Since winning the Unofficial English Championship, Tottenham Hotspur had seen off challenges from Manchester United and Leicester as well as a rematch with former champions Liverpool. It would all end at The Dell however against relegation battlers Southampton.
The Saints were after a bit of revenge, having been dumped out of the FA Cup 2-6 a few weeks earlier by Spurs.
Saints took the lead early on when Neil Heaney headed in from a corner but the lead lasted just a few minutes, a terrible blunder from Saints keeper Bruce Grobbelaar allowing Teddy Sheringham in for Tottenham's equaliser. Grobbelaar was under investigation for match-fixing at the time and this would not have helped his public perception.
Tottenham went in front when Ronny Rosenthal (who had scored a hat-trick in the FA Cup game) released Jurgen Klinsmann who put the ball beyond Grobbelaar. However, Southampton would be level before half-time, Matt Le Tissier adding another effort to his own personal great goals collection.
Shortly after half-time, Southampton took the lead again when Le Tissier got his second of the game but the lead only lasted a minute as Sheringham got a second goal of his own.
62 mins and for a third time Southampton took the lead, this time Jim Magilton lashing home from the edge of the box.
Amazingly, there were no more goals in this game.
Cheer for Southampton in their battle against relegation and now English Champions.
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