Tottenham player ratings vs Southampton with Maddison and Son brilliant as Sarr and Spence impress

Tottenham won 5-0 against Southampton at St Mary's Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday and here are our player ratings.

Ange Postecoglou made five changes to his Spurs side that drew 1-1 at Rangers in Europa League and he had more players missing with Yves Bissouma joining Rodrigo Bentancur on the suspension list, with Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario, Ben Davies, Richarlison and Wilson Odobert all out injured and Mikey Moore recovering from illness.

Eighteen-year-old midfielder Archie Gray was again named alongside Radu Dragusin in the middle of the defence and another 18-year-old Lucas Bergvall and Djed Spence came in for their first Premier League starts. Brennan Johnson dropped to a young bench, which was made up of five teenagers with two of them just 16-years-old and another 17-year-old.

Spurs made a lightning start when a great run from Spence through the middle ended with a terrific ball poked through to James Maddison and he fired it through the keeper's legs and into the net just 45 seconds into the contest.

Son Heung-min doubled the lead just minutes later when he smashed home a deep, curling Maddison cross from the right that was headed into his path. Then only 13 minutes were up when Dejan Kulusevski slotted home a loose ball after a Son cross was deflected his way.

Just 24 minutes in and it was 4-0. Destiny Udogie won the ball back in his own half, sprinted up the pitch, found Son and the skipper picked out the run of Pape Matar Sarr and the young midfielder dribbled around a defender and fired home on the slide.

It became 5-0 just before the break. Son played in Maddison with a lovely ball and the midfielder turned on the touchline and managed to squeeze in a curling effort from a tight angle into the top right corner.

Spurs stepped down a few gears in the second half but the home side could still not find a way past them as the scoreline at half-time remained throughout.

Here are our Tottenham player ratings from the match:

Fraser Forster

Mainly a quiet night with the work done in front of him. Southampton had a couple of chances but mostly were played offside by Spurs' defensive line. 7

Djed Spence

His first start for Spurs and he started it in spectacular fashion with a great run in the opening 30 seconds before playing a ball into Maddison's path to score. Was involved in the build-up to the second goal as well before switching to the left when Udogie came off and played his part in the fifth goal there. Was calm on the ball and a constant threat whenever he ran forward. Was taken off with 15 minutes to go which suggests he could be used again on Thursday after Udogie's exit. 8

Radu Dragusin

Led the backline again well and showed some really nice vision with his long passes. 7

Archie Gray

Another game in central defence under his belt and the 18-year-old made an important late goal-saving tackle after switching to left-back. 8

Destiny Udogie

Played a big part in Spurs' fourth goal with a tackle to the left of the box before running up the pitch with the ball. The Italian came off before the half hour mark 7

Pape Matar Sarr

Took his goal superbly on the run from Son's pass, dribbling past a defender and firing home on the slide. A constant menace to Southampton and always looking for the ball. A machine of an engine. 8

Lucas Bergvall

A tidy full Premier League debut for the 18-year-old Swede. Cramped up 86 minutes in but this was a big boost for him to get the full game into his legs. 7

James Maddison

Finished well through the keeper's legs for Tottenham's early goal and then curled in a deep cross that was headed on to Son to score. Somehow squeezed in Spurs' fifth goal with a curling effort into the top right corner before half-time. Kept running in the second half even as Tottenham stepped down the gears. Two goals and an assist on a good night. 9

Dejan Kulusevski

Knocked the ball home from close range for Spurs' third goal. Played the full game first on the right wing, then on the left and then in a deeper role. Never stops running. 8

Dominic Solanke

Worked hard as usual but shows that even on a night of goals for Spurs they're not creating enough for him. Not a single shot for him. Still played his part with his hold-up play. 7

Son Heung-min

Clinically powered home the visitors' second and played in Sarr for the third. It was his cross that led indirectly to Kulusevski's goal as well. Had an effort pushed on to the post before half-time which was given as a corner for some reason and then sent another effort at the keeper. Played a lovely ball into the path of Maddison for Spurs' fifth goal before the break. Given a rest for the second half after a first period that brought a goal and two assists as well as being involved in another goal. 9

Subs

Pedro Porro

Came on earlier than anticipated with Udogie's exit and did what was needed of him. 6

Brennan Johnson

Put in plenty of effort but didn't find a way through. Sent a late effort over but may have been offside. 5

Timo Werner

Came on for 15 minutes and struggled mostly until hitting a cross that Johnson sent over the bar. 5

Alfie Dorrington

Came on for his debut and was solid at the back in the final 15 minutes. 6

Will Lankshear

Replaced Solanke for the final minutes. N/A

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