Watford vs Tottenham - as it happened: Harry Kane and Dele Alli both see double as Spurs cruise to victory
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KICK-OFF: 13:30, Sunday 1 January 2017
TV: Live on Sky Sports 1
Teams...
Watford (3-4-2-1): Gomes; Kaboul, Prödl, Cathcart; Zúñiga, Capoue, Guedioura, Holebas; Amrabat, Doucouré; Deeney.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Trippier, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Rose; Dier, Wanyama; Son, Alli, Eriksen; Kane.
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It’s a big game for…
Younes Kaboul. The Frenchman plied his trade for Sunday’s visitors for five years and will want to get one up on his old club. Watford haven’t kept a clean sheet since their 1-0 win against Hull back in October, and Kaboul would love to end that streak here today.
Best stat…
29. The last time Watford triumphed against Tottenham was 29 years ago back in the 1986/87 season, when the Hornets secured a 1-0 home win. Despite seeming like a long while, it’s only ten games without a win. Only.
Remember when…
A Kieran Trippier goal just after the hour helped Spurs claim a 1-0 win in their last meeting.
Player to watch…
Troy Deeney. The Watford striker racked up his 100th goal for the Hornets in the 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace and will be keen to build on it. That was his first goal since October and now he needs to spearhead the Watford attack by picking up some momentum by way of goalscoring.
Past three meetings…
Tottenham 1 (Trippier) Watford 0, Premier League, February 2016
Watford 1 (Ighalo) Tottenham 2 (Lamela, Son Heung-Min), Premier League, December 2015
Watford 0 Tottenham 1 (Van der Vaart), FA Cup, January 2012
Form guide…
Watford: LLWLLD
Tottenham: LWWLWW
Odds…
Watford to win: 19/4
Tottenham to win: 7/10
Draw: 11/4
17 mins: Better from Watford as Ighalo and Holebas combine to set Deeney racing after the ball but Spurs have plenty of men back and clear the danger. That's the first time Watford have strung passes together.
19 mins: Deeney wins a header in the box and it almost drops to Ighalo but there's just too much on it. Signs that Deeney and Ighalo could cause Spurs a few problems if Watford can get the ball to them.
24 mins: Close twice from Spurs as Rose shoots over from the edge of the area. Then Eriksen has a pop from 25 yards but it's always too high.
26 mins: Fabulous effort from Dele Alli as he cracks a shot off the crossbar!
GOAL - Harry Kane!
It had been coming. Moments after Alli hits the crossbar Kane opens the scoring on his 100th Premier League appearance. Trippier slides an angled ball through to the striker who slots past Gomes at his near post. Excellent finish and a lead that Spurs thoroughly deserve.
31 mins: Alli finds Kane with a lovely flick but this time Kane can't get the ball under control and Watford survive. The home side are all at sea here - they haven't touched the ball inside the Spurs penalty area.
GOAL - Kane again!
That's just wonderful. Alli finds Trippier on the right and he whips a wonderful cross into the box for Kane to stab home. Brilliant, brilliant goal from Spurs. Trippier's delivery was absolutely inch perfect.
36 mins: Almost a nightmare for Alderweireld as he mistimes a clearing header in the box and it falls to Deeney who can't keep his shot on target.
38 mins: That could have been 3-0 and game over. Wimmer is fouled by Cathcart and Spurs win a free-kick. Eriksen's low delivery is met clean on the volley by Son but he sends it wide.
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