Watford vs Tottenham: Sanchez strikes late as Spurs sting Hornets to spring to fifth

• Tottenham left it late against Watford to grab all three points
• Davinson Sanchez powered in a header to send Antonio Conte’s side to fifth on the log
• The North London club had been frustrated for most of the game, but found the winner deep into stoppage time

Tottenham grabbed all three points against a determined Watford in stoppage time as Antonio Conte continued his unbeaten start to life as Spurs boss.

Defender Davinson Sanchez headed in a Heung Min Son free kick in the sixth minute of added time to completely break Watford fans’ hearts at Vicarage Road.

The game was slightly delayed in the second half after a supporter was taken ill in the Graham Taylor Stand.

Both sides will feel aggrieved with the referee Rob Jones, who turned down penalty appeals from both teams in either half.

Watford came into the game on a five-match losing streak, a run that saw Claudio Ranieri’s side concede 15 goals.

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But the Hornets did well to hold out Tottenham in the opening exchanges, and they had goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann to thank for constantly keeping them in the game.

Watford were quite tame in the opening 45 minutes, despite receiving a boost after their striker Emmanuel Dennis was omitted from the Africa Cup of Nations squad.

Dennis’s only real glance at goal was a tame effort after being put through on goal by Joshua King.

Tottenham dictated proceedings, but despite having 75% possession in the opening 15 minutes, somehow, Watford did not concede a goal.

Once the North London side found their rhythm, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg saw an effort go past the crossbar while Kane also tested the Watford goalie on several occasions.

Having been in complete control of the game, Tottenham were left scratching their heads on how they were yet to get past the Hornets, with the game meandering towards its ending.

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It looked like it was going to be another case of two dropped points by Antonio Conte’s side after their 1-1 stalemate against Southampton in their last Premier League game, until Son won a free kick deep in opposition territory.

The South Korean fired in the resulting free-kick and Watford were made to pay for briefly falling asleep in defence as Sanchez powered in the header for the winner.

Tottenham sprung to third thanks to the win, and they still have three games in hand.

Arsenal suffer painful defeat to City

In the other game, Rodri scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester City completed the double over Arsenal for yet another season.

Arsenal, who played a large chunk of the second half with 10 men after the dismissal of defender Gabriel, were on their way to earning a hard-fought point but Rodri steered in a loose ball in the 93rd minute to break Gunners fans hearts on Saturday afternoon.