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Spurs team vs Southampton confirmed: Moussa Sissoko and Lucas Moura in, Giovani Lo Celso benched

Jose Mourinho has named his team for this afternoon's Premier League clash against Southampton.

In action on Saturday as they drew 2-2 away at Norwich City, the festive football continues with a trip to St Mary's to start 2020.

Now five points behind Chelsea in the race for the top four after only picking up a point in East Anglia, it's imperative that the team get back to winning ways.

However, it won't be so straightforward with Southampton registering some good results in recent weeks, including the brilliant 2-0 win over Frank Lampard's side on Boxing Day.

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Speaking ahead of the game on the south coast, the Spurs boss outlined what he wants his side to stop doing as they bid to get back into the top four.

"It’s another difficult match and I will repeat that every time, the same answer for every match - there is no easy match, and Southampton are in a good moment with some good results," he told the club's official website.

"They drew today (Saturday, against Palace), but their run of results is good, the players are good.

"It’s going to be difficult if we have more gifts for our opponents. If we stop gifts, we can beat anyone.

"The way we play when we have the ball, we can beat anyone. But we have to stop the gifts, if not, it will always be difficult to win matches."

As teams usually switch things about over the busy festive period, Mourinho has done just that.

Spurs team vs Southampton: Gazzaniga; Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Sessegnon; Sissoko, Ndombele; Eriksen, Alli, Lucas; Kane.

Substitutes: Vorm, Sanchez, Tanganga, Skipp, Winks, Lamela, Lo Celso.

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