by Ian S. Palmer
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Tottenham Hotspur is making a late push for the club’s first ever English Premier League title this season and have a huge home game against Watford at White Hart Lane in London this Saturday, February 6. Spurs are legitimate contenders for the crown and the worst they’ll want to do is finish in the top four and qualify for next season’s European Champions League. Watford was promoted into the top flight at the end of last season and have an outside shot at qualifying for the Europa League in 2016/17. Spurs are coming off of a 3-0 road win over newly-promoted Norwich City during the week while Watford held reigning champions Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at home at Vicarage Road.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Watford – Pinnacle SOCCER BETTING LINE:
- Pinnacle currently lists Tottenham as the favorites at -206 with Watford +699 and a draw at +352
Tottenham Hotspur vs Watford – Head to Head:
- Spurs left Watford with all three points back on December 28 when they earned a 2-1 decision. Prior to that they met in Watford in 2012 in the FA Cup with Spurs winning 1-0 and also met in the League Cup in 2008 with Spurs winning 2-1 away. The last time the met in the Premier League before this season was back in March of 2007 with Spurs winning 3-1 at home. Overall, the two sides have met times in the past with Tottenham winning, losing and drawing the other Watford is winless in their last eight meetings with two draws and six losses.
Tottenham enters the match in third place with 45 points from 12 wins, nine draws and three losses. They’ve scored 44 goals and allowed a league-low 19 against. At home, Spurs have six victories, four draws and two defeats with 22 goals for and nine against. They have five clean sheets at home and have been shut out four times. Overall, they’ve recorded eight clean sheets and have failed to score on five occasions. Spurs have three wins, a draw and two losses in their past six home outings. They met Watford away earlier this season and came away with a 2-1 victory.
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Watford goes into the 25th round of action in a respectable ninth place in the 20-team league with nine victories, six draws and nine defeats. They’ve scored 27 times and allowed 26 goals against. They have four wins n the road along with three draws and four losses with 14 goals for and 15 against. Watford has a pair of clean sheets on the road and has been shut out three times. Overall, they’ve recorded nine clean sheets and have failed to score on eight occasions. They have two wins, three losses and a draw in their last half dozen home fixtures.
Spurs have won three in a row in the league and six straight in all competitions to move just five points behind league-leading Leicester City and are two back of second-place Manchester City. They’ve dropped just four of their last 25 home fixtures. English striker Harry Kane of Tottenham is one of the hottest in the league with 14 goals in his last 15 league outings. Watford has lost their past two road encounters and were shut out in both of them. However, Odion Ighalo is proving he can score league goals and has 14 on the season.
Ryan Mason is expected to miss the game for Tottenham along with Jan Vertonghen and Clinton N’Jie, but young scoring sensation Dele Alli with seven league goals is expected to dress. Watford will be without Joel Ekstrand, but Miguel Angel Britos Cabrera could be back in the lineup.
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