Tottenham Hotspur beats Watford 1-0 with a goal scored by Son Heung-Min. HIGHLIGHT

LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur overcomes Watford 1-0 after Son Heung-Min scored a goal from 42minute.

Tottenham Hotspur overcomes Watford 1-0 with a goal scored by Son Heung-Min. HIGHLIGHT

LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur conquers Watford 1-0 after Son Heung-Min scored a goal from 42minute. Tottenham Hotspur took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Tottenham Hotspur started with a aggressive line-up. On the other side, Watford adopted for a mid-fielder-oriented formation (4-1-4-1).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Hugo Lloris (6.8), Japhet Tanganga (7.0), Davinson Sánchez (7.6), Eric Dier (7.5), Sergio Reguilón (7.1), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (8.2), Oliver Skipp (7.1), Heung-Min Son (8.0), Dele Alli (7.1), Steven Bergwijn (6.8) and Harry Kane (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Moura (6.8), Pierluigi Gollini, Matt Doherty, Ben Davies, Bryan Gil, Ryan Sessegnon, Harry Winks, Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso.

Watford – Formation

On the other side, Francisco Javier Simões Espírito Santo played with: Daniel Bachmann (8.0), Craig Cathcart (6.9), William Troost-Ekong (6.8), Francisco Sierralta (6.8), Adam Masina (6.9), Oghenekaro Etebo (6.8), Ismaïla Sarr (6.8), Moussa Sissoko (6.3), Juraj Kucka (6.4), Emmanuel Dennis (6.3) and Joshua King (6.7).

They had on the bench: Imrân Louza, Danny Rose, Robert Elliot, Ashley Fletcher, Jeremy Ngakia (7.3), Cucho Hernández (6.8), Ken Sema, Christian Kabasele and Tom Cleverley (6.5).

Watford could not rely on the presence of J. Ngakia (injured) and M. Sissoko (injured).

Match report​

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 16 Total 9
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 9 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 122 Attack 77
  • 62 Dangerous attack 34
  • 52 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Tottenham Hotspur was in firm control of the ball 58% while Watford was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Match Timeline

29'
Heung-min Son (goal)
42'
45'
51'
Jeremy Ngakia- sub ->C. Cathcart
54'
61'
65'
68'
71'
Oliver Skipp- Yellow
86'
Bryan Gil- sub ->Son Heung-Min
87'
90'
Emmanuel Dennis- Yellow

After this match, Tottenham Hotspur will have 9 points while Watford will stay with 3 points.

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away Crystal Palace on the 11th of September with a 12-3 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (3 draw). Watford will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 11th of September with a 6-6 head to head record.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​