WATFORD. Tottenham Hotspur snatched a late win Watford 1-0 after D. Sanchez scored just 1 goal (90′). Tottenham Hotspur was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones assisted by Richard West and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 6 Total 20
- 4 On Target 10
- 2 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 66 Attack 161
- 18 Dangerous attack 110
- 63 Ball safe 59
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Tottenham Hotspur was in firm control of the ball 74% while Watford was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tottenham Hotspur was more pushing with 110 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur won the contest.
Watford shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 20 times, 10 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Watford didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (O. Skipp).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Watford will stay with 13 points to sit in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur will have 33 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Watford will play away against Newcastle United on the 15th of January with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Watford (4 draws).
Tottenham Hotspur will host Arsenal on the 16th of January with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (12 draws).
Watford – Formation
Watford
90'
Watford started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Claudio Ranieri decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann , Craig Cathcart , William Troost-Ekong , Francisco Sierralta , Adam Masina , Juraj Kucka , Imrân Louza , Moussa Sissoko , Ken Sema , Joshua King and Emmanuel Dennis .
The home team had on the bench: Vincent Angelini, Jeremy Ngakia, Cucho Hernández, Ashley Fletcher, Dan Gosling, João Pedro , Tom Cleverley, Ozan Tufan and James Morris.
Substitutions
Watford made 3 changes: E. Dennis for J. Pedro (46′), I. Louza for T. Cleverley (90′) and K. Sema for Cucho (90′).
Best player: Daniel Bachmann
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was the goalkeeper: Daniel Bachmann. His rating is 8.10. He performed 9 saves.
Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
90'
61'
Tottenham Hotspur started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Antonio Conte played with: Hugo Lloris , Davinson Sánchez , Eric Dier , Ben Davies , Emerson Royal , Oliver Skipp , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Sergio Reguilón , Lucas Moura , Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son .
They had on the bench: Dele Alli, Bryan Gil, Pierluigi Gollini, Japhet Tanganga, Giovani Lo Celso , Harry Winks , Matt Doherty, Tanguy Ndombélé and Joe Rodon.
Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: O. Skipp for H. Winks (70′), S. Reguilon for G. Lo Celso (83′) and Lucas Moura for B. Gil (90′).
Best player: Emerson Royal
The most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Emerson Royal even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 81 passes (88% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 13 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Arsenal – Manchester City – 1-2
- Crystal Palace – West Ham United – 2-3
- Watford – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-1
