Tottenham Hotspur faced off against Newcastle United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this evening as they looked to secure a win in front of their home supporters. Spurs made a solid start to the game but conceded the opening goal in the 39th minute when Fabian Schar found the back of the net with a low strike. However, Ben Davies equalised for the North London outfit just four minutes later when he found the back of the net from close range. Both teams went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Spurs ramped up the pressure in the second half and got their noses ahead in the 48th minute when Matt Doherty scored with a solid header. Heung-min Son made it 3-0 to Tottenham just minutes later before Emerson Royal got his name on the scoresheet in the 63rd minute. Steven Bergwijn put the icing on the cake for the London giants when he scored with a calm finish in the 83rd minute as Antonio Conte’s men emerged victorious by a 5-1 scoreline.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player performed during the match against the Magpies.
GK: Hugo Lloris – 6/10
The French keeper didn’t have to make a save in the game but will be disappointed for conceding a goal late in the first half.
CB: Cristian Romero – 7.5/10
Romero got stuck in with plenty of solid tackles and was good on the ball.
CB: Eric Dier – 7/10
Dier was strong in the air and made multiple clearances at the back.
CB: Ben Davies – 7.5/10
Davies was solid at the back for most of the game and did well to equalise for Spurs just before the half-time break.
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RM: Emerson Royal – 7.5/10
He deserves credit for killing the game off after the hour mark. Emerson cleared his lines when required inside his half.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 7/10
Rodrigo anchored the midfield with conviction and made one key chance in the final third.
CM: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg – 7/10
Hojbjerg got back to defend when needed and was lively on the ball.
LM: Matt Doherty – 8/10
He was defensively solid and scored a good goal to give Tottenham the lead early in the second half.
RAM: Dejan Kulusevski – 8/10
He caused all sorts of problems for the opposition defenders because of his creativity and ended the game with an assist to his name.
LAM: Heung-min Son – 8.5/10
Son created a lot of decent chances for others around him and has got a goal and an assist to show for his efforts.
ST: Harry Kane – 8/10
The England international was not shy of having a strike at goal and engineered some inviting opportunities for his teammates up top. He picked up an assist for setting up Doherty’s goal.
Substitutes:
CM: Harry Winks – 6/10
The English talent added some energy to Conte’s midfield.
RAM: Lucas Moura – 7/10
He came off the bench and secured an assist.
RM: Steven Bergwijn – 7/10
Bergwijn came on and got his name on the scoresheet.
