Tottenham 4 Watford 0: Dele Alli turns 21 tomorrow, and although Mauricio Pochettino says he loves him like a son, it is typical of the Tottenham manager’s style that he will not give special treatment to the man he believes is the best young player in Europe.

Son Heung-min hit a brace as Tottenham kept their Premier League title ambitions alive with a comprehensive win over a poor Watford side at White Hart Lane.

Troy Deeney scored his 100th league goal for Watford as the 10-man Hornets climbed to ninth in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over West Brom.

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The former England manager succeeded in coaxing an improved performance from some of his players.

Manchester City 2 Watford 0: Pablo Zabaleta’s first goal in over two years set Manchester City on their way to a nervous victory over Watford which confirmed the theory that Pep Guardiola’s revolution is still very much a work in progress.

Stefano Okaka scored his first goals for Watford as Everton's miserable run continued with a 3-2 defeat at Vicarage Road.

Liverpool 6 Watford 1

Chelsea recorded a Premier League win today as West Ham and Sunderland continue to struggle towards the bottom of the table.

Watford 3 Manchester United 1: Well that didn’t last long. The optimism that followed Jose Mourinho to Old Trafford has quickly disappeared with a third successive defeat, the first time the manager has endured such a run since his Porto days in 2002.

Watford 1 Arsenal 3: Typical Arsene Wenger, stubbornly turning logic on its head.

West Ham 3 Watford 1: Andy Carroll and Mark Noble were on target as West Ham kept their chances of a top-four finish alive with a 3-1 win over Watford.

Aston Villa's 1-0 defeat at Manchester United confirmed their relegation from the Barclays Premier League.

Watford 1 Everton 1: Heurelho Gomes lauded a “great result” for Watford after they ended their run of four successive Barclays Premier League defeats with a 1-1 draw against Everton at Vicarage Road.

Manchester United 1 Watford 0: Louis van Gaal perhaps had a point earlier this week when he warned Marcus Rashford the hard work is only just beginning.

Tottenham 1 Watford 0: Erik Lamela believes Tottenham have momentum in the title race after this deserved win lifted them to second spot.

However the likelihood of Chelsea playing European football next term receded further.

Southampton impressively outplayed and outworked Watford.

Watford 1 Tottenham 2: If Tottenham have ambitions to do more than simply finish in the top four, they will need more performances like this, where they showed character and resilience to grind out a somewhat fortuitous victory against a Watford side reduced to 10 men for the final half-hour.

Watford 0 Crystal Palace 1: Alan Pardew hailed the resoluteness of Wilfried Zaha, who was publicly rebuked by the Eagles boss after being hauled off at half-time in the defeat to Tottenham last week.

Man City 2 Watford 0: For Manchester City, the club records are being countered with caution; they may look unstoppable in both the Premier League and the transfer market as August closes, but no one at the Etihad Stadium expects this to be a trouble-free season. Friday’s Champions League draw gave notice of the difficulties that lie ahead.

Watford and Southampton are still searching for their first Barclays Premier League wins of the season after playing out a scrappy goalless draw at Vicarage Road.

EVERTON 2 WATFORD 2:

When you’ve spent a career scrapping in every tier of English football, as Rene Gilmartin has, a promotion to the Premier League is treated with a healthy does of scepticism rather than elation.

Iago Falque has become the fourth player to exit Tottenham during pre-season after signing for Italian Serie A side Genoa.

Hugo Lloris was again missing from the Tottenham squad after being knocked unconscious at Everton last weekend as manager Andre Villas-Boas made five changes to his side for the visit of Newcastle.

Thankfully the boys aren't this jumpy on the pitch.

Heurelho Gomes’ season is over after he broke his left hand during Friday’s win over Dusseldorf, the German club have confirmed.

David Beckham will play for Paris St Germain for free after vowing to donate his entire salary from his new club to charity.

A list of all the confirmed deadline day signings so far.

Tottenham have given up their pursuit of Internacional striker Leandro Damiao - for now.

Tottenham have announced that goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes has joined German side Hoffenheim on loan until the end of the season.

David Beckham stole the show on transfer deadline day by agreeing to join Paris St Germain pending a successful medical.

Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini looks set for a fresh start in America after Tottenham announced they have reached an agreement to sell the goalkeeper to Major League Soccer outfit the LA Galaxy.

Andre Villas-Boas has urged Tottenham to seize the initiative and open a gap on their rivals so that they do not slip away and miss out on Champions League football again.

Andre Villas-Boas insists he still has no plans to enter the transfer market next month despite seeing his team fail to break down a stubborn Stoke side at White Hart Lane.

Carlisle 0 Tottenham 3

Tottenham will make a number of changes from the team that beat QPR for tomorrow’s Capital One Cup clash at Carlisle.

Striker Emmanuel Adebayor is out of Tottenham’s Europa League clash with Lazio due to a hamstring injury.