Tottenham Hotspur entertained Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this afternoon as they hoped to earn a win in the North London derby. Spurs made a poor start to the contest and conceded the opening goal in the 15th minute when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored an unfortunate own goal. Bukayo Saka doubled Arsenal’s advantage just 12 minutes later before Kai Havertz put his team 3-0 ahead in the 38th minute. Angelos Postecoglu’s men went into the half-time break 3-0 down on the scoreline.
Cristian Romero got a goal back for Tottenham in the 64th minute. Heung-min Son got his name on the scoresheet from the penalty spot in the 87th minute but Spurs ended up crashing to a 3-2 defeat in the North London derby.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player performed during the clash against the Gunners.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 5.5/10
Vicario failed to make a save in the game and conceded three goals in the first half.
RB: Pedro Porro – 6/10
He failed to keep things solid at the back but made one decent chance going forward.
CB: Cristian Romero – 8/10
Romero did his fair share of defending and was a threat at the other end of the field.
CB: Micky van de Ven – 6/10
He was far from convincing when defending inside his half but was accurate with his passing.
LB: Ben Davies – 6.5/10
Davies worked hard at both ends of the field.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 6/10
He earned possession back twice but offered very little in the final third.
CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 6/10
Hojbjerg scored an unfortunate own goal early in the game but recovered well and produced a battling performance at the centre of the park.
RW: Dejan Kulusevski – 7.5/10
He was a constant menace in the final third but failed to make a difference in front of goal.
CAM: James Maddison – 6/10
Maddison engineered one good chance in the opponent’s half but never looked like he would score.
LW: Timo Werner – 5.5/10
His impact on the game was minimal. Werner was replaced in the 30th minute.
ST: Heung-min Son – 6.5/10
Son caught the eye at times and managed to score from the penalty spot late in the game.
Substitutes:
LW: Brennan Johnson – 6/10
He made two promising runs with the ball.
CM: Pape Matar Sarr – 7/10
Sarr enhanced the quality of Tottenham’s midfield.
CM: Yves Bissouma – 7/10
He added some bite and steel to Postecoglu’s midfield.
LW: Richarlison – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Giovani Lo Celso – N/A
