Spurs are looking good after that slow start, with Tanguy NDombele's on-target shot deflected over off Pierre Hojbjerg.

And at the corner, Son Heung-Min gets enough onto a near-post corner to send the ball flying ion on goal but Angus Gunn beats it away with a decent save.

Saints switch off at a corner and Son Heung-Min tries to wriggle through at the near post, but he loses control at the crucial moment.

Christian Eriksen lines up a free kick from around 30 yards out, but a training ground move doesn't go to plan.

The Dane chips it over the defensive line and into Harry Kane's path, but the striker gets into a terrible tangle and misses his kick completely before hitting the deck inside the area.

Southampton have their best spell of posession for a while, which ends with Sofiane Boufal trying his luck from long range but putting it straight at Hugo Lloris.

The camera pans onto Dele Alli sat right behind Mauricio Pochettino in the bench area - a penny for the England midfielder's thoughts at the moment?

Spurs' first corner doesn't threaten Angus Gunn in the Saints' goal, but since that Lloris save it has been mostly all Spurs on the ball.

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That seems to have woken Spurs up - Harry Kane gets to the bye-line to volley the ball across the box but Jan Bednarek hooks it away.

Pierre Hojbjerg feeds Nathan Redmond on the right, and then he gets it back to sweep a shot in on target from outside the area. Lloris drops to his right to make a smart save, and from the corner Spurs are able to clear and settle things down.

Sofiane Boufal pops up on the right of the area and curls in a low cross; it's straight at Hugo Lloris, and within seconds Son Heung-Min takes down a lovely long pass from Toby Alderweireld in the Southampton area, but Jan Bednarek makes a perfectly-timed tackle.

Danny Ings tries an ambitious shot from near the left touchline but it sails high and wide.

Spurs are a bit sluggish and Saints look comfortable.

It's still a bit edgy to begin with and Southampton look the more confident, winning a free kick that Ryan Bertrand swings in.

Maya Yoshida gets up well but he canot get on top of the cross, and his header flies over the bar.

Sofiane Boufal tries to trick his way down Southampton left but Serge Aurier blocks his way in cagey opening.

And there's been a late change to the Saints line-up. Cedric has picked up a knock and Jannik Vestergaard takes his place.

And we're off, with Spurs getting the match under way.

Right, the teams are out on the pitch, the managers have exchanged friendly greetings and we're all set!

Mark Lawrenson

I think Tottenham will be back with a bang this week, because they are a long way off being in crisis.

They should be too strong for Southampton. A comfortable win would go a long way to solving Spurs' problems.

Prediction: 3-0

Neil Johnston
BBC Sport at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Mauricio Pochettino has used his programme notes to urge calm after a poor run of form.

"As always, when we experience disappointing moments, we know the key is to remain calm in our minds and focussed," says the Spurs boss after back-to-back defeats to Leicester and, in the Carabao Cup, Colchester.

"As a group we have been through these situations before and I am sure we will navigate our way through this spell too."

With German champions Bayern Munich in town on Tuesday in the Champions League, Spurs need to respond with a positive result against Pochettino's old club Southampton.

"Southampton is a club I know well and admire following my time there, however today there is no room for sentiment," adds Pochettino.

Mark Scott
Match of the Day commentator

The suspicion things aren't quite right at Tottenham was pretty much confirmed by Mauricio Pochettino himself this week, when he said he needs time to "rebuild togetherness in the squad" after their shock League Cup exit to Colchester.

In contrast to Spurs, Southampton had a great night in the cup during midweek, with Ralph Hasenhuttl calling their derby win at Portsmouth "unforgettable", but while they come into this one on a high, he's warned Tottenham will be like a wounded boxer and expects them to come out swinging.

If the Saints can make it five away wins in a row that could really leave Spurs on the ropes.

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Here's how the two sides line up today. Check back from 14:50 for live coverage of the game.

Hugo Lloris returns in goal after missing the defeat by Leicester due to the birth of his third child. Christian Eriksen is the other change to the side that lost last Sunday, with Erik Lamela dropping to the bench..

Spurs XI: Lloris, Aurier, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Rose, Sissoko, Winks, NDombele, Eriksen, Kane, Son Heung-Min.

Substitutes: Gazzaniga, Davies, Lamela, Wanyama, Dier, Alli, Moura.

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Ralph Hasenhuttl makes three changes to the side that lost to Bournemouth, with Maya Yoshida, Ryan Bertrand and Danny Ings coming in for Jannik Vestergaard, Kevin Danso and Che Adams.

Southampton XI: Gunn, Soares, Yoshida, Bednarek, Bertrand, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Boufal, Redmond, Ings.

Substitutes:Lewis, Vestergaard, Long, Armstrong, Obafemi, Danso, Valery.

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