Son Heung-min hits four as Tottenham demolish Southampton in Premier League rout

Saints collapse as South Korean goes on goal rush, while Kane sets up four and scores the other

Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring his, and Tottenham Hotspur's, second goal during their 5-2 victory at Southampton on Sunday, September 20. AFP

Southampton's Danny Ings opens the scoring. EPA

Southampton's Oriol Romeu, left, and former Saints' player Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Reuters

Son Heung-min scores for Tottenham to level the score at 1-1. EPA

Danny Ings celebrates scoring for Southampton. EPA

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring his side's first goal. PA

Southampton's Che Adams sees his shot blocked. Getty

Tottenham's Son Heung-min scores his second. PA

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho. EPA

Tottenham's Son Heung-min, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring his third. AFP.

Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris cannot stop Danny Ings' shot hitting the back of the net. AP

`Son Heung-min completes his hat-trick for Spurs. PA

Danny Ings scores after forcing the ball past Hugo Lloris but the goal was ruled out for handball by the Southampton striker. EPA

Harry Kane scores Spurs' fifth. AFP

Southampton's Ryan Bertrand tackles Lucas Moura of Spurs. PA

Harry Kane scores for Tottenham but the goal was disallowed for offside after a VAR review. EPA

Harry Kane sees another goal correctly ruled out for offside after a VAR review. Reuters

Son Heung-min scores his fourth goal. Reuters

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris punches clear. AFP

Danny Ings scores from the spot to earn Southampton a late consolation. PA

Son Heung-min scored four goals set up by Harry Kane as Tottenham Hotspur came from a goal down to overwhelm Southampton 5-2 on Sunday and earn their first Premier League win of the season.

Spurs fell behind to a Danny Ings goal, but then it became the Son show, with Kane as his understudy.

He equalised on the stroke of half-time and then scored three after the break – to claim his first Premier League hat-trick – before Kane got his goal in the final 10 minutes. Add Gareth Bale to that front line and that should leave Premier League defences with sleepless nights.

The win kick-started their Premier League campaign after a defeat to Everton last week and was the perfect follow-up to the excitement brought by Bale's return.

Southampton capitulated after the break having been the better side in the first half and they have now lost all three of their games this season.

Spurs thought they had made the perfect start as Kane but the ball in the back of the net in clinical style in the third minute, but VAR ruled Son offside in the build-up.

Hugo Lloris made a brilliant reaction stop to keep out Che Adams, before Ings then had a goal chalked off for handball. Southampton got their reward in the 32nd minute.

Former Spurs right-back Kyle Walker-Peters played him in and Ings fired a low shot past Hugo Lloris.

It had been so poor from Spurs, but some individual brilliance saw them somehow go in level at half-time.

A fine piece of play by Tanguy Ndombele saw him create space in the middle of the park. He released Kane who squared to Son to finish at the far post.

That proved a crucial moment in the game as Spurs went in front in the 47th minute as Kane dropped deep, was allowed to turn and played in Son who made no mistake.

The hat-trick in the 64th minute was a virtual carbon copy as Son beat the offside trap. The South Korean claimed the Premier League matchball for the first time in his career.

It happened again nine minutes later, almost in identical circumstances, as Kane's curled cross found Son and another one-on-one was converted.

Kane deservedly got on the scoresheet in the final 10 minutes as he rammed home a loose ball after Erik Lamela's shot was turned on to the post.

Ings got his second at the death with a penalty after Matt Doherty had handled, but it did not make any difference as Spurs won it in style.