Tottenham returned to the battle for the top-four finish and a place in UEFA Champions League next season after a run of six wins in the last nine Premier League rounds.

They did lose to Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the previous league action but will still come into Wednesday’s fixture against Southampton in high spirits.

Antonio Conte has made some cuts in the team in January as he let several midfielders go, including Dele Alli, Giovanni Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele, and Bryan Gil.

Juventus’ pair Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski arrived in North London as their replacements.

The good news for Conte is the return of one of his main stars Heung-Min Son who also got a rest after skipping World Cup qualifiers for Korea Republic in the recently-finished international break.

Also, Harry Kane seems to be in a much better form compared to the start of the season and Spurs fans generally have more reasons to be optimistic ahead of the remaining fixtures in the season.

Mid-week’s clash against Southampton is another winnable contest for Spurs, especially if we know that the Saints have shipped at least two goals in each of the last six Premier League outings on the road.

Southampton do play attacking-minded football under Ralph Hasenhuttl and they will leave plenty of space for Son and Kane to deliver up front for the hosts



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托特纳姆热刺在过去的九轮英超联赛中取得六场胜利后，重新开始了争夺联赛前四名和下赛季欧洲冠军联赛席位的战斗。

在之前的联赛中，他们确实在斯坦福桥以0 - 2输给了切尔西，但在周三对阵南安普顿的比赛中，他们仍然精神饱满。

安东尼奥·孔蒂在一月份裁掉了几名中场球员，包括德利·阿里、乔瓦尼·洛塞尔索、坦基·恩多贝莱和布莱恩·吉尔。

尤文图斯的搭档罗德里戈·本坦科和德扬·库鲁塞夫斯基来到北伦敦作为他们的替代者。

对于孔戴来说，好消息是他的主力球员之一孙兴慜的回归。在最近结束的国际比赛中，孙兴慜错过了韩国世界杯预选赛，也得到了休息。

此外，哈里·凯恩看起来比赛季初的状态要好得多，热刺球迷通常有更多的理由在赛季剩下的比赛之前保持乐观。

周中对阵南安普顿的比赛是热刺的另一场可赢的比赛，特别是如果我们知道圣徒队在过去的六场英超客场比赛中都至少打进两球的话。

在拉尔夫·哈森胡泰的带领下，南安普顿踢的是进攻型足球，他们会给孙兴慜和凯恩留下足够的空间，让他们在前场为主队带球