English Premier League

Spurs vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 42': Son Heung-Min
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1 - 0

Tottenham go top as Son strike sees off Watford

Tottenham moved to the top of the table with a 1-0 win over Watford as Harry Kane made his first league start of the season.

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
+26 Arsenal 22 50 2
+24 Manchester City 22 43 5
+8 Aston Villa 22 43 5
+4 Liverpool 22 36 6
Full Table

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

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

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