Ghana rebel Salisu Mohammed was shown a red card on Tuesday night in their English Premier League game against Tottenham after receiving two yellow cards in quick succession in the first half.

Spurs fell behind at St Mary's when James Ward-Prowse cut across a bouncing ball to volley a swerving shot past Hugo Lloris for a superb opener.

But the game turned when Mohammed Salisu fouled Son Heung-min in the box to earn a second booking in 12 first-half minutes and allow Harry Kane to level from the penalty spot.

Conte became the first manager in Tottenham's history to remain unbeaten in his first seven league games, but said: "My demands are very high because I am used to being competitive and to win - and, for sure, for me there is a big disappointment when we don't win.

Spurs twice had the ball in the net after the break, with Kane seeing a strike ruled out by VAR for a narrow offside and Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster spared own-goal blushes when it was judged he was fouled by Matt Doherty.

Tottenham felt aggrieved by the decision on Forster's foul but, in truth, they did not do enough after the break to pull and stretch a patched-up Saints back four, who repeatedly limited the visitors to crosses from wide areas.