English Premier League

Spurs vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur
  • 42': Son Heung-Min
FT
1 - 0
Watford

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    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 28': Peter Etebo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Watford 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 45': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Craig Cathcart because of an injury.
    • 54': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Joshua King.
    • 68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Steven Bergwijn.
    • 71': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Moussa Sissoko.
    • 85': Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Son Heung-Min.
    • 90'+4': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Watford 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 57,672

    English Premier League Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +22 Arsenal 18 42 2
    +26 Manchester City 18 40 4
    +10 Aston Villa 18 39 3
    +4 Liverpool 18 32 6
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    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 8
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 10
    7 Saves 2
    42.4 Possession 57.6
    9 SHOTS 15
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    297 Accurate Passes 439
    364 Passes 500
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 25
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    45 Long Balls 40
    26 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 11
    16 Tackles 19
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    4 Interceptions 9
    36 Effective Clearances 11
    36 Clearances 11

    Line-Ups

    TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    15 Eric Dier
    6 Davinson Sánchez
    3 Sergio Reguilón
    25 Japhet Tanganga
    29 Oliver Skipp Yellow Card
    20 Dele Alli Yellow Card
    5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
    10 Harry Kane Yellow Card
    23 Steven Bergwijn
    7 Son Heung-Min
    Substitutes:
    Lucas Moura, Ryan Sessegnon, Matt Doherty, Giovani Lo Celso, Harry Winks, Cristian Romero, Pierluigi Gollini, Ben Davies, Bryan Gil.

    WAT Watford (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    31 Francisco Sierralta
    5 William Troost-Ekong
    4 Peter Etebo Yellow Card
    11 Adam Masina
    15 Craig Cathcart
    33 Juraj Kucka
    19 Moussa Sissoko Yellow Card
    25 Emmanuel Dennis Yellow Card
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    7 Joshua King
    Substitutes:
    Ken Sema, Jeremy Ngakia, Christian Kabasele, Tom Cleverley, Cucho Hernández, Danny Rose, Imran Louza, Ashley Fletcher, Robert Elliot.

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