Victor Wanyama returns to Southampton

Southampton v Tottenham

Wanyama returns to Southampton (Right) Tottenam's Eric Dier

Victor Wanyama returns to former club Southampton on Wednesday as central figure for Tottenham.

Spurs go into the game a mammoth 13 points below leaders Chelsea, having played a game more.

Wanyama is a favourite of Pochettino, who managed him at Southampton, and the midfielder has lived up to expectation so far with a string of solid displays.

The signing of Victor Wanyama by Tottenham has had a direct impact on the form and now, the Kenyan is firmly ahead of Tottenam's Eric Dier in Mauricio Pochettino’s pecking order.

Wanyama also has proven that he can patrol the defensive midfield on his own therefore outperforming Dier by a pretty wide margin.

Dier being regularly overlooked in midfield has been swept to one side due to the fact he has had to fill in to cope with injuries in defence.

Tottenham have not claimed an away victory since September, a run that has left them outside of the Premier League top four but they have won four of their last five games overall.

Southampton's 3-1 win at Bournemouth means Puel's men have now gone three Premier League games unbeaten since they were knocked out of the Europa League.