Tottenham return to Premier League duty on Sunday, welcoming relegation-threatened Southampton to North London.
Under mounting pressure, manager Ange Postecoglou is seeking a turnaround after a disheartening defeat to Chelsea extended Spurs’ winless streak to four matches. Sitting 14th in the table and out of the FA Cup, the North Londoners are falling well short of preseason expectations.
A victory at home would be a much-needed boost for Postecoglou, helping to mend ties with frustrated fans and inject momentum ahead of Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final first leg against Eintracht Frankfurt at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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Their opponents, Southampton, could offer a timely opportunity. The Saints remain anchored to the foot of the table and haven’t climbed off the bottom since their loss to Wolves back in early November. If Spurs are to snap their current slump, Sunday could present the ideal opening.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
Tottenham vs. Southampton live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match in the U.S.:
- TV channel: —
- Live stream: Peacock
This game is not available for live TV broadcast in the United States. Streaming options are available on Peacock.
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What time does Tottenham vs. Southampton kick off?
This Premier League clash takes place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England and kicks off on Sunday, April 6 at 2:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across the U.S.:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Eastern Time | Sun., Apr. 6 | 9:00 a.m. |
| Central Time | Sun., Apr. 6 | 8:00 a.m. |
| Mountain Time | Sun., Apr. 6 | 7:00 a.m. |
| Pacific Time | Sun., Apr. 6 | 6:00 a.m. |
Tottenham vs. Southampton predicted lineups, team news
Ange Postecoglou will look to make some changes for the weekend match, keeping in mind Tottenham’s next Europa League game against Frankfurt. That might allow Pape Matar Sarr, Brennan Johnson, and Mathys Tel more of a chance, and Son Heung-min a chance to take a break.
On the injury front, Spurs got some good news with Micky van de Ven escaping any real problems in Thursday’s loss—his late-game pain was nothing more than cramp, and he’ll be fit to play on Sunday.
Richarlison is also in line to come back from a calf injury by starting up training again, although it’s too early to say for sure if he’ll play. Radu Dragusin (ACL), Dejan Kulusevski (foot), and Kevin Danso (hamstring) are still out.
Tottenham predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Vicario (GK) — Porro, Romero, Gray, Udogie — Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison — Johnson, Solanke, Tel.
Injured: Richarlison (doubtful), Radu Dragusin (ACL), Dejan Kulusevski (foot), Kevin Danso (hamstring)
Suspended: None
Southampton’s campaign has deteriorated further, and they will miss Flynn Downes for Sunday’s match after the midfielder received his 10th yellow card of the season during their Crystal Palace draw.
His ban is added to a list already full of cause for concern with Juan Larios and Ross Stewart both out with fitness issues, while Will Smallbone, who has been nursing a groin problem, is due to resume training in the near future.
As if things would not get bad enough, Paul Onuachu is still a big question mark after going out with an ankle injury last outing. In other news, Lesley Ugochukwu and Ryan Manning also had to be withdrawn from action, although they are not dealing with huge issues.
As options are at a premium, Cameron Archer now appears likely to spearhead the attack in the North London outing, with Joe Aribo and Yukinari Sugawara competing for the starting places in the lineup.
Southampton predicted XI (3-4-1-2, right to left): Ramsdale (GK) — Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap — Sugawara, Aribo, Ugochukwu, Walker-Peters — Fernandes — Archer, Dibling.
Injured: Juan Larios, Ross Stewart, Will Smallbone, Paul Onuachu
Suspended: Flynn Downes
Premier League fixture schedule this week
All times ET
Saturday, April 5
- Everton vs. Arsenal (7:30 a.m.)
- Crystal Palace vs. Brighton (10:00 a.m.)
- Ipswich Town vs. Wolves (10:00 a.m.)
- West Ham vs. Bournemouth (10:00 a.m.)
- Aston Villa vs. Nottingham Forest (12:30 p.m.)
Sunday, April 6
- Brentford vs. Chelsea (9:00 a.m.)
- Fulham vs. Liverpool (9:00 a.m.)
- Tottenham vs. Southampton (9:00 a.m.)
- Man United vs. Man City (11:30 a.m.)
Monday, April 07
- Leicester City vs. Newcastle United (3:00 p.m.)
