Southampton secured a vital point in their pursuit of Premier League survival, as a last-gasp penalty from James Ward-Prowse earned a dramatic 3-3 draw against top-four chasing Tottenham Hotspur. Coming into the contest having suffered consecutive defeats to Wolves and Leicester in their two previous Premier League away trips, Spurs knew a positive start was needed against their struggling opponents. However, it was Southampton who edged a closely-fought opening half-hour, with Ward-Prowse firing the hosts’ best opportunity wastefully wide of the target.Spurs gradually gained an upper hand in proceedings as the first half progressed, and duly took the lead on the stroke of halftime. Son Heung-min showed impressive vision to pick out the marauding run of Pedro Porro, and the Spaniard took one touch to compose himself before firing a powerful close-range strike beyond Gavin Bazunu to give the visitors a timely breakthrough.Pedro Porro scores his first goal for #Spurs! He tried his absolute best to miss it though 😂#Southampton 0-1 #Tottenham#THFC #COYS #SOUTOT pic.twitter.com/xSreYWMIK5— Football Confidential 🌐 (@footballconfid1) March 18, 2023 Southampton emerged after the restart eager to claw their way back into the contest, and found an immediate response within 45 seconds, as Ché Adams tucked home from Theo Walcott’s low delivery. Buoyed by the equaliser, the hosts looked to capitalise on their momentum going into the final 30 minutes, but Spurs continued to provide a threat at the other end, and it was the visitors who regained the lead in the 65th minute, when Harry Kane rose highest in the box to direct Dejan Kulusevski’s cross into the roof of the net.GOAL! Southampton 1-1 Tottenham (Adams) #SOUTOT pic.twitter.com/2yJkwH629t— The Premier League Club (@TPLCSports) March 18, 2023 GOAL! Southampton 1-2 Tottenham (Kane) #SOUTOTpic.twitter.com/omWLEvKK6i— The Premier League Club (@TPLCSports) March 18, 2023 Spurs extended their advantage 10 minutes later through a clinical strike from Ivan Perišić which initially appeared to kill the contest. The Saints were defiant however, and immediately reduced the deficit to just a single goal, as former-Arsenal player Theo Walcott slotted beyond Fraser Forster to set up a tantalising finale.GOAL! Southampton 1-3 Tottenham (Perisic) #SOUTOT pic.twitter.com/vFc6oQ6qYk— The Premier League Club (@TPLCSports) March 18, 2023 GOAL! Southampton 2-3 Tottenham (Walcott) #SOUTOT pic.twitter.com/qIV5EJU3sE— The Premier League Club (@TPLCSports) March 18, 2023 Southampton went in pursuit of a late leveller and were given a golden opportunity in stoppage time, when Pape Sarr tripped Ainsley Maitland-Niles. This allowed Ward-Prowse to step up and fire a dramatic spot-kick into the top corner, earning the hosts a dramatic share of the spoils with Spurs players in disbelief.Pênalti cometido pelo Sarr e cobrança PERFEITA do Ward-Prowse. Tudo igual: Southampton 3×3 Tottenham#PremierLeagueNaESPNpic.twitter.com/9qXyx8kg0L— Papo de Boleiros 🇧🇷 (@_papoboleiros) March 18, 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE – Matchday 28Friday Nottingham Forest – Newcastle United 1-2 (1-1)/Dennis 26 – Isak 45+2, 90+3 pen/Saturday Wolverhampton – Leeds 2-4 (0-1)/Jonny 65, Cunha 73 – Harrison 6, Ayling 50, Kristensen 62, Rodrigo 90+7/Southampton – Tottenham 3-3 (0-1)/Adams 47, Walcott 77, Ward-Prowse 90+3 – Porro 45+1, Kane 65, Perisic 74/Brentford – Leicester 1-1 (1-0)/Jensen 32 – Barnes 53/Aston Villa – Bournemouth 3-0 (1-0)/Douglas Luiz 7, Ramsey 80, Buendia 89/Liverpool – Fulham POSTPONED20.30: (1.47) Chelsea (4.10) Everton (7.75)Sunday 17.00: (1.27) Arsenal (5.50) Crystal Palace (12.0)Brighton – Man United POSTPONEDMan City – West Ham POSTPONED***odds are subject to change***
