Tottenham Hotspur faced off against Aston Villa at Villa Park earlier today as they hoped to earn a positive result on the road in the Premier League. Spurs made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
James Maddison finally opened the goal-scoring for the visitors in the 50th minute before Brennan Johnson doubled Tottenham’s lead just three minutes later. Heung-min Son got his name on the scoresheet in injury time before Timo Werner added another goal in the dying embers of the contest. The match finished with Tottenham securing an impressive 4-0 victory away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player performed during the clash against the Villans.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 7/10
Vicario made one decent save at the back and earned an important clean sheet away from home.
RB: Pedro Porro – 8/10
The Spaniard gave a good account of himself when defending inside his half and made one good chance going forward.
CB: Cristian Romero – 8/10
He performed his defensive duties well and did enough to secure a clean sheet.
CB: Micky van de Ven – 7/10
Van de Ven didn’t do much wrong on the defensive third of the field and was replaced in the 48th minute.
LB: Destiny Udogie – 8/10
Udogie hardly put a foot wrong at the back and made two good runs with the ball.
CM: Yves Bissouma – 7/10
Bissouma anchored the midfield with conviction but was underwhelming going forward.
CM: Pape Matar Sarr – 7/10
He was a positive influence in both halves and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
RW: Dejan Kulusevski – 7/10
Kulusevski made two inviting chances for others around him and has got an assist to his name.
CAM: James Maddison – 7.5/10
Maddison opened the goal-scoring early in the second half and was lively in the final third.
LW: Brennan Johnson – 8/10
He made a few dangerous runs with the ball and managed to score in the 53rd minute.
ST: Heung-min Son – 9/10
Son managed to score in injury time and has also got two assists to his name.
Substitutes:
CB: Radu Dragusin – 7/10
He kept things solid at the back.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 6.5/10
Bentancur made one decent chance in the opponent’s half.
CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – N/A
LW: Timo Werner – N/A
