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
54 minutes: Troy Deeney continues to battle away with Spurs defenders but he's feeding off scraps - or less than that.
55 mins: Capoue fouls Rose and Spurs have a free-kick right on the edge of the area...Alli and Kane both on hat-tricks...
...Kane takes and it's heading for the corner until Gomes pushes it wide. Watford clear the corner but Spurs just win it back.
57 mins: Watford's lack of urgency on the ball is quite astounding, standing off Spurs every time they come forward. Alli tries his luck but his shot is deflected away.
61 mins: Spurs in such control that Pochettino is able to bring off Alli with half an hour still to play, no doubt relieved to keep him fresh for the game against Chelsea on Wednesday. On comes Harry Winks.
65 mins: Prodl is booked for a foul on Son - the last thing Watford want here is a sending off.
66 mins: Holebas is off for Watford and on comes 18-year-old Brandon Mason for his Premier League debut.
68 mins: Spurs also make another change as Ben Davies replaces Rose.
69 mins: Mason's first involvement is to track back and prevent Son from getting off a shot inside the area. The Watford youngster does better with his first touch than most of his team-mates have managed in the preceding 68 minutes.
71 mins: Amrabat goes in with a nasty looking challenge on Wimmer and pays the price, the Watford man seemingly injuring his ankle. He receives treatment on the pitch as Mazzarri looks set to make another change.
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