Tottenham vs Watford

29 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Son Heung-Min 42’

Match summary

Tottenham saw off Watford 1-0. Tottenham led 1-0 at half-time.

Son Heung-Min put Tottenham ahead with a direct free kick in the 42nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Tottenham created 0.92 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Watford's 0.60 from 9.

Match stats

Tottenham Watford
15 Shots 9
8 Shots on Target 2
10 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.92 xG 0.60
0.92 Non-penalty xG 0.60
16 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Tottenham Watford
Kick-off
Son Heung-Min1-0 (Tottenham)
42’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Tottenham
  • Oliver Skipp
  • Dele Alli
  • Harry Kane
Watford
  • Oghenekaro Etebo
  • Moussa Sissoko
  • Emmanuel Dennis

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 0.60 42’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-0 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 0.60 42’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-0 Heung-Min 42’
Tottenham 0.92 xGWatford 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Tottenham attacking 
67’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 54’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 13’ Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 20’ Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 84’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 53’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 67’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 21’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 57’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 1’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, goal 35’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 54’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 13’ Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 20’ Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 84’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 53’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 67’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 21’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 57’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 1’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, goal 35’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Hugo Lloris GK900 0.000.000
Japhet Tanganga DEF901 0.110.252
Davinson Sánchez DEF902 0.100.000
Eric Dier DEF901 0.040.000
Sergio Reguilón DEF901 0.020.041
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID901 0.040.071
Oliver Skipp MID900 0.000.000
Son Heung-Min MID8913 0.090.102
Dele Alli MID902 0.180.000
Steven Bergwijn MID692 0.170.000
Harry Kane FWD901 0.110.182
Lucas Moura Sub211 0.070.000
Bryan Gil Salvatierra Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 66% Avg odds 1.47
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.45
Watford win 12% Avg odds 7.65

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Watford LLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 0-0 Tottenham, 18 Jan 20 Next meeting: Watford 0-1 Tottenham, 01 Jan 22  All Tottenham vs Watford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.