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Son Heung-min scored six goals against Watford in his 10 Premier League matches
Son Heung-min celebrated his 200th Premier League appearance by scoring the winning goal, as Tottenham continued their 100% season start against Watford.
This means Spurs will be top of the table going into September's international break while Watford are at 12th.
Nuno Espirito Santato becomes the second Tottenham manager to win three consecutive league games. Arthur Rowe was the last to do that feat in 1949.
They were forced to work hard by a Watford side that was well-respected. Son's free-kick inswinging through the goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann led to them conceding and they ended up in the bottom-right corner.
Harry Kane was quiet for his first top flight start for Tottenham this term, but Steven Bergwijn and Eric Dier all had opportunities for the hosts.
However, Xisco munoz's side presented plenty of attacking threat.
Juraj Kucka failed twice to capitalize on opportunities to score, and Emmanuel Dennis gave Spurs some unpleasant moments.
Solid Spurs ride the wave of positivity
Spurs came out of the tunnel feeling buoyant, Kane receiving a warm reception from home fans.
That positive energy was still radiating around the stadium, even though the 300th Premier League home victory was in the bag.
Although Watford will likely have different goals for the remainder of the season than Spurs, their victory and performance set them up for a difficult run of fixtures when Premier League resumes.
Nuno's side will next be taking on Arsenal, Chelsea, and London derbies.
Apart from keeping Kane, their main goal-scoring threat, they appear to have been more solid in defense since Nuno's arrival in the summer.
Spurs have yet to concede a league goal in this term. The way that Dier and Davinson were able to throw themselves in front efforts that looked destined to land in their net highlighted a new approach to defense.
Watford shows their worth
Watford seemed aggrieved that they went into the interval trailing Spurs after keeping them at bay for most of the first period. Even without Troy Deeney, they displayed plenty of attacking intent.
Nigerian forward Dennis was especially lively when he came in from the left to present Japhet Tanganga, his marker, and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, the covering. He had a few problems.
Ismaila Sarr was also a pace breaker on the opposite flank, with twice the Senegal international having the chance to open the scoring.
Kucka's goalbound attempt was also blocked by Dier, a Spurs defender during a fast start.
Spurs were able to find a way back in the game even after they won. However, Xisco will know that despite their great play, they only managed two goals.
Son Heung Min was the player of the match with an average 7.72 Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur
Watford Watford Watford Tottenham Hotspur Avg Squad number 7 Player name Son Heung-Min Average rating 7.72 Squad number 27 Player name Lucas Moura Average rating 6.76 Squad number 11 Player name Gil Average rating 6.64 Squad number 20 Player name Alli Average rating 6.58 Squad number 5 Player name Hjbjerg Average rating 6.49 Squad number 25 Player name Tanganga Average rating 6.39 Squad number 23 Player name Bergwijn Average rating 6.38 Squad number 29 Player name Skipp Average rating 6.34 Squad number 3 Player name Reguiln Average rating 6.29 Squad number 6 Player name D Snchez Average rating 6.22 Squad number 1 Player name Lloris Average rating 6.09 Squad number 15 Player name Dier Average rating 6.06 Squad number 10 Player name Kane Average rating 5.39 Watford Avg Squad number 19 Player name Sissoko Average rating 6.45 Squad number 23 Player name Sarr Average rating 6.17 Squad number 25 Player name Dennis Average rating 5.99 Squad number 33 Player name Kucka Average rating 5.82 Squad number 7 Player name King Average rating 5.75 Squad number 4 Player name Etebo Average rating 5.63 Squad number 5 Player name Troost-Ekong Average rating 5.60 Squad number 31 Player name Sierralta Average rating 5.60 Squad number 15 Player name Cathcart Average rating 5.54 Squad number 11 Player name Masina Average rating 5.52 Squad number 26 Player name Bachmann Average rating 5.34 Squad number 2 Player name Ngakia Average rating 5.32 Squad number 8 Player name Cleverley Average rating 5.26 Squad number 29 Player name Cucho Hernndez Average rating 5.18
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Match Stats
Live Text Line-ups Tottenham Formation 4-2-3-1 1 Lloris 25 Tanganga 6 D Snchez 15 Dier 3 Reguiln 5 Hjbjerg 29 Skipp 7 Son Heung-Min 20 Alli 23 Bergwijn 10 Kane 1 Lloris
25 Tanganga
6 D Snchez
15 Dier
3 Reguiln
5 Hjbjerg
29 Skipps Booked in 85 Minutes
7 Son Heung-Min Substituted for Gil at 88' minutes
20 Alli Booked in 61 Mins
23 Bergwijn substituted for Lucas Moura in 68' minutes
Book 10 Kane at 45 Minutes Substitutes 2 Doherty
4 Romero
8 Winks
11 Gil
18 Lo Celso
19 R Sessegnon
22 Gollini
27 Lucas Moura
33 Davies Watford Formation 4-1-4-1 26 Bachmann 15 Cathcart 5 Troost-Ekong 31 Sierralta 11 Masina 4 Etebo 23 Sarr 19 Sissoko 33 Kucka 25 Dennis 7 King 26 Bachmann
15 Cathcart Substituted For Ngakia at 51' Minutes
5 Troost-Ekong
31 Sierralta
11 Masina
4 Etebo booked at 29mins
23 Sarr
19 Sissoko Booked in 54mins. Substituted by Cleverley in 71' minutes
33 Kucka
25 Dennis Booked in 90mins
7 King Substituted for Hernndez Surez at 65' minutes Substitutes 2 Ngakia
3 Roses
6 Louza
8 Cleverley
12 Sema
17 Fletcher
27 Kabasele
29 Hernndez Surez
35 Elliot Referee: Andre Marriner Attendance: 57,672 Match Stats Live Text Post update Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Watford 0. Full Time Second half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Booking Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), is given the yellow card. Post update Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur), wins a free kick during the defensive half. Foul by Emmanuel Dennis, Watford. Post update Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Cucho Hernndez conceded. Post update Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Francisco Sierralta conceded. Post update Offside Watford. Peter Etebo attempts a through ball but Ismaila Sarr is unable to catch him offside. Post update Hugo Lloris, Tottenham Hotspur (Post Update) receives a free kick for the defensive half. Post update Foul by Tom Cleverley, Watford Post update Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura attempts a through ball but Harry Kane gets caught offside. Substitution Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Son Heung-Min. Post update Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham Hotspur), wins a free kick at the defensive half. Post update Foul by Emmanuel Dennis, Watford Booking Oliver Skipp, Tottenham Hotspur), is given the yellow card. Foul by Oliver Skipp, Tottenham Hotspur. Post update Ismaila Sarr, Watford, wins a free kick during the attacking half. Post update: Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), right footed shot from centre box. The goal is saved in top centre. Assisted by Japhet Tanganga. Post update Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. William Troost-Ekong concedes. Post-update Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham Hotspur), wins a free kick at the defensive end. Page 1 of 6 Rewind Previous Navigate to Next Navigate To The Last Page Forward
