English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 2, 2018
Tottenham Hotspur WLWWW 1
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Watford DWWWW 2
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WAT022
Vicarage Road · 20,141 att.

Match Report

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Late goals help Watford beat Tottenham, preserve perfect start

Troy Deeney and Craig Cathcart scored from set pieces in the second half as Watford came from behind to defeat Tottenham Hotspur at Vicarage Road.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
10
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
65.6
Possession
34.4
11
SHOTS
7
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
420
Accurate Passes
187
532
Passes
289
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
6
Accurate Crosses
5
32
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.5
58
Long Balls
74
30
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
15
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
8
Interceptions
21
19
Effective Clearances
49
19
Clearances
49

Head to Head

TOT leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-2-2

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 27Christian KabaseleCD-L
  3. 15Craig CathcartCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 2Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-R
  8. 9Troy DeeneyCF-L
  9. 18Andre GrayCF-R
  10. 37Roberto PereyraAM-L
  11. 19Will HughesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Isaac SuccessSUB
  2. 21Kiko FemeníaSUB
  3. 1Heurelho GomesSUB
  4. 6Adrian MariappaSUB
  5. 14Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  6. 11Adam MasinaSUB
  7. 12Ken SemaSUB

TOT · 3-1-4-2

  1. 13Michel VormG
  2. 6Davinson SánchezCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 4Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 19Mousa DembéléSW
  6. 20Dele AlliCM-L
  7. 23Christian EriksenCM-R
  8. 33Ben DaviesLM
  9. 2Kieran TrippierRM
  10. 10Harry KaneCF-L
  11. 27Lucas MouraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Eric Dier
  2. 3Danny Rose
  3. 16Kyle Walker-Peters
  4. 8Harry Winks
  5. 22Paulo Gazzaniga
  6. 18Fernando Llorente
  7. 12Victor Wanyama

Timeline

  1. 52' Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 53' Own Goal by Abdoulaye Doucouré, Watford. Watford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
  3. 68' Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 69' Goal! Watford 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Troy Deeney (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  5. 70' Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Andre Gray.
  6. 76' Goal! Watford 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Craig Cathcart (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross following a corner.
  7. 81' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Fernando Llorente replaces Toby Alderweireld.
  8. 86' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Winks replaces Mousa Dembélé.
  9. 86' Substitution, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Will Hughes.
  10. 89' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Danny Rose replaces Ben Davies.
  11. 90' Substitution, Watford. Adrian Mariappa replaces Roberto Pereyra.
  12. 90'+3' Isaac Success (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

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