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Diaz's header puts Liverpool 1-0 in front of Spurs  NBC Sports

Man City 'will be active' in transfer window

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Arteta praises Arsenal's 'dominance' over Palace

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta share his thoughts on his side's performance against Crystal Palace and provides an injury update on Bukayo Saka.

Extended HLs: Crystal Palace v. Arsenal MWK 17

A brace from Gabriel Jesus helped guide Arsenal to a dominant 5-1 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in Matchweek 17.

Rice puts Arsenal 5-1 ahead of Crystal Palace

Declan Rice tucks away another goal for Arsenal to give the Gunners a four-goal cushion against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Martinelli makes it 4-1 for Arsenal over Palace

The rout could be on for Arsenal as Gabriel Martinelli gives the Gunners a three-goal cushion against Crystal Palace in the second half at Selhurst Park.

Havertz taps in Arsenal's third v. Crystal Palace

Gabriel Jesus's header hits off the post and falls at the feet of an alert Kai Havertz, who tucks away Arsenal's third goal of the first half against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Jesus blasts Arsenal 2-1 ahead of Crystal Palace

Thomas Partey finds Gabriel Jesus open at the top of the box, where the Brazilian striker guides his effort into the Crystal Palace goal to give Arsenal a 2-1 lead at Selhurst Park.

Sarr's curler puts Crystal Palace level v. Arsenal

Ismaila Sarr curls his shot past David Raya into the far corner of the goal to bring Crystal Palace back to level terms against Arsenal at Selhurst Park.

With their respective Premier League campaigns aren’t going quite as they had hoped, Tottenham and Manchester United should both be desperate for a win when they meet in the League Cup quarterfinals in north London on Thursday.

Tottenham sit 10th in the PL table with Ange Postecoglou three games shy of a season and a half on the job, and some Spurs fans are starting to lose patience for another manager they believe has over-promised and under-delivered. Nearly 16 years on from the club’s last trophy, Postecoglou can buy himself loads more time if he were to end the drought and lift a piece of silverware at Wembley Stadium on March 16. Tottenham’s confidence will be sky-high (relatively speaking) after beating last-place Southampton at the weekend and snapping a three-game winless run in league play.

Manchester United have, of course, won a handful of trophies since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure over a decade ago now (if you can believe it’s been that long), but the Red Devils have been nowhere near the consistent power they were (5 trophies in 11.5 seasons, compared to 6 PL titles alone in the 12 seasons prior). Now under the leadership of Ruben Amorim and fresh off a derby comeback for the ages over the weekend, six points is all that stands between them and the top-4. Derby, League Cup quarterfinal, Festive Fixtures — a fantastic time to build some momentum.

How to watch Tottenham vs Manchester United live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 3pm ET Thursday (December 19)

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — London

TV Channel: Paramount+

Streaming: Paramount+

Tottenham team news, focus

Spurs’ injury crisis somehow got worse this week, as Destiny Udogie lasted just 28 minutes before coming off against Southampton (more precautionary than anything, according to Postecoglou) and captain Son Heung-min was subbed off at halftime after picking up a knock in the first half.

OUT: Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Cristian Romero (quad), Guglielmo Vicario (fractured ankle - MORE), Richarlison (thigh), Rodrigo Bentancur (suspension - MORE), Wilson Odobert (thigh), Ben Davies (thigh) | QUESTIONABLE: Son Heung-min (knock), Destiny Udogie (thigh)

Manchester United team news, focus

OUT: Mason Mount (undisclosed), Luke Shaw (foot) | QUESTIONABLE: Noussair Mazraoui (knock)

Tottenham vs Manchester United prediction

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Son doubles Spurs' lead against Southampton  NBC Sports

Misery loves company, and perhaps the only Premier League side as miserable as last-place Southampton right now would be injury-ravaged Tottenham, with the two strugglers set to meet on the south coast on Sunday (2 pm ET).

WATCH LIVE — Southampton vs Tottenham

For live updates and highlights throughout Southampton vs Tottenham, check out PST’s live blog coverage below…

How to watch Southampton vs Tottenham live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 2pm ET, Sunday (December 15)

Venue: St. Mary’s Stadium — Southampton

TV Channel: Peacock Premium

Streaming: Premier League on Peacock

Southampton vs Tottenham live updates - by Andy Edwards

Southampton vs Tottenham live score: 0-5

Goalscorers: James Maddison (1', 45'+3), Son Heung-min (12'), Dejan Kulusevski (14'), Pape Matar Sarr (25')

GOAL! Southampton 0-5 Tottenham: James Maddison hooks another home home from a tight angle (45'+3)

GOAL! Southampton 0-4 Tottenham: Pape Matar Sarr weaves his way in for another (25')

GOAL! Southampton 0-3 Tottenham: Dejan Kulusevski cleans up the rebound (14')

GOAL! Southampton 0-2 Tottenham: Son Heung-min strikes at the back post (12')

GOAL! Southampton 0-1 Tottenham: James Maddison finishes after Djed Spence makes a great run, pass (1')

Southampton starting lineup

McCarthy - Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Downes, Manning - Aribo, Dibling, Fernandes - Armstrong, Sulemana

Tottenham starting lineup

Forster - Spence, Gray, Dragusin, Udogie - Bergvall, Sarr, Maddison - Kulusevski, Son, Solanke

The team was down to bare bones for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Rangers, with just one senior center back available and 7 of 11 places on the bench occupied by academy graduates — and that was before Timo Werner was hooked at halftime for a performance that Ange Postecoglou deemed “unacceptable.” 18-year-old Archie Gray partnered Radu Dragusin in central defense and has now appeared in all positions across the backline during his debut season for Tottenham. Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Ben Davies are all expected to be out until sometime around the new year.

Saints and Spurs are alike in that while the results have been far from desirable this season, the performances were actually quite good and they simply could not catch a break early in the season. Is it an 8-point difference, the gap currently between Southampton and safety in 17th? Probably not, but they would have a fighting chance. Tottenham’s makeshift defense could be the perfect remedy for the worst scoring record in the PL — 11 goals in 15 games.

Southampton team news, focus

OUT: Gavin Bazunu (Achilles), Ross Stewart (muscular), William Smallbone (thigh), Aaron Ramsdale (finger), Jack Stephens (suspension), Juan Larios (unspecified)

Tottenham team news, focus

OUT: Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Cristian Romero (quad), Yves Bissouma (suspension), Guglielmo Vicario (fractured ankle - MORE), Wilson Odobert (thigh), Ben Davies (thigh), Mikey Moore (illness), Richarlison (thigh), Rodrigo Bentancur (suspension - MORE)

Southampton vs Tottenham prediction

Enzo Maresca continued to burnish his Manager of the Year credentials as Chelsea came back to humble Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 in North London on Sunday.

Tottenham led 2-0 through 13 minutes but Chelsea responded with a vicious second half. Cole Palmer scored twice while Jadon Sancho and Enzo Fernandez joined him in a four-goal second half.

Chelsea are alone in second place and looking like genuine contenders for the Premier League trophy.

What did Maresca say? We have the Italian’s thoughts below.

Enzo Maresca reaction — How did Chelsea manager respond to comeback at Tottenham?

How much does it mean for the fans? “For the fans, for us. I said it during the week that we work every day to make our fans happy. Today, they can be happy.”

“To come into this stadium vs this team, 2-0 down, and to continue with the same plan on and off the ball. Overall, we deserve the win.”

Was it frustrating thar Cucurella slipped for the first Spurs goal, needed to change boots? “It’s more a question for Marc. They are mature enough to decide the boots they need for the game. It can happen. The most important thing is we were two goals down, we gave away two goals, and we continued and created many, many changes.”

Why the halftime subs? “We had a problem with Romeo Lavia, so Malo Gusto was inside. We moved Moises to center midfield. The change was good.”

Romeo Lavia injury update: "[Lavia] had hamstring problem, but now he’s okay. We don’t want to take chances in December, especially with so many games. Sometimes it’s better to lose 45 minutes than 5, 6 games.”

On his confidence with Cole Palmer at the penalty spot: “I know from Cole from a long time ago. I trust him in every aspect. Fantastic boy, fantastic guy. He needs to learn when he’s man marked the whole game. Yves Bissouma today.”

On title chances: “No, the plan or the idea is don’t allow them to slow down. Day by day in every session they cannot slow down because if one drops, there’s someone waiting to take their place.”

“Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, they don’t slide like Cucurella did. But on all serious note, we are far from ready, far from this team, we are focused on the day by day to improve the team and play the game.”

Enzo Maresca post-game interview, reaction video