Spurs impressed with a win at the bet365 Stadium.

Alan Pardew has defended the “outstanding” Quique Sanchez Flores’ record at Watford amid increasing speculation about the manager’s position.

Per Mertesacker insists Arsenal’s season is not over — but has called on the club’s goalscorers to rediscover their killer instinct.

Arsenal  1 Watford 2

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.

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

Watford 2 Newcastle 1

There was late drama at Old Trafford, where new Southampton signing Charlie Austin scored with just three minutes left to secure a 1-0 Premier League win over Manchester United.

Southampton impressively outplayed and outworked Watford.

It’s the season of goodwill so, with a crazy Premier League season now at its halfway point, what better time to dole out some imaginary festive awards?

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.

Manchester City had no problems as they romped to a 4-1 win over struggling Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium to close the gap on leaders Leicester, who lost 1-0 at Liverpool.

Liverpool are still fighting to find their true identity under Jurgen Klopp, the Anfield boss has admitted in the wake of a 3-0 thumping at Watford.

Jamie Vardy missed two good chances to extend his goalscoring streak to 12 straight games but a Riyad Mahrez hat-trick sent Leicester back to the top of the Barclays Premier League.

Aston Villa 2 Watford 3: Remi Garde is contemplating changes in a bid to plug Aston Villa’s leaky defence.

The best performances and palaver from the Premier League.

Tim Sherwood dismissed fears over Aston Villa’s stuttering start after their second straight derby defeat.

The woes continued for Newcastle, Sunderland and Stoke in the Premier League today.

Watford 1 Swansea 0: Captain Troy Deeney feared Watford would be made to rue a host of missed chances before Odion Ighalo scored a second-half winner against Swansea.

Watford 0 Southampton 0: Southampton manager Ronald Koeman was keen to take the positives out of a scrappy stalemate that left both sides still searching for their first Barclays Premier League wins of the season.

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:

Chelsea powered into the fourth round of the FA Cup as second-half goals from Willian, Loic Remy and Kurt Zouma completed a 3-0 victory over Watford.