Alli netted his second and Spurs’ fourth goal moments later as the England worldwide placed the ball into bottom corner after being played in by Danny Rose, 4-1.
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Mauricio Pochettino’s side are now residing in fifth place, four points behind North London rivals Arsenal and level with sixth-placed Manchester United.
In the 52nd minute, Spurs hit the front when Harry Kane rose to meet Christian Eriksen’s firmly struck corner with a quite sublime header which gave Forster no chance.
Southampton continued to look most unsafe in attack, with Redmond drilling just wide after 15 minutes before Danny Rose denied the winger a shot inside the six-yard box with a desperate but effective challenge.
It ended 4-1 and Kane was asked on Sky Sports after the match what statement the win has sent out.
Meanwhile, striker Harry Kane hoped to end the first half of the league campaign on a high as Tottenham first prepare for the trip to Southampton and then to Watford.
Spurs kept pushing and just past the 70th minute rattled the crossbar through an Eriksen drive. Eriksen’s long through-pass found substitute Son who took a touch before drilling the ball low into the corner.
Tottenham and Liverpool have been reliable recent customers but Southampton now value their latest big asset – Virgil van Dijk – at a fee that is probably beyond either club’s defensive budget.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli has scored four goals in 16 Premier League appearances this season.
Dean awarded the penalty, though replays suggest the offence may have started outside the area, before compounding Southampton’s misery by issuing Redmond a red card.
A night to remember: Dele Alli.
“The two players went for the ball, I don’t know I didn’t see the action”.
Claude Puel’s side have only scored eight goals at home in the league this season – the lowest tally of any team. Southampton remained eighth on 24 points.
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Both the team played their last match against each other on May 2016 where Southampton thrashed Tottenham but 2-1.
