Tottenham will try to keep the title race alive with a victory over Watford at White Hart Lane on Saturday. The Spurs won the reverse fixture convincingly on New Year's Day, it ended 4-1 at Vicarage Road after Harry Kane and Dele Alli scored two goals apiece. Tottenham have won the last six direct meetings in all competitions, and eight of the last ten matches against Watford. The Hornets have not won at White Hart Lane since 1994, when they secured a 3-2 victory in the League Cup.
Tottenham pulled off a stunning fightback on Wednesday, they were trailing 1-0 at Swansea with just two minutes left in the game but eventually won 3-1 thanks to goals from Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min and Christian Eriksen. That was their sixth consecutive victory in all competitions and a result that keeps them seven points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea with eight games left in the season. Hugo Lloris and Victor Wanyama missed Wednesday's game but they should recover from illness before Saturday, but Harry Kane and Danny Rose will most likely remain sidelined.
Watford are enjoying a quiet final stage of the season, they sit safely in 10th place with no relegation worries and no hopes for Europe either. They have won their last two Premier League matches, at home against Sunderland and West Brom, but they have not won an away match since the end of January when they stunned Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Miguel Britos is suspended for this match after getting sent off in the 2-0 victory over West Brom, while Younes Kaboul and Valon Behrami are injured.
Probable line-ups:
Tottenham: Lloris - Dier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen - Walker, Wanyama, Dembele, Davies - Alli, Eriksen - Janssen
Watford: Gomes - Janmaat, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas - Capoue, Doucoure, Cleverley - Amrabat, Deeney, Niang
My prediction: Tottenham to win 3-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Tottenham win - 1.25
Draw - 5.50
Watford win - 12.00
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