Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo’s EPL debut ends in disappointing defeat at Tottenham

The Nigerian playmaker would have hoped for higher on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, however his facet crumbled after taking an early lead

Joe Aribo made his long-awaited Premier League debut in Southampton’s opening day journey to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

However the day didn’t finish nicely for the Nigeria worldwide as Southampton fell to a 4-1 defeat regardless of taking an early lead.

How did it occur?

Southampton supervisor Ralph Hasenhüttl named Joe Aribo in his beginning eleven because the 26-year-old made his Premier League debut alongside newbies Gavin Bazunu and Roméo Lavia.

And that massive resolution appeared to have galvanised the Saints, who took the lead by way of James Ward-Prowse after simply 12 minutes.

However Spurs responded to that setback brilliantly.

Antonio Conte’s males equalised within the twenty first minute, because of Ryan Sessegnon’s header. Eric Dier then gave the hosts the lead ten minutes later. 2-1 the scoreboard learn on the break.

Spurs practically made it three-one moments after the restart, however Ryan Sessegnon’s end was accurately flagged for offside.

There was no stopping the rampant residence facet, although, and so they received their third objective courtesy of a Mohammed Salisu personal objective on the hour mark.

Dejan Kulusevski made it 4-1 shortly after. And Spurs held on for a wonderful victory.

What subsequent for Aribo and Southampton?

Aribo signed a four-year deal when arriving from Rangers this summer time, and the midfielder may have sufficient alternatives to assist the Saints change into a greater group.

The previous Charlton Athletic developed a successful mentality in Scotland, the place he scored 26 targets in 149 appearances on the highway to successful the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup.

Aribo and the Saints may have an opportunity to bounce from this defeat once they host Leeds United at St. Mary subsequent Saturday.