Watford vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueDavinson Sanchez strike hands Tottenham vital win at Watford
Tottenham Hotspur's top four bid was boosted by a 1-0 win at relegation threatend Watford as Davinson Sanchez scored a 96th minute winner.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua King.
- 4': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 4': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
- 16': Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 19': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 19': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 19': Joshua King (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
- 22': Attempt missed. Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 24': Foul by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 24': Imran Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Ken Sema (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua King.
- 26': Attempt saved. Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 31': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
- 40': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
- 40': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 41': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 45': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 45': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Eric Dier tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 46': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
- 47': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura tries a through ball, but Davinson Sánchez is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 48': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
- 51': Attempt saved. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
- 52': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 52': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
- 54': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
- 54': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 55': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 56': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 56': Imran Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 57': Joshua King (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 58': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Imran Louza with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 61': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 64': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 64': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Offside, Watford. Francisco Sierralta tries a through ball, but Juraj Kucka is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt missed. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
- 67': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
- 70': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Winks replaces Oliver Skipp.
- 70': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 70': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
- 72': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a through ball.
- 72': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
- 73': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Joshua King.
- 77': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
- 77': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
- 77': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Davies following a corner.
- 82': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 83': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Sergio Reguilón.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Lucas Moura.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Imran Louza.
- 90'+5': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
- 90'+5': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Goal! Watford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+9': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
- 90'+10': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Ken Sema.
- 90'+10': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
- 90'+11': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+11': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Statistics
TOT |
WAT![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 9 |
| 74.2 | Possession | 25.8 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 635 | Accurate Passes | 168 |
| 715 | Passes | 251 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 43 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 40 |
| 10 | Clearances | 40 |
Game Information
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,391
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 30 | +37 | 67 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | +32 | 60 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 29 | +11 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 29 | +5 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Watford (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 31 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 11 | Adam Masina |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 19 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 6 | Imran Louza |
| 12 | Ken Sema |
| 33 | Juraj Kucka |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 7 | Joshua King |
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 29 | Oliver Skipp |
| 3 | Sergio Reguilón |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 27 | Lucas Moura |
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