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Alli 7/10, defence woeful as Spurs fortunate to draw bottom Watford

Dele Alli struck an 86th-minute equaliser to deny bottom club Watford their first Premier League win of the season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The hosts lacked just about everything in a poor opening 45 minutes, and they fell behind inside six minutes as Abdoulaye Doucoure calmly turned home Daryl Janmaat's delightful low cross. But after a defensive mixup, Ben Foster could only direct his punched clearance into the shoulder of All, who made no mistake from close range as Tottenham snatched a 1-1 draw.

Positives

Spurs were boosted by the return of Alli, who made just his second Premier League appearance of the season, and the England midfielder proved his side's saviour with a late late equaliser following another lengthy spell of VAR confusion.