Tottenham vs Watford LIVE: Premier League team news, line-ups and more today
Harry Kane
Tottenham Hotspur take on Watford this afternoon aiming to make it three wins from three games in the Premier League as the Hornets look to bounce back from a 2-0 defeat to Brighton last week.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side will try to capitalise on their perfect start to the season and the news that Harry Kane is committed to the club for at least another season after a potential move to Manchester City failed. Kane then marked his return to Tottenham’s starting line-up with a quickfire brace in the 3-0 win over Pacos de Ferreira in the Uefa Conference League on Thursday evening, and the striker is expected to start his first Premier Legaue match of the season today after coming off the bench in the win at Wolves last weekend.
Watford, meanwhile, having beaten Aston Villa 3-2 on their return to the Premier League and lost to Brighton last week, will be hoping their new signing Moussa Sissoko will further boost the squad and their chances of surviving in the top tier, even if he is unlikely to play today.
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Nuno Espirito Santo is looking forward to the future with Harry Kane in his side after the Tottenham striker enjoyed the perfect return.
A day after announcing he was staying at Spurs after a coveted move to Manchester City did not materialise, Kane made his first start of the season and scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Pacos de Ferreira in the Europa Conference League play-off.
It helped Nuno’s side overcome a 1-0 first-leg deficit and book a place in the group stages.
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Kane made his first start of the season and scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Pacos de Ferreira.
The last time Munoz faced Spurs
Watford head coach Xisco Munoz played for Dinamo Tbilisi against Spurs in a Europa League play-off in 2013. The Georgian side lost 5-0 and Xisco was substituted late in the first half.
He’ll be hoping for a happier time of it against Spurs this afternoon.
An unlikely Watford win?
Watford have lost seven consecutive Premier League away games, failing to score in five of those matches. The Hornets have also won just two of their last 22 away league fixtures in London with four draws and 16 defeats.
However, they have only lost their opening two Premier League away games once before, in the 2006-07 season, which may give them a bit of hope to earning something against Tottenham today.
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Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has emphasised the importance of the club being able to keep “one of the best players in the world” in Harry Kane.
The transfer saga surrounding Kane ended on Wednesday when he announced he was “staying at Tottenham this summer” after accepting that he will not be joining Manchester City.
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Tottenham vs Watford
Tottenham have lost just one of their last 16 league games against Watford with nine wins and six draws in that run.
Watford have been beaten in nine of their last 10 visits to Spurs, drawing the other game. The Hornets’ last top-flight away win versus Tottenham was a 5-1 victory at White Hart Lane in May 1985.
Team news – Changes
Nuno Espirito Santo makes just one change to the Tottenham team that defeated Wolves 1-0 last weekend. In comes Harry Kane to lead the line, Son Heung-min moves over to the right side and Lucas Moura drops to the bench.
Watford head coach Xisco Munoz makes four changes to the side that started their 2-0 defeat at Brighton eight days ago.
Imran Louza, Tom Cleverley, Ken Sema and Christian Kabasele drop out for Joshua King, Moussa Sissoko, Francisco Sierralta and Juraj Kucka.
Team news – Tottenham vs Watford
Tottenham XI: Lloris; Tanganga, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Skipp, Dele; Son, Kane, Bergwijn
Watford XI: Bachmann; Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Sierralta, Masina; Etebo; Sarr, Sissoko, Kucka, Dennis; King
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Harry Kane has confirmed he will be staying at Tottenham Hotspur ending Manchester City’s chances of signing him this summer.
The England captain had made known his desire to leave the club at the end of last season but with an agreement between the two clubs not able to be reached he has now committed to staying in London.
He returned to the Tottenham side against Wolves on Sunday and has thanked supporters for the reception he got from them.
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Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has confirmed Tanguy Ndombele will not be involved against Watford
The club’s record signing has not featured at all during pre-season or the first four games of the campaign and is understood to have asked to leave the club.
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Recent results – Tottenham vs Watford
Tottenham are the only team left in the Premier League with a 100%-win record and if they defeat Watford today they’ll move to the top of the table. Spurs have won both of their opening games (against Man City and Wolves) 1-0 but should have more firepower to call on against Watford after Harry Kane confirmed he would be staying at the club.
Watford had a great start to the season with a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa at home before losing to Brighton 2-0 in their second game. A 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup during the week has brought back their winning feeling but they face a difficult game against Spurs this afternoon.
Three of the last five meetings between Tottenham and Watford have ended in draws with the other two games resulting in one 2-1 victory each. The last time the teams met was in January 2020 when they played out a 0-0 draw at Vicarage Road.
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