James Maddison led charge with a pair of goals, as Tottenham scored five times in the first half en route to a 5-0 victory over Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium on Sunday. WATCH — Southampton vs Tottenham full match replay The victory snaps a three-game winless run for Tottenham (10th - 23 points) and sends them back up into the top half of the Premier League table with a healthy boost to the goal difference column to boot (+17,

It failed to stop Tottenham's noisy away support repeatedly calling for chairman Daniel Levy to leave the club, but this result - on the club's first return to Southampton since Antonio Conte's extraordinary rant in 2023 - moved them within four points of fifth-placed Manchester City.

Tottenham were at their rampant best in a wild first half that saw Ange Postecoglou's side destroy Southampton with five goals in their Premier League clash.

SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) -Tottenham Hotspur scored five goals in the opening half of a Premier League game for the first time in their history as they thrashed bottom club Southampton 5-0 away on Sunday.

Tottenham put an end to a five-match winless run in commanding fashion, thumping Southampton 5-0 at St Mary’s Stadium on Sunday.