Tottenham extended their unbeaten Premier League start under Antonio Conte following a 1-1 draw with 10-man Southampton at St Mary s.
The in-form James Ward-Prowse put Saints ahead with a sweetly struck 16-yard shot in the 25th minute.
Harry Kane equalised from the penalty spot 16 minutes later after Mohammed Salisu was dismissed for a second bookable offence.
Spurs were also denied goals twice by offside rulings, as Conte became the first manager in the club s history to remain unbeaten through his first seven league games in charge.
Tottenham had lost their final league game in just one of the last 12 calendar years and thought they had taken the lead in the 14th minute, but Ben Davies header from a Son Heung-min free-kick was ruled out for offside.
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The new year brings even more footballing action as the players are back out on the pitch almost as soon as they came off it. Every side will know how important it is to start the year with a win, while the managers will be desperately trying to rotate their teams to keep the players as fresh as possible. With all of this in mind, Southampton host Crystal Palace on Tuesday.
Southampton have been in very poor form this season and they are in danger of being forced into a relegation battle. After 21 games they have won four times, drawn eight and lost nine, while they have scored 20 goals and conceded 30 times. The 20 points they have collected sees them sitting just tw…
Napoli have completed the signing of Giacomo Raspadori from Sassuolo, with the 22-year-old initially arriving on a season-long loan ahead of a permanent transfer next year.
Raspadori, who was also targeted by Juventus after scoring 10 Serie A goals last season, follows the likes of Giovanni Simeone, Tanguy Ndombele and Kim Min-jae in sealing a move to Naples during a busy transfer window in southern Italy.
Luciano Spalletti s team threatened to challenge for a first Scudetto since the Diego Maradona era before finishing third last season, but they have subsequently been in need of attacking reinforcements following a spate of high-profile departures.
Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne, the two highest goalscorers in Napoli s history, both departed on free transfer…
Tanguy Ndombele has not tried to shift the blame for his underwhelming Tottenham performances as he accepts he is risking his career by returning to Lyon on loan.
Ndombele was a £55.5million (€62m) signing for Spurs in 2019 but re-joined former club Lyon on Monday in a temporary move that could become permanent for €65m.
The midfielder failed to show in England why Tottenham had invested so heavily in his services.
After creating 47 chances and laying on seven assists in his final season in Ligue 1, Ndombele played only 30 key passes and contributed five assists in two and a half years in the Premier League.
There were mitigating factors, with Ndombele signed by Mauricio Pochettino, who soon left to be replaced by Jose Mourinho. Nuno Espirito Santo a…
Olivier Giroud s hot goalscoring form continued as Chelsea came from behind to claim a 3-1 win over Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday, sending the Blues top.
Former Chelsea player Patrick Bamford put Leeds ahead with their first shot of the game as Chelsea were punished on the counterattack.
Giroud, who scored all four of Chelsea s goals in a Champions League win over Sevilla during the week, equalised just before the half-hour with an instinctive close-range finish.
Chelsea went ahead when Kurt Zouma headed in from a corner and the hosts finished Leeds off in stoppage time thanks to Christian Pulisic.
34 At 34 years and 66 days, Olivier Giroud is also the oldest player to ever score in six consecutive Premier League starts. Maturity.
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