Tottenham Hotspur’s five-game-long winless streak has finally reached its end on Sunday night as Ange Postecoglou’s side sent the invoice for all the previous defeats and traumas to poor Southampton.Spurs humiliated the hosts at St. Mary’s 5-0 thanks to a spectacular first-half arcade fire, netting all five before the break. Djed Spence made his first-ever Premier League start and made sure it stays in the collective memory of Spurs’ fans as he assisted after just 36 seconds for Maddison’s opener. And just like that – almost straight from the kick-off – we got ourselves as one-sided game as it gets.Harambee Stars prospect Djed Spence provided a brilliant assist for James Maddison, giving Tottenham the lead against Southampton.Spence’s mother is Kenyan.#KenyansAbroad pic.twitter.com/V33LS2ZN91— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) December 15, 2024 Son Heung-min doubled the lead before Dejan Kulusevski made it 3-0 inside the opening 15 minutes. There was no way back for the Saints from that abyss, so they kept sinking and sinking.Pape Sarr danced around a couple of Southampton players before firing it home, and it was 0-4 after only quarter of an hour. They needed a break, rescue, anything to stop that battering, but the half-time interval was just too far away. At least, for them.🏴 Pape Matar Sarr GOAL vs Southampton Assist by #HeungMinSon 🔥 #Southampton PremierLeague #Tottenham pic.twitter.com/dHjUwZPeSA— MUHAMMAD zohaib (@RealMzohaib) December 15, 2024 The visitors managed to bag another one in the dying seconds of the fist half – Son played a lovely through ball to Maddison, who sealed a brace for a staggering 5-0 lead with 45 minutes to go.As you can already imagine, the second part of the game was nowhere near the first one in terms of goal or excitement, as Spurs pushed the break paddle, satisfied with what they had achieved in the opening period.Angeball has returned, and Postecoglou’s only desire is to see this sort of composure and desire in games to come.##NAJAVA_MECA_8571468##At the same time, Chelsea rushed to another EPL win, this time against Brentford at home, 2-0. Enzo Maresca’s side attackingly-oriented squad kept pressing the Bees quite successfully for the majority of the game. The consequence – Thomas Frank’s side didn’t record a single shot on target within 70 minutes. Still, it was just 1-0 on the scoreboard at that moment, thanks to Marc Cucurella’s first-half header. It was the Spaniard’s first goal since May 2022, but his teammates struggled to jump onto that bandwagon.Marc Cucurella hit the penguin waddle celebration after scoring his first PL goal for Chelsea 🐧 pic.twitter.com/xAxyDfkqWA— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 15, 2024 Nicolas Jackson missed a sitter, which seemed to have triggered the visitors’ reaction, as they suddenly started making serious moves inside the Blues’ area.However, a couple of clear-cut chances converted into goals, and they were punished for that on the other end, as Jackson made amends for the previous miss.There was enough time left on the clock for Brian Mbeumo to peg one back on the verge of the stoppage time.And, out of the blue, we got ourselves a proper late drama. The title challengers managed to held to a 2-1 lead though, as they proved once again this season could actually be theirs. ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 16SaturdayArsenal – Everton 0-0Liverpool – Fulham 2-2 (0-1)/Gakpo 47, Jota 86 – Pereira 11, Muniz 76/Newcastle – Leicester 4-0 (1-0)/Murphy 30,60, Bruno 48, Isak 50/Wolverhampton – Ipswich 1-2 (0-1)/Cunha 72 – Doherty 15 og, Taylor 90+3/Nott. Forest – Aston Villa 2-1 (0-0)/Milenkovic 87, Elanga, 90+3 – Duran 63/SundayBrighton – Crystal Palace 1-3 (0-2)/Guehi 87 og – Chalobah 27, Sarr 33, 82/Manchester City – Manchester United 1-2 (1-0)/Gvardiol 36 – Bruno 88 pen, Diallo 90/Chelsea – Brentford (1-0)/Cucurella 43, Jackson 80 – Mbeumo 90/Southampton – Tottenham 0-5 (0-5)/Maddison 1,45+4, Son 12, Kulusevski 14, Sarr 25/Monday23:00: (1.75) Bournemouth (3.70) West Ham (4.70)***odds are subject to change***
