Tottenham Hotspur's Emmanuel Adebayor (L) shoots and scores his goal against Southampton during their Premier League match at St Mary's stadium in Southampton, southern England December 22, 2013. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
LONDON (Reuters) - Tim Sherwood's hopes of becoming Tottenham Hotspur's permanent manager were boosted after his attacking team came back to win 3-2 at stuttering Southampton in an enthralling Premier League game on Sunday.
Forgotten man Emmanuel Adebayor scored twice as caretaker boss Sherwood played the Togo striker up front with Roberto Soldado for the first time in a ploy which helped Spurs move above Manchester United into seventh spot.
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