Tottenham Hotspur entertained Crystal Palace at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier today as they looked to secure a positive result at home. Spurs made a solid start to the game and took the lead in the 32nd minute when Harry Kane scored from close range. Lucas Moura doubled the home side’s advantage just two minutes later with a good header. Antonio Conte’s men were handed a numerical advantage as Wilfried Zaha was sent off in the 37th minute. The North London giants cruised to a 2-0 lead at the half-time break.
Heung-min Son made the points secure for Tottenham when he got his name on the scoresheet in the 74th minute. Spurs ended up winning the London derby by a convincing 3-0 scoreline.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham player fared during the contest against the Eagles.
GK: Hugo Lloris – 6.5/10
The French keeper didn’t have a save to make in the game and earned an easy clean sheet at home.
CB: Davinson Sanchez – 7.5/10
Sanchez gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and was excellent when passing the ball out from the back.
CB: Eric Dier – 6.5/10
He did what was needed of him at the back and managed to see the game out with the clean sheet intact.
CB: Japhet Tanganga – 7.5/10
Tanganga made a couple of crucial interceptions and did well to clear his lines inside his half when required.
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RM: Emerson Royal – 8.5/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles and engineered some promising chances for his teammates to score. Emerson got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Oliver Skipp – 7.5/10
Skipp made a few crunching tackles to make life difficult for the opposition at the centre of the park. He was also quite lively going forward.
CM: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg – 7.5/10
He anchored the midfield with conviction and was tidy when passing the ball from midfield. Hojbjerg got replaced in the 78th minute.
LM: Sergio Reguilon – 8/10
The Spaniard didn’t put a foot wrong in the game defensively and orchestrated a few meaningful openings for his teammates in the final third.
RAM: Lucas Moura – 9/10
The Brazilian speedster caused all sorts of problems for the opposition with his creativity and running. He ended the game with a goal and two assists to his name and deserves to be named the man of the match.
LAM: Heung-min Son – 8.5/10
Son was a constant menace in the attacking end of the field and managed to net a goal in the second half to seal a convincing win for his team in the derby.
ST: Harry Kane – 7.5/10
The England international took his chance well in the first half to give Spurs the lead. However, he was subbed on the 63rd minute given the fixtures come thick and fast.
Substitutes:
LAM: Steven Bergwijn – 6.5/10
Bergwijn caused a few problems for the Crystal Palace defenders after coming off the bench.
LM: Bryan Gil – 6/10
He struggled to get a foothold in the game.
CM: Tanguy Ndombele – 6/10
Ndombele offered very little after coming on in the 78th minute.
