James Maddison led charge with a pair of goals, as Tottenham scored five times in the first half en route to a 5-0 victory over Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium on Sunday. WATCH — Southampton vs Tottenham full match replay The victory snaps a three-game winless run for Tottenham (10th - 23 points) and sends them back up into the top half of the Premier League table with a healthy boost to the goal difference column to boot (+17,

It failed to stop Tottenham's noisy away support repeatedly calling for chairman Daniel Levy to leave the club, but this result - on the club's first return to Southampton since Antonio Conte's extraordinary rant in 2023 - moved them within four points of fifth-placed Manchester City.

Tottenham were at their rampant best in a wild first half that saw Ange Postecoglou's side destroy Southampton with five goals in their Premier League clash.

James Maddison set the tone inside the first minute, Son Heung-min doubled the lead after 12 minutes, Dejan Kulusevki added a third two minutes later, Pape Matar Sarr scored a fourth and Maddison got his second on the stroke of half-time.

Under-fire Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has preached a message about young talent as his team thrashed Southampton 5-0 at St Marys on Monday morning (AEDT).

Spurs will be without nine players for Sunday’s trip to Southampton, which is followed by a midweek Carabao Cup quarter-final tie.