Watford maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season as they came from behind to shock Tottenham at Vicarage Road.
2018/2019 Premier League
2-1
Match Events
12' CHANCE! Alli's header wide out
30' CHANCE! Lucas' shot wide out
There's a scramble in the box and Foster's out of his net! Lucas takes aim from outside the box and his effort is.... well wide.
48' SHOT! Eriksen's low first-time shot saved by Foster
53' OWN GOAL! Watford 0-1 Tottenham (Doucoure)
Lucas tried to cut the ball back infield, but it hit Doucoure in the arm and bounced past an outstretched Foster into the bottom right-hand corner. That'll be one of the stranger goals you'll ever see! Watford 0-1 Tottenham
67' OFF THE WOODWORK! Watford so close to an equaliser
At the other end Deeney gets to the end line... curls in a cross that Alderweireld tries to head behind from a corner, but it hits the crossbar! Very close to an own goal there!
69' GOAL! Watford 1-1 Tottenham (Deeney)
Deeney climbs above the Tottenham defence and heads home Holebas' inswinging free-kick! Watford 1-1 Tottenham
76' GOAL! Watford 2-1 Tottenham (Cathcart)
Hard to say that wasn't coming! Cathcart lost his marker on the corner and headed Holebas' cross into the back of the net! Watford 2-1 Tottenham
MATCH REPORT
Captain Troy Deeney had drawn his side level seven minutes earlier, cancelling out Spurs' fortuitous opener as Watford midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure bundled into his own net.
And Watford held on to win their opening four games of a league campaign for the first time in 30 years and join Liverpool and Chelsea on maximum points at the top of the table.
In a first half of limited chances, England midfielder Dele Alli had the earliest opportunity for either side with a looping header that only momentarily concerned the back-pedalling Ben Foster, before Deeney headed over for the Hornets from Daryl Janmaat's inviting cross during a particularly quiet opening 20 minutes.
Line-ups
Watford XI: Ben Foster, Holebas, Capoue, Deeney, Cathcart, Kabasele, Janmaat, R.Pereyra, A.Gray, Doucouré, Hughes
Subs: Heurelho Gomes, Mariappa, K.Femenía, Chalobah, Masina, K. Sema, I.Success
Tottenham Hotspur XI: J. Vertonghen, M. Dembélé, Michel Vorm, T. Alderweireld, C. Eriksen, K. Trippier, Lucas, H. Kane, B.Davies, D. Alli, D. Sánchez
Subs: F.Llorente, D. Rose, Wanyama, Gazzaniga, E. Dier, Winks, K.W Peters