Tottenham Hotspur entertained Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier tonight as they focused on securing a good result in front of their home fans. Spurs struggled to score the opener in the first half and were held 0-0 at half-time.
Harry Kane finally broke the deadlock for the North London club from the penalty spot in the 59th minute before Pierre-Emile Højbjerg made the points secure with a good finish in the 86th minute. The contest ended with Spurs earning an impressive 2-0 victory at home.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player performed during the clash against the Toffees.
GK: Hugo Lloris – 6.5/10
The French keeper didn’t have a save to make in the game and secured an easy clean sheet at home.
CB: Cristian Romero – 7.5/10
The Argentine defender kept things solid when defending inside his half and made one good chance in the final third.
CB: Eric Dier – 7/10
Dier made one important clearance at the back and would be quite happy with the shutout.
CB: Ben Davies – 7/10
He kept things solid at the back and made a few decent chances in the opponent’s half.
RM: Matt Doherty – 7/10
He made two good tackles and was a threat in the final third.
CM: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg – 7.5/10
Hojbjerg was hardly troubled defensively and scored a good goal late in the game.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 7/10
He was full of energy in the middle the park and ended the game with an assist to his name.
LM: Ivan Perisic – 7.5/10
Perisic did his fair share of defending and created a handful of promising chances in the final third.
RAM: Richarlison – 6/10
He caused a few problems for the opposition but got replaced in the 51st minute. It was another frustrating outing for him.
LAM: Heung-min Son – 7/10
Son caused a lot of chaos inside the Everton half but failed to register a goal this evening. Still, Conte will be pleased with his performance this evening.
ST: Harry Kane – 8.5/10
Kane opened the goal-scoring with a well-taken penalty and was a real menace inside the opponent’s penalty box during the 90 minutes.
Substitutes:
CM: Yves Bissouma – 6.5/10
He made a couple of decent chances in the final third.
CB: Davinson Sanchez – N/A
Sanchez hardly had any time to make an impact.
RW: Lucas Moura – N/A
He didn’t get enough time to make an impact.
RM: Djed Spence – N/A
Spence didn’t get enough time to influence the game.
CM: Oliver Skipp – N/A
He came on in injury-time.
