Alli's late leveller avoids further Spurs misery

Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Watford - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - October 19, 2019 Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli in action Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur snatched a 1-1 draw at home to Premier League basement club Watford on Saturday thanks to a fiercely contested late strike from Dele Alli that was awarded after a VAR review.

Alli pounced on a lapse from Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster and used his shoulder to control the ball before firing into the empty net in the 86th minute, cancelling out Abdoulaye Doucoure's sixth-minute opener for the visitors.