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
, Japhet Tanganga , Davinson Sánchez , Eric Dier , Sergio Reguilón , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Oliver Skipp , Heung-Min Son , Dele Alli , Steven Bergwijn and Harry Kane .The home team had on the bench: Lucas Moura
, 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
, Craig Cathcart , William Troost-Ekong , Francisco Sierralta , Adam Masina , Oghenekaro Etebo , Ismaïla Sarr , Moussa Sissoko , Juraj Kucka , Emmanuel Dennis and Joshua King .They had on the bench: Imrân Louza, Danny Rose, Robert Elliot, Ashley Fletcher, Jeremy Ngakia
, Cucho Hernández , Ken Sema, Christian Kabasele and Tom Cleverley .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
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.
- Burnley – Leeds United – 1-1
- Tottenham Hotspur – Watford – 1-0
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Manchester United – 0-1