Spurs manager Jose Mourinho speaking to Match of the Day: "I think unfair. The players didn't deserve the defeat. We were punished by, I would say, mentality mistakes. You have to be ruthless against teams like Wolves that plays fantastically well on the counter-attack.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard on Lo Celso's challenge: "Everybody knew they had made a mistake. We have the monitor and can view it and we were just waiting for the red card, not with any pleasure because it was a tackle that endangered the player.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho: "With a few draws of people in the same area of the table as us, it was very important to get three points. We still have an eye on fourth. It was a match where you know the quality of the opponent.

"We are in a situation when I have to think, think, think," said Mourinho. "I look to bench and we don't have attacking players. I had to take off Erik Lamela because of fatigue but we showed an incredible reaction to score a second goal.

But Mourinho told BT Sport afterwards: "I think we deserved to win this match. To lose would have been too harsh on the boys." Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster saved from Lucas Moura before half-time to thwart Spurs, who have now gone four league games without a win.

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho, speaking to BBC Sport: "This is football. Sometimes you get more than you deserve. Sometimes you get less. This was an occasion when we got nothing when we deserved something.

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl speaking to Match of the Day: "I must praise the team for this unbelievable character, mentality and passion. The whole stadium was flowing today.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho: "The spirit in the second half was so important. We did not start very well, we scored a beautiful goal which was offside and then they went on and scored.

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho: "Today was bad, we didn't start well. Chelsea started better than us. They scored from a short corner and that disappoints me. We were not focused. "The second goal is a bad goal to concede.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho: "We knew the game was going to be difficult. They didn't catch us by surprise. We had a very good start like we tried to. We almost scored a second goal but against Wolves that would not have killed the game.

"I think it is the best goal in my life," Son, 27, said. "I don't know what happened until the end! When I got the ball l tried to pass to Dele Alli and waited for his movement. "But I couldn't find him so I just went and went.

"For me Dele is not a midfield player, he is a player to play like he is playing, close to Harry. I think this is the best position for him," added Mourinho. "He's the best thing that can happen to a coach because everybody speaks about him, you [media], the fans speak about him for the right reasons.