Spurs tune up for Frankfurt but Saints drop with a whimper

Southampton return to the Championship with no show of defiance

Tottenham Hotspur's Mathys Tel (left) celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game from the penalty spot Pic: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire. 

Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur 3 Southampton 1  

Southampton went out with a whimper rather than a bang as relegation was confirmed by defeat at Tottenham, who face a far tougher test on Thursday when Eintracht Frankfurt visit for the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.