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Premier League review: Watford shock Spurs and wins for Man United and Arsenal
(September 02 2018)
Watford maintained their 100% start to the season with a shock victory over Tottenham, while Man United and Arsenal also sealed away wins.

Watford 2-1 Tottenham: Hornets maintain perfect start

Watford came from behind to maintain their 100 per cent start to the season as two quick-fire headers gave them a 2-1 win over Tottenham at Vicarage Road on Super Sunday.

After a first half for the purists, Spurs took the lead through Abdoulaye Doucoure's own goal (54), and it would have been 1-1 in own goals had Toby Alderweireld's header not come off the bar at the other end shortly after.

But Watford did equalise through Troy Deeney's cute header from Jose Holebas' superb free-kick (69), and shocked Spurs with another header as Craig Cathcart converted Holebas' corner from the left (76).

The result ends Tottenham's own perfect start to the campaign, while Watford have won all four opening league games for only the second time in their history, and the first in the top flight.

Watford have won each of their opening four league games of a season for just the second time in their history (also 1988-89), with this the first time they have achieved the feat in the top flight.

Troy Deeney became the fourth player to score in 100 matches for Watford in all competitions, after Tommy Barnett, Ross Jenkins and Luther Blissett.

This was the first time that Tottenham Hotspur lost a game in which they had been leading in the Premier League since November 2016 against eventual champions Chelsea, ending a run of 48 league matches without defeat when taking the lead at any stage.

This was Watford’s first league win over Tottenham since May 1987, ending a run of 12 league games without a victory over the Lilywhites (D4 L8).

Since Javier Gracia took over as Watford manager in January, no side has won more home Premier League games than the Hornets (seven, level with Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd and Spurs).

Burnley 0-2 Manchester United: Red Devils bounce back

Romelu Lukaku scored twice as 10-man Manchester United returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor.

United looked on course for a routine victory when Lukaku headed them ahead on 27 minutes and doubled their tally with a close-range second a minute before half-time.

But after Paul Pogba had a second-half penalty saved by Joe Hart, United had to play the final 19 minutes a man down when Marcus Rashford was shown a straight red card for head-butting Phil Bardsley.

Three days on from their agonising Europa League exit against Olympiakos, Burnley showed little sign of mounting a late comeback, although Sam Vokes' header drew David de Gea into action in stoppage time.

But United ground out their second win of the season to move up to 10th in table, while Burnley remain second from bottom after their third successive defeat.

Cardiff City 2-3 Arsenal: Alexandre Lacazette wins it for Unai Emery's Gunners

Alexandre Lacazette's 81st-minute winner saw Arsenal edge out a spirited Cardiff side 3-2 for Unai Emery's first away victory as head coach.

Shkodran Mustafi headed the Gunners ahead after 12 minutes from an Aaron Ramsey corner, but goal-shy Cardiff had several chances to level before Víctor Camarasa turned Joe Bennett's cross home at the second attempt in first-half injury-time.

The goals kept flowing after half-time with a brilliant curled Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finish from outside the box (62) putting Arsenal back ahead, before Danny Ward levelled from a Sean Morrison flick at a free-kick (70).

But Emery's first away success was secured nine minutes from time when Lacazette swivelled and fired a rocket of a shot inside Neil Etheridge's near post.

Opta match facts

Arsenal have collected six points in their last three away Premier League games (W2 D0 L1), as many as in their previous 11 away games combined (W1 D3 L7).
Since his Premier League debut in February, only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (15) has scored more Premier League goals than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (11).
Victor Camarasa’s goal for Cardiff ended a run of 415 minutes without scoring for the Bluebirds in league competition.
All six of Shkodran Mustafi’s Premier League goals have been scored via set-pieces (three from corners, three from free-kicks), with five of them headed goals.