Match Report
Tottenham Hotspur, 4th with 71 points, sat 48 points above Watford (19th, 23). Scoring rates set the scale: Watford 0.89 scored and 2.03 conceded per game, Tottenham Hotspur 1.82 and 1.05, with the league averaging 1.41.
Watford had been beaten in five straight games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. 8 matches unbeaten backed Tottenham Hotspur's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Watford had taken 0 of 15 points to Tottenham Hotspur's 11.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Watford have 1 win to Tottenham Hotspur's 8, with 4 draws, at 2.38 goals per meeting.
Vicarage Road staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,400. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Tottenham Hotspur: Davinson Sánchez (90')
Key stats
Possession: Watford 26% · Tottenham Hotspur 74% · Total shots: 6-21 · On target: 4-9 · Corners: 3-7