This is almost certainly the most must-win game of the season. Until the next one, of course.
Failure to beat this flatlining Watford side will result in more doom and gloom than anyone will know what to do with.
Make no mistake, Watford are poor.
Watford are winless after eight Premier League games this season (D3 L5) – only in 2006-07 (10), 1990-91 (9) and 1984-85 (9) have they had a longer winless start in any of their previous league campaigns.
Since beating Arsenal 2-1 in January 2017, Watford have lost 16 consecutive Premier League away games against ‘big six’ opponents, scoring just nine goals and conceding 53 in return.
Watford have won just one of their 12 Premier League meetings with Spurs (D3 L8), with that win coming at Vicarage Road in September 2018.
For me, Eriksen cannot start, for numerous reasons, the most important of which is that he’s been too dull to warrant a starting place. Tell me, in his current form funk, what top side would the Dane walk into?
Sonny will be on the bench, and so Last Goalscorer @4/1 appeals.