Half-Time Report: Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur level

Half time at St Mary's Stadium sees Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur level at 1-1.

Both sides made a frantic start to the game, pressuring at a fast pace as soon as they lost the ball.

Spurs almost took the lead after 12 minutes when Roberto Soldado crossed to Emmanuel Adebayor, but the striker just couldn't make clean contact on the stretch.

A minute later, the home side went ahead against the run of play through Adam Lallana. The midfielder found space around 20 yards out, turned to face the goal and rolled the ball into the corner to make it 1-0.

The Saints had a huge chance to double their advantage on 24 minutes after Lallana played Jay Rodriguez in on goal, but the strike could only fire over the bar.

Spurs grabbed an equaliser a minute later after some more impressive link-up play between Soldado and Adebayor ended with the former Manchester City man volleying home from close range to make it 1-1.

The away side began to dominate after the goal and had another opportunity soon after, but Gylfi Sigurdsson's powerful strike was well blocked by the Southampton defence.