Tottenham Hotspur welcomed Nottingham Forest at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier today as they hoped to earn a victory at home in the Premier League. Spurs made a bright start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 19th minute when Harry Kane found the back of the net. The English striker doubled his team’s lead from the penalty spot just 16 minutes later as the North London club went into the half-time break 2-0 up on the scoreline.
Heung-min Son killed the game off when he scored for Tottenham in the 62nd minute. However, Nottingham got a late consolation goal via Joe Worrall’s effort in the 81st minute. The contest ended with Antonio Conte’s men earning a comfortable 3-1 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player fared during the match against Nottingham Forest.
GK: Fraser Forster – 8/10
He made a handful of decent saves at the back but won’t be happy after allowing a late goal.
CB: Cristian Romero – 7/10
Romero gave a good account of himself on the defensive third of the pitch and was a threat going forward.
CB: Eric Dier – 6.5/10
The English defender put his foot through the ball when needed but failed to keep a clean sheet.
CB: Clement Lenglet – 7/10
The French talent cleared the danger when the opposition were on the offensive and was a real threat at the other end of the field as well.
RM: Pedro Porro – 7.5/10
The Spaniard did his fair share of defending and caused a few problems for the Nottingham defenders. He ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Oliver Skipp – 7/10
Skipp came back to defend when required and made a couple of energetic runs with the ball.
CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 7.5/10
He offered adequate protection for his teammates at the back and was lively on the ball.
LM: Ben Davies – 7/10
Davies was a positive influence at both ends of the field and won his fair share of aerial duels.
RAM: Richarlison – 8/10
He created some headaches for the Nottingham defenders and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LAM: Heung-min Son – 8.5/10
The South Korea international was a constant menace in the opponent’s half and managed to create a handful of promising chances for his teammates to score. He got his name on the scoresheet after the hour mark.
ST: Harry Kane – 8.5/10
Kane made a great start to the game and scored two goals in the first half to give his team an ideal platform to go on and secure maximum points today.
Substitutes:
RAM: Lucas Moura – N/A
He didn’t get enough time to make an impact.
LAM: Dejan Kulusevski – N/A
Kulusevski came on for the final few minutes of the game.
CM: Pape Sarr – N/A
He came on as a substitute in injury time.
