Watford v Tottenham Hotspur, 02 September 2018

Score2-1 to Watford
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,141
Kick-off: 4.00pm This was Watford's first league win against Tottenham Hotspur since 9 May 1987 in League Division One. Kenny Jackett scored the only goal of the game. Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Watford won: 1 Drawn: 3 Tottenham Hotspur won: 7 Watford scored: 7 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 23

2 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Troy Deeney 69 G
Craig Cathcart 76 G

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré own goal 53 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender José Holebas
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Andre Gray

Starting lineup:

Michel Vorm Goalkeeper
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Davinson Sánchez Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Trippier Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Moussa Dembélé Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Lucas Moura Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Isaac Success for Andre Gray 70
Nathaniel Chalobah for Will Hughes 86
Adrian Mariappa for Roberto Pereyra 90

Substitutions:

Fernando Llorente for Toby Alderweireld 81
Harry Winks for Moussa Dembélé 86
Danny Rose for Ben Davies 89

Cards:

Etienne Capoue 52 Y
Isaac Success 90 Y

Cards:

Moussa Dembélé 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Ken Sema
Forward Isaac Success

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Victor Wanyama
Midfielder Harry Winks

Comments:

League position: 3rd Watford had now won their opening four games of a league season for the second time in their history; also 1988-89 in League Division Two. They selected an unchanged starting line-up for a fourth consecutive game in their Premier League for the first time. Troy Deeney started his 250th league game for Watford. He also became the fourth player to score in 100 games in all competitions for the Hornets after Tommy Barnett, Ross Jenkins and Luther Blissett.

Comments:

League position: 5th This was the first time that Tottenham Hotspur had lost a game in the Premier League after taking the lead since November 2016 to end a run of 48 such games. Spurs had now lost two of their last 20 games in the Premier League played on a Sunday. Prior to this game, they had won their first three games of a top division season for the fifth time in their history.

2 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Troy Deeney 69 G
Craig Cathcart 76 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender José Holebas
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Andre Gray

Substitutions:

Isaac Success for Andre Gray 70
Nathaniel Chalobah for Will Hughes 86
Adrian Mariappa for Roberto Pereyra 90

Cards:

Etienne Capoue 52 Y
Isaac Success 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Ken Sema
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 3rd Watford had now won their opening four games of a league season for the second time in their history; also 1988-89 in League Division Two. They selected an unchanged starting line-up for a fourth consecutive game in their Premier League for the first time. Troy Deeney started his 250th league game for Watford. He also became the fourth player to score in 100 games in all competitions for the Hornets after Tommy Barnett, Ross Jenkins and Luther Blissett.

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré own goal 53 OG

Starting lineup:

Michel Vorm Goalkeeper
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Davinson Sánchez Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Trippier Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Moussa Dembélé Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Lucas Moura Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Fernando Llorente for Toby Alderweireld 81
Harry Winks for Moussa Dembélé 86
Danny Rose for Ben Davies 89

Cards:

Moussa Dembélé 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Victor Wanyama
Midfielder Harry Winks

Comments:

League position: 5th This was the first time that Tottenham Hotspur had lost a game in the Premier League after taking the lead since November 2016 to end a run of 48 such games. Spurs had now lost two of their last 20 games in the Premier League played on a Sunday. Prior to this game, they had won their first three games of a top division season for the fifth time in their history.