Tottenham face Watford in the Premier League this afternoon.
The Spurs had concerns early in the season, but now their star man, Harry Kane, has confirmed that he will stay with the club this season.
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Kane was criticized this week when he announced that he will stay in Tottenham.
Watford started their return to the Premier League with a win against Aston Villa, but was then sacked by Brighton last time losing 2-0.
Tottenham have yet to fit into the league this season and hope to add their two victories already.
Tottenham v Watford: start date and time
The London clash will take place on Sunday, August 29 and the start is at 2:00 pm.
It will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Watford has only beaten Tottenham once in all competitions since 1994.
Tottenham v Watford: TV channel and live stream
This match will not be televised in the UK.
But you can listen live on talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2 all the updates on Sunday’s games.
Tottenham v Watford: team news
Harry Kane is now available to appear after confirming that he will remain a Tottenham player.
Joe Rodon is the only one absent from a strong Tottenham team looking to build a strong start to the season.
Meanwhile, the Watford team will remain largely unchanged with ongoing injuries still looking to go into effect this weekend.
Ben Foster is still suffering from a hamstring injury, while Dan Gosling is not expected to show up due to illness.
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Spurs coach Nuno Espirito Santo has had to deal with some tough transfer scenarios this summer Tottenham v Watford: What has been said?
Nuno Espirito said: “I think we have been able to do well. The situations in the press, the rumors and the expectations, we cannot control them.
“We have been able to deal with the situations of creating the shields that protect us quite well, realizing that it is something we cannot control.
“I think we have to continue to insist and strengthen it, but nothing can affect our relationship. [with Kane], any.”
Then he spoke about the next game: “It’s a good team, very intense and competitive. Good players. We expect a difficult match on Sunday ”.
“We made the recovery with the players who were on the pitch yesterday. We had a good training session today and we are preparing for the game against Watford.
“But Joe [Rodon] he’s not with us in the group, he’s still in trouble, and Cameron [Carter-Vickers] is the same.
Watford coach Xisco said: “The first 10 minutes we do our best, it is important that we stay focused.
Get to know the latest situation in the last away game, and it is important that when we arrive we try to do our best in the first and last minutes of the game ”.
Tottenham v Watford: Match Stats Spurs have lost only one of their last 16 league matches against Watford (9 wins and 6 draws), losing 2-1 at Vicarage Road in September 2018, after winning their first three matches away in the league against Tottenham between 1982 and 1985, Watford have lost nine of their last 10 league visits to Spurs (D1). The Spurs have lost just one of their last 27 home league games against promoted teams (W24 D2), and that loss came against current coach Nuno Espírito Santo’s Wolves team. Tottenham are looking to win each of their first three league games for the second time in the last 12 seasons (also 2018-19), while they have never won their first three games of a league campaign without conceding in their history in the Football League. . Watford have lost each of their last seven Premier League away games, not scoring five times in that run. They had a longest losing streak on the road in competition between December 1999 and May 2000 (10 games). Watford has won just two of their last 22 league games away in London (D4 L16), and has not won in 10 in the capital (D3 L7) since back-to-back wins over West Ham and Crystal Palace in 2018-19. Tottenham have won their first two Premier League games this season, despite having the second-lowest possession figure among the 20 teams after two so far (38.25%). Tottenham’s Son Heung-min has scored five goals in nine Premier League games against Watford; only against Southampton (9) has he scored more in the competition. Tottenham’s Dele All scored his first Premier League goal in 533 days against Wolves last time out, ending a streak of 19 top-flight appearances without a goal. Nuno Espírito Santo last scored in consecutive league games in December 2019. Nuno Espírito Santo is looking to become the second manager to win each of his first three league games under Tottenham Hotspurs in club history, after for Arthur Rowe to do so in August 1949 The Spurs were in the second tier when Rowe first took over, with no coach winning their first three top flight games from the Lilywhites.
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