Tottenham just never seem to do things the easy way. Restoring some much-needed confidence one week ago with a 3-1 victory against Nottingham Forest, the Lilywhites came crashing back down to earth on the south coast on Saturday afternoon.
Taking on struggling Southampton, it looked like the ideal game for Antonio Conte's side to record another win and also move into third place ahead of the international break. Spurs had three points in the bag with 16 minutes remaining after Ivan Perisic had added to goals from Pedro Porro and Harry Kane to give them a 3-1 lead.
They just couldn't see out the game, though, and conceded a number of chances before James Ward-Prowse added to Theo Walcott's 77th minute strike by netting a controversial penalty in stoppage time for a share of the spoils. It ultimately felt like a defeat for Tottenham and it resulted in a furious Conte letting rip at his squad in a remarkable press conference at St Mary's.
