Tottenham Hotspur locked horns with Leicester City at the King Power Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to pick up a good result on the road. Spurs made a decent start to the game but conceded the opening goal in the 24th minute when Patson Daka scored with a composed finish. However, Harry Kane equalised for the North London outfit in the 38th minute as Spurs went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
James Maddison regained Leicester’s advantage in the 76th minute after a wonderful team move from the home side. However, Steven Bergwijn came off the bench and netted two quick-fire goals in injury-time as Tottenham ended up securing a brilliant 3-2 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham player fared during the match against the Foxes.
GK: Hugo Lloris – 6/10
The French keeper made a couple of solid saves but won’t be happy after conceding two goals during the 90 minutes.
RB: Emerson Royal – 6/10
He struggled to get a foothold in the game during the first half and got replaced at half-time.
CB: Japhet Tanganga – 7/10
Tanganga was strong in the air and made some important defensive contributions inside his half. He was also a threat at the other end of the field.
CB: Davinson Sanchez – 7/10
He cleared the danger when needed and made a few crucial interceptions at the back. Sanchez also orchestrated a couple of decent chances going forward.
CB: Ben Davies – 7/10
Davies got stuck in with some solid tackles to make life difficult for the opposition. He created one good chance in the final third.
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LB: Reguilon – 7.5/10
Reguilon didn’t shy away from a tackle and made quite a few intelligent runs down the left flank. The Spaniard engineered some excellent opportunities for his teammates to score as well.
CM: Oliver Skipp – 6/10
The English midfield ace struggled to get into the rhythm of the game but did his best to protect his backline.
CM: Harry Winks – 7/10
Winks fashioned a few meaningful openings for others around him and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg – 6.5/10
He was a bit underwhelming defensively but caused a few problems for the opposition going forward.
ST: Harry Kane – 9.5/10
Kane caused all sorts of problems for the Leicester defenders and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
ST: Lucas Moura – 7.5/10
The Brazilian attacker caused plenty of headaches for the opposition due to his creativity and clever movements in the final third.
Substitutes:
RB: Matt Doherty – 7/10
He was a real threat in the Leicester half and did well to secure an assist.
CM: Giovani Lo Celso – 6/10
Lo Celso made one good run after coming off the bench.
LW: Steven Bergwijn – 8.5/10
Bergwijn came on to score two injury-time goals which won the game for Spurs.
