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– Tottenham came from a goal down to get their Premier League campaign off to a flying start with a comfortable home victory against Southampton.
– Spurs fell behind in the 12th minute to James Ward-Prowse’s volley, driving the ball into the ground and watching the bounce beat Hugo Lloris, but Antonio Conte’s side’s response was swift and ruthless.
– Ryan Sessegnon headed in his first Premier League goal for the club from an inviting Dejan Kulusevski cross to draw the hosts level and by the half-hour mark they were in front.
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– Eric Dier had not scored in three years but met a whipped Son Heung-min delivery with a low, flicked header into the far corner.
– Tottenham carried that confidence into the second half and Mohammed Salisu turned Emerson Royal’s cross into his own net, before the impressive Kulusevski grabbed a well-taken fourth to cap a dominant display.
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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 6, 2022
