With about five minutes left of full time, the players stopped and looked towards the stands. A medical team ran across the field and over to the supporters.
Watford states on Twitter that it was due to a medical emergency.
– The medical emergency is under control. Our thoughts go to those affected, the club writes.
After about eight minutes, the match could be started again. Several Premier League matches have been stopped due to medical emergencies in the stands.
In October, Newcastle-Tottenham were stopped. Just a month ago, the game at Watford-Chelsea was stopped for the same reason.
Tottenham, who had struggled against a compact Watford defense throughout the match, scored in overtime. Davinson Sánchez stabbed a Heung-min Son dead ball into goal.
It became the winning goal.
– The most important thing is the safety of the supporters. After that comes the match and football. It was good that we stopped, and now the person is fine, says Tottenham manager Antonio Conte to Sky Sports.
The victory means that Tottenham take advantage of arch-rival Arsenal’s loss on Saturday. The Lily Whites crawl up their backs in fourth place, just two points behind – and that with two games less played.
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