Hugo Lloris: 7 (out of 10)
Kieran Trippier: 9
Toby Alderweireld: 7
Kevin Wimmer: 7
Ben Davies: 8
Eric Dier: 7
Mousa Dembele: 8
Erik Lamela: 6
Christian Eriksen: 8
Nacer Chadli: 6
Harry Kane: 7
Substitutes
Dele Alli (for Chadli, 61): 7
Son Heung-min (for Lamela, 72): 7
Tom Carroll (for Eriksenm, 90): 5
STAR PLAYER
Kieran Trippier: Trippier has not been a first-team regular this season but the former Burnley man was handed a starting berth ahead of Kyle Walker and made the most of it with an energetic display down the right, which he capped with a second-half winner and his first goal for the club.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
Delle Alli coming off the bench: Alli was left out of the starting team after feeling dizzy against Norwich in midweek but, with the score 0-0, Pochettino threw on the midfielder on the hour. Within four minutes he had initiated the breakthrough, sliding across a sumptuous pass for Trippier to slot home.
VIEW FROM THE BENCH
Spurs were guilty of spurning a number of decent chances before Trippier finally found the net, but Pochettino was a calm presence on the touchline and he will be delighted to move second in the table with a tricky month of fixtures to come. Watford have now won only once in eight matches and Quique Sanchez Flores’ side never looked like ending that run here.
WHO’S UP NEXT
Manchester City v Tottenham (Premier League, Sunday, February 14)
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