Watford vs Tottenham: Latest score and updates from Vicarage Road
Spurs can go third with a victory
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham have the opportunity to jump into third place in the Premier League, albeit temporarily, when they face Watford at Vicarage Road.
Spurs are level on points with Manchester United in fifth but could jump ahead of Manchester City on goal difference if they win against the Hornets, with fourth-placed Arsenal to play later on Sunday.
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Burnley 4-1 Sunderland
Chelsea 4-2 Stoke
Leicester City 1-0 West Ham
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Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City
17 mins: Better from Watford as Ighalo and Holebas combine to set Deeney racing after the ball but Spurs have plenty of men back and clear the danger. That's the first time Watford have strung passes together.
19 mins: Deeney wins a header in the box and it almost drops to Ighalo but there's just too much on it. Signs that Deeney and Ighalo could cause Spurs a few problems if Watford can get the ball to them.
24 mins: Close twice from Spurs as Rose shoots over from the edge of the area. Then Eriksen has a pop from 25 yards but it's always too high.
26 mins: Fabulous effort from Dele Alli as he cracks a shot off the crossbar!
GOAL - Harry Kane!
It had been coming. Moments after Alli hits the crossbar Kane opens the scoring on his 100th Premier League appearance. Trippier slides an angled ball through to the striker who slots past Gomes at his near post. Excellent finish and a lead that Spurs thoroughly deserve.
31 mins: Alli finds Kane with a lovely flick but this time Kane can't get the ball under control and Watford survive. The home side are all at sea here - they haven't touched the ball inside the Spurs penalty area.
GOAL - Kane again!
That's just wonderful. Alli finds Trippier on the right and he whips a wonderful cross into the box for Kane to stab home. Brilliant, brilliant goal from Spurs. Trippier's delivery was absolutely inch perfect.
36 mins: Almost a nightmare for Alderweireld as he mistimes a clearing header in the box and it falls to Deeney who can't keep his shot on target.
38 mins: That could have been 3-0 and game over. Wimmer is fouled by Cathcart and Spurs win a free-kick. Eriksen's low delivery is met clean on the volley by Son but he sends it wide.
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