Tottenham vs Watford team news and line-ups: Harry Kane on the bench as Hugo Lloris starts in goal
SunSport brings you all you need to know ahead of crunch Premier League clash
PAU LOPEZ will have to wait for his Tottenham debut after Hugo Lloris recovered from illness to start against Watford
The young goalie was set to make his first start today but will instead watch on from the bench.
But it's great news for Spurs fans, with Harry Kane recovering from an ankle injury to land a place on the bench.
There's also a boost regarding Watford's team, with Troy Deeney NOT starting for the visitors.
What TV channel is Tottenham vs Watford on?
Tottenham vs Watford will be shown live on Sky Sports 1 from 11.30am, with kick-off at 12.30pm.
Alternatively, you can keep updated with all the action and goals as they fly in on our live blog from 11.30am.
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SunSport prediction
Tottenham are on a rampage at the moment and their hard-fought comeback against Swansea leaves them buzzing. 2-0 Spurs.
Fact me
- Tottenham Hotspur have never lost in the Premier League against Watford, winning five of seven encounters (D2).
- Watford have lost their last six league visits to White Hart Lane since beating them 5-1 in May 1985.
- Dele Alli scored twice against Watford at Vicarage Road in January in a 4-1 win and assisted the winner in this exact fixture last season for Kieran Trippier.
- Watford have never managed to score more than once in any of their previous seven Premier League game against Spurs (four goals in seven meetings).
- Spurs are unbeaten in 15 successive league home games (W13 D2 L0); their best run in league competition since May 2011 (17 games).
- Tottenham Hotspur have four home games remaining in the Premier League this season (including this game). Only 13 teams have previously gone a whole Premier League season unbeaten at home, with Chelsea in 2014-15 being the last.
- Mauricio Pochettino’s side have scored in every one of their last 23 Premier League matches at White Hart Lane – a run that stretches back to January 16 th 2016.
- Watford have failed to score in five of their last seven Premier League away games and haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last nine on the road in the competition.
- Troy Deeney has scored against 41 different teams during his Watford career, but has never scored in four appearances against Spurs for the Hornets.
- Deeney has now scored in six of his last eight Premier League appearances for Watford (six goals) and has reached double figures for the second successive PL campaign (10 goals in 2016-17, 13 goals in 2015-16).
- Since Mauricio Pochettino took charge of the club on the eve of 2014-15, Tottenham have won 53 points from losing positions in the league – 13 more than any other Premier League side in that time.