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Conte’s Spurs make a statement with comfortable 4-1 win over Saints
Tottenham Hotspur's Dejan Kulusevski celebrates with his team-mates after scoring their side's fourth goal of the game
Spurs 4-1 Southampton
by Bella Katz
at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
THE Premier League returned to screens this weekend to the delight of fans across the country, and Spurs took full advantage of their first full pre-season under Antonio Conte to come back with a bang and thrash Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Southampton 4-1 at home.
A sea of travelling fans dressed in red and white celebrated wildly when Saints captain James Ward-Prowse floated a stunning right-footed shot past goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, to give his side the lead 12 minutes in.
That was the high point for Southampton, as it only got worse in the remaining 80 or so minutes — sometimes it can be a curse to score the first goal.
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