Premier League (Week 19) : Tottenham beats Watford 2-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 28, 2015 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 19: Three wins in a row for Tottenham. After their success against Southampton and Norwich City, the Spurs continued their sensational form in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Watford this Monday.
Tottenham forward Erik Lamela opened the score in the 17th minute, before seeing Watford catch up in the 41st minute thanks to Odion Ighalo. 1-1 at half time. The Spurs eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Son Heung-min with one minute left in regular time.
Tottenham Hotspur climbed to third place with 35 points from 19 games, only one point behind Arsenal, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Premier League table (as of December 28, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Watford | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Everton | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 26 |
| 11 | West Ham | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 12 | Southampton | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 24 |
| 13 | West Brom | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 20 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Swansea | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Newcastle | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 12 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2015-2016
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Overview
Watford FC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Watford 3-0 Liverpool (20 Dec.)
- Previous game:Chelsea 2-2 Watford (26 Dec.)
- Next game:Watford - Manchester City (2 Jan.)
Tottenham Hotspur
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Bournemouth 1-5 Tottenham (25 Oct.)
- Previous game:Tottenham 3-0 Norwich City (26 Dec.)
- Next game:Everton - Tottenham (3 Jan.)
- 28 December 2015
- 15:00
- Watford
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leicester | 38 |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 36 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 35 |
| 4 |  Manchester City | 35 |
| 5 |  Crystal Palace | 31 |
Week 19 Results
| Monday 28 December 2015 | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Swansea |  |
| Watford | 1-2 | Tottenham | |
 | Everton | 3-4 | Stoke City |  |
 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Aston Villa |  |
 | West Brom | 1-0 | Newcastle |  |
 | Manchester United | 17:30 | Chelsea |  |
| Arsenal | 17:30 | Bournemouth |  |
 | West Ham | 17:30 | Southampton |  |
| Tuesday 29 December 2015 | ||||
| Leicester | 19:45 | Manchester City | |
| Wednesday 30 December 2015 | ||||
 | Sunderland | 19:45 | Liverpool |  |