The New Year is a busy time in the English Premier League and on the 1st of January we have a meeting between Watford and Tottenham Hotspur. The game will be played at Vicarage Road, with the hosts in 17th place on 13 points and the visitors in 7th place on 31 points.
Watford come into the match on the back of a disappointing 4-1 loss at home against West Ham United. The Hornets took the lead early in the game but West Ham scored two goals in the space of 3 minutes to lead at the interval.
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The Hammers added to their tally in the second half, scoring from the penalty spot and again at the end of the game.
That result means Watford have lost each of their last 5 Premier League fixtures and have recorded just a single victory from their 8 most recent league games.
Their home form in the Premier League shows 3 straight defeats against Chelsea, Manchester City, and West Ham United. Watford have lost 6 of their last 8 home Premier League matches, recording just a single victory that came against Manchester United.
Trends show Watford have seen both teams score in each of their last 4 home league games. However, Watford have only managed to score more than a single goal in 1 of their 8 most recent home Premier League matches.
Tottenham Hotspur make the short trip to Vicarage Road having been held to a 1-1 draw at Southampton last time out. Spurs fell a goal behind in the 25th minute but scored the equaliser from the penalty spot just before half time. Southampton were down to 10 men for the whole of the second half but Spurs could not score the winning goal.
That result means spurs are undefeated in their last 4 games in all competitions but that includes the walkover result in the Europa Conference League against Rennes.
In the Premier League, Spurs are on a 7 match unbeaten run, winning 4 of those games. However, they have been struggling to pick up victories away from home and Spurs have recorded just 1 win from their 6 most recent away league fixtures.
Trends show Spurs have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 5 Premier League games.
Team news and Watford have doubts over the fitness of Kiko Femenia and Nicolas N'Koulou. Danny Rose, Tom Cleverley, Christian Kabasele, Ben Foster, Ismaïla Sarr, and Kwadwo Baah are all on the treatment table.
Spurs travel without Steven Bergwijn, Cristian Romero, Giovani Lo Celso, and Ryan Sessegnon due to injury. Dane Scarlett is doubtful due to COVID-19.
Watford have been entertaining to watch but Spurs will arrive wanting to keep another clean sheet. With the likes of Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min in attack, it could be Spurs who make the breakthrough and come away with a 1-0 win.