the break. Might Mourinho look to change things? Alli is on the bench.
Southampton may have conceded first, but they will wonder how they are not in front at the break. Stephens’ own goal interrupted 45 minutes of near dominance from the visitors, who belatedly equalised through Long. Ward-Prowse’s injury put a dampener on an otherwise promising half.
45′ + 5′ HALF-TIME: Tottenham 1-1 Southampton
45′ + 3′ Bednarek again! Magnificent! Son feeds Aurier and gets a return pass around 12 yards from goal. Son lines up a shot in front of goal, but Bednarek gets back and intercepts. Son briefly stays down, although it was he who fouled Bednarek if anything, before getting to his feet.
45′ + 2′ Southampton move the ball nicely on the edge of the Tottenham area and it is finally Redmond who gets space 20 yards out to shoot. He leaves Winks behind but blazes over. It is a really poor effort in a great position.
45′ + 1′ There will be a minimum of four additional minutes at the end of this first half, largely due to the Ward-Prowse injury.
45′ A repeat! Son leads the attack this time, three on two, but he takes too long, and Bednarek intervenes. Son looked to be set to slide Aurier in.
44′ Big challenge from Bednarek! A Southampton corner from the left is cleared, and Lucas Moura leads a counter. Southampton are getting men back, though, and Bednarek’s well-timed tackle halts his opponent.
43′ A sloppy spell sees each team cede possession quickly under intense pressure, the quality then lacking at key moments.
41′ That seemingly serious Ward-Prowse injury just stifled the atmosphere, but Southampton are maintaining control of the ball.
40′ SUB: Indeed, here comes Vestergaard. It would appear Stephens will move to right-back.
39′ This will be the end of Ward-Prowse’s outing. He is on a stretcher. Hasenhuttl looks very concerned as Redmond indicates the nature of the injury to his manager.
37′ Real concern for Ward-Prowse. Sessegnon challenges the Southampton right-back and catches him high on the leg. Ward-Prowse appears to be in considerable pain as he receives treatment, and Sessegnon is being comforted by Saints players.
35′ Tottenham have not really got going. Their goal was a gift and they have otherwise been on the back foot throughout. Southampton are pushing again.
S. Long
Goal
34′ GOAL!! It’s 1-1! Long! Lloris has given Southampton every opportunity to score with his poor handling, and his latest parry grants Long the simplest of finishes. Redmond twists in the area and shoots low, and Lloris pushes the ball out to Long.
33′ Southampton have had 63 per cent of possession, along with five shots to Tottenham’s two. The hosts lead, though.
32′ And again from Stephens! Lucas Moura links up with Sessegnon on the left, the Brazilian then dancing past Ward-Prowse towards goal. Stephens steps in to good effect.
30′ Great challenge from Stephens! Son is fed by Aurier on the right-hand side of the area, and the Tottenham forward looks to chop past the defender and go for goal. Stephens stands firm and tackles well.
29′ Good work from Tanganga. Ings pounces on Bertrand’s low cross in the Tottenham area, but Tanganga just muscles the striker off the ball, seeing it behind for a goal-kick.
28′ Ward-Prowse does really well to get back and halt Lucas Moura as the Tottenham man moves at pace into the Southampton area. But under pressure, Ward-Prowse concedes a corner. Southampton clear.
26′ More Southampton pressure. Ward-Prowse crosses low and Tottenham just about clear. A corner comes in from the right, but Stephens cannot direct his header on goal, and a second cross is gathered by Lloris.
24′ The opener was Southampton’s first own goal in over a year. Ward-Prowse was the last Saints star to put through his own net, doing so against City in December 2018.
23′ After a nervy stretch after the goal, Southampton are in control again. They must take their chances, though, as Tottenham look dangerous on the break, and another home goal would take this game away from Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men.
22′ Tottenham rode their luck but won against City on Sunday – and it has very much been more of the same so far here. Spurs are in front thanks to an unfortunate own goal, but Southampton have had three or four big chances.
20′ SAVE… JUST! Lloris looks very, very shaky. Bertrand shoots from 20 yards, and Lloris saves but parries straight back out. The ball just passes Long’s toe, but that could have been a tap-in.
19′ CROSSBAR! Huge, huge chance for Southampton! It is a stunning pass in behind from Ward-Prowse, and Lloris bizarrely opts to stay on his line. Ings gets to the edge of the six-yard box before hammering against the crossbar. Lloris stood little chance from that range, but Ings could not hit the target.
18′ Lovely skill from Ndombele. He appears a little unsure with an initial nutmeg, but then drags the ball away from Romeu in the centre of the field and wins a foul. The Tottenham midfielder takes a little time to get back to his feet, though, holding his back.
16′ Spurs are pressing high, too, now. It means space for Ings and Long when Southampton break through, but the visitors are finding things a little tough now.
14′ Tottenham’s pace in attack is causing Southampton some concern. The visitors have played the better football and, until that opener, enjoyed the better chances, but some fairly desperate defending led to that strike.
J. Stephens
Own Goal
12′ OWN GOAL!! Stephens turns in Ndombele’s shot!1-0 Spurs! Southampton have been by far the better side, but Winks feeds Sessegnon in behind, causing Stephens some real problems. A scrambling challenge sees the ball break to Ndombele, whose low wayward shot deflects off Stephens and into the net.
10′ SAVE! Awkward from Lloris! Great play from Long on the left, who gets in behind Tanganga and tees up Redmond on the underlap with a smart backheel. Redmond’s shot, cutting in from the left, is fairly feeble, but Lloris can only block with his legs. A cross is then gathered under pressure from Ward-Prowse.
9′ Southampton are comfortable in possession until an ambitious Ward-Prowse pass is cut out. Lucas Moura breaks, but Aurier slows the attack. Spurs build again.
8′ A Southampton corner from the right is not cleared particularly convincingly, but visitors fail to find a way through when Boufal carries the ball towards the Tottenham area.
7′ SAVE! Vital interception from Lloris! Boufal skips away down the Southampton left, beats Tanganga for pace, and fizzes in a low cross. Lloris just gets there to divert the ball away from an onrushing Southampton attacker.
5′ Great play from Ings! In a move similar to his stunning winner against Spurs at St Mary’s in January, the striker lobs a defender with his first touch and then slams in a left-footed shot. Lloris gathers, though.
4′ Easy stop for Gunn. Tottenham are looking to break at speed, and Dier’s quick free-kick allows the hosts to swiftly free Son on the left. He tees up Sessegnon, but the shot is straight at Gunn.
3′ Southampton’s attempts to enjoy some early possession are disrupted by Lucas Moura’s pressing. It’s a little scrappy so far.
2′ Rather than a four-man defence with Tanganga at left-back, Tottenham look to have gone for a back five. Tanganga is to the right of Alderweireld in the centre of defence, while Sessegnon starts at left-wing-back.
1′ KICK-OFF: Southampton’s Romeu gets us under way at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
Tottenham won the league fixture between these sides in London earlier this season, and Spurs have come out on top in eight of their past nine home games against Southampton.
Mourinho goes with a strong Spurs side, but he is without Erik Lamela and Giovani Lo Celso due to respective groin and thigh injuries. Steven Bergwijn, the goal hero against Manchester City, is ineligible having signed after the initial match against Southampton. “We are really short of attacking options,” Mourinho told BT Sport. Meanwhile, in the away ranks, Boufal’s reward for securing this replay is a rare start.
Subs: Harry Lewis, Jake Vokins, Jannik Vestergaard, Will Smallbone, Stuart Armstrong, Michael Obafemi, Che Adams.
Southampton (4-4-2): Angus Gunn; James Ward-Prowse, Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek, Ryan Bertrand; Sofiane Boufal, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Oriol Romeu, Nathan Redmond; Danny Ings, Shane Long.
Subs: Paulo Gazzaniga, Davinson Sanchez, Dennis Cirkin, Oliver Skipp, Gedson Fernandes, Dele Alli, Troy Parrott.
Tottenham (4-3-3): Hugo Lloris; Serge Aurier, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Japhet Tanganga; Eric Dier, Harry Winks, Tanguy Ndombele; Ryan Sessegnon, Lucas Moura, Son Heung-min.
Let’s get the team news…
Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho has won the FA Cup once, 13 years ago, and this appears to represent his best hope of silverware in his first season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
A late Sofiane Boufal equaliser in the initial tie enforced this match, cancelling out Son Heung-min’s opener for Spurs at St Mary’s Stadium. The winners here will host Norwich City in the fifth round.
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of the final FA Cup fourth-round replay between Tottenham and Southampton!
J. Vestergaard
J. Ward-Prowse