Tottenham Hotspur faced off against Watford at Vicarage Road earlier this afternoon as they focused on picking up a positive result on their travels. Both sides fought tooth and nail in the first half but couldn’t make the decisive breakthrough as they went into the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.
Spurs dominated the game in the second half and finally managed to get their noses ahead in injury-time when Davinson Sanchez scored with a flicked header. In the end, Tottenham managed to grind out a 1-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham player performed during the clash against the Hornets.
GK: Hugo Lloris – 7.5/10
The French keeper made a few solid saves at the back and secured a good clean sheet on the road.
CB: Davinson Sanchez – 8/10
He was strong in the air and cleared the danger when needed. Sanchez ended up netting the winner in injury-time with a good header to seal the win for Spurs.
CB: Eric Dier – 7/10
Dier put his foot through the ball at times and did enough to restrict the Hornets from scoring a goal.
CB: Ben Davies – 7/10
He got stuck with some solid tackles and made one good chance in the final third.
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RM: Emerson Royal – 8/10
Emerson made a few dangerous runs with the ball and created a lot of great opportunities for his teammates to score.
CM: Oliver Skipp – 6.5/10
The English midfield ace had a few lively moments but struggled to get a foothold in the game. He got replaced in the 69th minute.
CM: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg – 7/10
He was always willing to have a strike at goal and made a few decent chances for others around him.
LM: Sergio Reguilon – 7/10
The Spaniard performed his defensive duties well and caused a few problems for the Watford defenders from the left flank.
RW: Lucas Moura – 7/10
He made two good runs with the ball and engineered a couple of decent openings in the final third.
ST: Harry Kane – 7/10
The English striker was a constant menace in the final third but will be disappointed for not scoring today.
LW: Heung-min Son – 8/10
Son caused all kinds of problems for the opposition with his creativity and dribbling ability. He ended up picking up an assist for setting up Sanchez’s injury-time winner from his freekick.
Substitutes:
CM: Harry Winks – 6/10
He added some energy to Tottenham’s midfield.
CM: Giovani Lo Celso – N/A
Lo Celso hardly had any time to make an impact.
LM: Bryan Gil – N/A
He didn’t get enough minutes to warrant a rating.
