Tottenham Hotspur faced off against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium earlier today as they hoped to earn a positive result on the road in the Premier League. Spurs made a quick start to the contest and got their noses ahead in the 17th minute thanks to James Maddison’s effort. Angelos Postecoglu’s men went into the half-time interval 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Dejan Kulusevski doubled the North London club’s advantage in the 63rd minute as Tottenham cruised to an impressive 2-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham player performed during the match against the Cherries.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 7/10
He made a few solid saves at the back and earned an important clean sheet today.
RB: Pedro Porro – 7/10
Porro performed his defensive duties well and passed the ball accurately from the right flank.
CB: Cristian Romero – 8/10
The Argentine centre-back gave a good account of himself on the defensive third of the pitch and moved the ball with conviction from the back.
CB: Micky van de Ven – 7/10
He cleared his lines when required and was a good presence on the ball.
LB: Destiny Udogie – 7/10
Udogie made a few important clearances at the back and has also got an assist to his name.
CM: Pape Matar Sarr – 7.5/10
He anchored the midfield well and managed to secure an assist as well.
CM: Yves Bissouma – 8/10
Bissouma protected his backline really well and made some decent runs with the ball from midfield.
RW: Dejan Kulusevski – 8/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and managed to get his name on the scoresheet after the hour mark.
CAM: James Maddison – 8/10
Maddison caused a lot of chaos inside the Bournemouth half and scored the opening goal in the 17th minute.
LW: Heung-min Son – 7.5/10
The South Korean sensation engineered a few promising chances for others around him but failed to register a goal today.
ST: Richarlison – 6.5/10
Richarlison struggled to cause problems for the Bournemouth centre-halves and was replaced in the 59th minute.
Substitutes:
LW: Ivan Perisic – 6.5/10
Perisic was decent on the ball.
CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 6.5/10
He made two promising runs with the ball.
CM: Oliver Skipp – 6/10
Skipp added some energy to Postecoglu’s midfield.
CAM: Giovani Lo Celso – 6/10
He made one key chance in the opponent’s half.
LB: Ben Davies – N/A
