Watford vs Tottenham

2 September 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Troy Deeney 69’
  • Craig Cathcart 76’
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré 53’ (og)

Match summary

Watford came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Tottenham. It was goalless at half-time.

Doucouré's own goal put Tottenham ahead in the 53rd minute, Troy Deeney equalised with a header in the 69th minute, set up by José Holebas, and Craig Cathcart won it with a header in the 76th minute, set up by José Holebas.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 0.45 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Tottenham 0.58 from 11.

Match stats

Watford Tottenham
7 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.45 xG 0.58
0.45 Non-penalty xG 0.58
3 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Watford Tottenham
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
53’
Abdoulaye Doucouré
Own goal0-1 (Tottenham)
Troy Deeney
Assist: José Holebas1-1 (Watford)
69’
Craig Cathcart
Assist: José Holebas2-1 (Watford)
76’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Isaac Success
Tottenham
  • Mousa Dembélé

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 0.58 53’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Tottenham) own goal, 0-1 53’ 69’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-1 69’ 76’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), 2-1 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 0.58 53’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Tottenham) own goal, 0-1 Doucouré 53’ 69’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-1 Deeney 69’ 76’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), 2-1 Cathcart 76’
Watford 0.45 xGTottenham 0.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Tottenham attacking Watford attacking 
87’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 69’ Troy Deeney (Watford), set piece, 0.12 xG, goal 76’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 12’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ José Holebas (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Danny Rose (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), own goal 87’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 69’ Troy Deeney (Watford), set piece, 0.12 xG, goal 76’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 12’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ José Holebas (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Danny Rose (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Daryl Janmaat DEF900 0.000.143
Christian Kabasele DEF900 0.000.000
Craig Cathcart DEF9011 0.100.000
José Holebas DEF9021 0.050.232
Etienne Capoue MID900 0.000.000
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID900 0.000.000
Roberto Pereyra MID901 0.070.000
Will Hughes MID870 0.000.041
Troy Deeney FWD9013 0.200.000
Andre Gray FWD711 0.040.000
Isaac Success Sub190 0.000.000
Nathaniel Chalobah Sub30 0.000.000
Adrian Mariappa Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 18% Bet365 odds 5.50
Draw 23% Bet365 odds 4.20
Tottenham win 59% Bet365 odds 1.64

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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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.