Southampton 2-1 Tottenham: 5 Talking Points

#3 Tottenham Hotspurs: From title challengers to top 4 strugglers?

Fortunes have turned for Mauricio Pochetino's Spurs in the recent weeks in the Premier League. They are experiencing a major downfall as previous consecutive losses against top-four rivals Chelsea and another relegation-threatened side Burnley significantly ended their title hopes.

Moreover, Saturday's defeat means Spurs are in doubt to secure Champions League spot next season. It has wide opened third place and now Manchester United and Chelsea have an advantage over wobbling Tottenham.

#2 Ralph Hasenhüttl proving to be the right man for Saints at the right time

Although it has not been a quite superb start to life in Premier League for Austrian tactician Ralph Hasenhüttl, it looks like he is doing enough for Southampton's Premier League survival.

Southampton is now out of relegation zone as they occupy 16th position in the standings and the Austrian manager's tactics are now bearing fruits.

Since undertaking managerial post at the Saints, Hasenhüttl has registered big wins against Arsenal and Tottenham and drawn versus Chelsea.

#1 Competition hots up for achieving third, fourth place and avoiding the relegation zone

Premier League has come to its the business end and coming weeks will decide seasons of the clubs. In a flash, Tottenham's top four hopes are hanging to a thread while Southampton are out of the relegation zone for the time being.

Tonight, Manchester United have a chance to go level on points with Spurs while Chelsea can also potential to surpass the North Londoners as they have a couple of matches in hand.

All this suggests that we could be in for great drama in the coming months and let's remember, this is Premier League! Anything can happen here.

Edited by Umid Kumar Dey