Tottenham Hotspur clashed heads with Newcastle United at St. James’ Park earlier today as they hoped to earn a win on their travels in the Premier League. Spurs made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal at the half-hour mark when Alexander Isak got his name on the scoresheet. Anthony Gordon doubled his team’s lead just two minutes later as Angelos Postecoglu’s players went into the half-time interval 2-0 down on the scoreline.
Isak scored again in the 51st minute before Fabian Schar put the icing on the cake in the 87th minute. The North London giants ended up crashing to a lackluster 4-0 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player performed during the match against the Magpies.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 5.5/10
Vicario made one good save at the back but conceded four goals this afternoon.
RB: Pedro Porro – 6/10
He made some poor errors defensively but made two good runs with the ball.
CB: Cristian Romero – 5.5/10
Romero earned the ball back twice but failed to keep things solid at the back.
CB: Micky van de Ven – 6/10
He did his fair share of defending but made some uncharacteristic mistakes during the game.
LB: Destiny Udogie – 5/10
He failed to keep things solid when defending inside his half but made one decent chance going forward.
CM: Yves Bissouma – 6/10
Bissouma failed to protect his backline and was replaced in the 56th minute.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 6/10
He caught the eye at times but produced a disjointed display in the middle of the park.
RW: Brennan Johnson – 6/10
Johnson struggled to threaten the opponent’s goal and produced a quiet performance on the right flank.
CAM: James Maddison – 7/10
He was a constant menace in the final third but has got nothing to show for his efforts.
LW: Timo Werner – 6/10
Werner used his pace well at times but was toothless in the final third.
ST: Heung-min Son – 6/10
Son made two key chances up top but was substituted in the 57th minute.
Substitutes:
RB: Emerson Royal – 6/10
He failed to keep things tidy at the back.
CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 6/10
Hojbjerg added some energy to Postecoglu’s midfield.
CM: Pape Matar Sar – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
RW: Dejan Kulusevski – 7/10
He made a few promising runs with the ball.
CAM: Giovani Lo Celso – N/A
