Tottenham Hotspur locked horns with Aston Villa at Villa Park earlier this evening as they focused on securing a positive result on their travels. Spurs made a quick start to the game and scored the opening goal in the third minute courtesy of Heung-min Son’s tidy finish. The North London outfit sat on their lead well and went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Dejan Kulusevski doubled Tottenham’s advantage just five minutes into the second half before Son got his name on the scoresheet once again in the 66th minute. The South Korea international went on to complete his hattrick just five minutes later as Spurs cruised to a dominant 4-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham player performed during the match against the Villans.
GK: Hugo Lloris – 8.5/10
The French keeper made a lot of important saves during the game and fully deserves his clean sheet today.
CB: Cristian Romero – 8/10
He made plenty of crucial clearances inside his half and made a good run with the ball as well.
CB: Eric Dier – 7/10
Dier did what was required of him at the back and managed to deny the opposition from scoring.
CB: Ben Davies – 7/10
He made a couple of clearances and will be happy with the clean sheet.
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RM: Emerson Royal – 7/10
The Brazilian talent performed his defensive duties well and had a couple of lively moments down the right flank.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 7/10
He managed to provide decent protection for his teammates at the back.
CM: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg – 7.5/10
Hojbjerg anchored the midfield with a lot of conviction and made two encouraging runs with the ball from midfield.
LM: Matt Doherty – 6/10
He had to come off with an injury in the 20th minute.
RW: Dejan Kulusevski – 8/10
Kulusevski caused a few problems for the opposition defenders and has got a goal and an assist to show for his efforts.
ST: Harry Kane – 9/10
The English centre-forward was always looking to create chances for his teammates and ended the game with two assists to his name.
LW: Heung-min Son – 10/10
Son had a perfect game in front of the opposition half as he bagged a hat-trick which helped Spurs secure an easy win on the road.
Substitutes:
LM: Sergio Reguilon – 7/10
The Spaniard produced a good performance at both ends of the field.
LW: Lucas Moura – 6/10
He struggled to influence the game.
RW: Steven Bergwijn – N/A
Bergwijn didn’t get enough minutes to warrant a rating.
