For the relief of Tottenham, Daniel Levy and Ange Postcoglou, the whole new Ignomy was claimed by Southampton whose relegation is confirmed with seven games to do.
It is a new worst in the era of the Premier League. And now out of their misery, the saints can focus on restoring a certain dignity by earning a few points to pass them on the points of all derby times.
Brennan Johnson sent them with two goals in the first half before the competition gives way to a sort of surrealist training exercise with spurs dominating the ball without risking too much and keeping energy before the quarterfinals of the Europa League against Eintracht Francfurt.
Matheus Fernandes withdrew one in the 90th minute before Mathys Telle marked a penalty after Welington killed Johnson.
For Tottenham, the victory meant that they avoided becoming the first Premier League team to lose at home against the three teams promoted and send them to the Eintracht Vital match on Thursday by winning in the mood.
When the Spurs won in Southampton in December, he was 5-0 at halftime and the last act of Russell Martin’s mandate. Martin was dismissed before bedtime, but it made little difference in the direction of the season.
Brennan Johnson scored twice to ensure the 3-1 victory of the Spurs over Southampton on Sunday
It was a very necessary victory for the side of Angel Postcoglou in the middle of an increasing pressure on the manager
The result confirmed Southampton’s relegation to the championship after only 31 games
They only won once under Ivan Juric. Although Tottenham at that time, did not succeed much better and, from the day in 16th, it was grateful to see Jic and the worst team of the Premier League in northern London.
There was another pre-match demonstration on High Road and calling the owners ENIC and President Daniel Levy for sale, and the songs of “Levy Out” were in the air in the seconds of the kick-off.
But Tottenham had few problems on the ground once Johnson swept them through the 13th minute, converting a low cross of Djed Spence, tearing forward on the overlap of the left back.
It was his 16th of the season for the Spurs and the number 17 came before the interval, another class of defensive disaster of the saints, which allowed Dominic Solanke to turn easily and Rodrigo Bentancur to cross the right.
While an attempt to authorize itself flew to the air, Solanke retained his marker and let her bounce back into the penalty zone, James Maddison led him forward and Johnson was the only player to react, dagger after Aaron Ramsdale at a bland range.
Between the two, came a goal from Lucas Bergvall, which was finally excluded for a marginal offside.
He would have been the first of Bergvall in the Premier League, stolen from six meters after Cristian Romero had led a free kick of Pedro Porro through the goal.
Romero was tried offside, although the reruns have shown how tight it was, and it took almost five minutes to Var Graham Scott to do everything.
Mathys such scored his first leading goal in the penalty place in additional time
The French star under 21 roared emotion after finding the back of the net
Sixty thousand unfortunately moved inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Even Southampton fans have embarked on a raw anti-var song. One of the things to hope for in the championship will be matches without the game.
Postcoglou fell on the key line. The Spurs boss explained his feelings during the technology walking by ruining football, admitting that it was no longer the game of which he fell in love, mainly because of the long breaks to check the reruns by removing explosions of joy.
Postcoglou could be seen performing a mime of rock paper scissors on the touchline, his way of illustrating what a game of chance seemed to be.
The Spurs could have had more half-time. Ramsdale has foiled Romero twice. First of all, preying a corner head. Then, saving with his face while the Argentinian encountered a cross of porro with a powerful head at the rear post.
Ramsdale denied Djed Spence for the seven minutes added at first half. It was less used in a second half lukewarm, but produced another fine to refuse Solanke.
Southampton’s ephemeral chances of making an impression on the competition come and come, too easily.
Ivan Juric watched for his part trying to turn around in the game before Spurs marks again
Johnson moved away to celebrate with Captain Son Heung-Min after marked
Kamaldeen Sulemana struck a post with a volley of a Tyler Dibling cross when the match was a virgin. Dibling, on Tottenham’s summer shopping list, sparkled in the future but had little impact on the game.
Fernandes recorded the first effort on Target for the saints just before half-time, a shot of 20 yards consecutive to Guglielmo Vicario, and brought the scoring to 2-1 in the 90th minute.
He broke sleep inside the stadium and caused an ironic choir of “we are standing” from those outside, who had been remarkably in a good mood all afternoon.
Perhaps pending a derby against Portsmouth.