Tottenham Hotspur locked horns with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a victory in the Premier League. Spurs made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
The North London club began the second half well as Harry Kane scored two quick-fire goals to put Spurs 2-0 up before the hour mark. Matt Doherty killed the game off in the 68th minute before Heung-min Son added another goal just four minutes later. The London derby ended with Antonio Conte’s men earning a dominant 4-0 win over their local rivals.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player fared during the match against the Eagles.
GK: Hugo Lloris – 8/10
Lloris made some crucial saves at the back and secured a well-deserved clean sheet.
CB: Cristian Romero – 7/10
He came back to defend when needed and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Eric Dier – 7.5/10
Dier was a strong presence in the air and put his foot through the ball when needed.
CB: Clement Lenglet – 7.5/10
The French talent gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and won his fair share of aerial duels.
RM: Matt Doherty – 8.5/10
Doherty was solid when defending inside his half and was a constant menace down the right flank. He scored his team’s third goal in the 68th minute.
CM: Oliver Skipp – 6.5/10
He anchored the midfield well but failed to make an impact in the final third.
CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 7/10
Hojbjerg worked hard at both ends of the pitch but failed to create chances for others around him.
LM: Ivan Perisic – 7.5/10
He was solid at the back and made one key chance in the final third. Perisic came off with an assist to his name late in the game.
RAM: Bryan Gil – 7.5/10
The Spaniard had a good game in both halves and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LAM: Heung-min Son – 8/10
Son caused a few headaches for the Palace defenders and got his name on the scoresheet in the 72nd minute.
ST: Harry Kane – 9/10
The English forward scored a quick-fire brace early in the second half to give his team the ideal platform to collect all three points from the derby.
Substitutes:
CM: Pape Sarr – 6.5/10
He added some energy to Conte’s midfield.
LM: Ryan Sessegnon – 6/10
Sessegnon was accurate with his passing.
RM: Emerson Royal – 6/10
He was strong in the air.
CB: Ben Davies – N/A
Davies didn’t get enough time to influence the game.
CM: Harvey White – N/A
He came on for the final few minutes of the contest.
