Tottenham Hotspur locked horns with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the Premier League. Spurs made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 24th minute when Trevoh Chalobah got his name on the scoresheet. The North London club went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Nicolas Jackson put daylight between the two sides in the 72nd minute as Angelos Postecoglu’s men crashed to a 2-0 derby defeat away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player performed during the match against the Blues.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 6/10
He made a few solid stops at the back but won’t be happy about conceding two goals tonight.
RB: Pedro Porro – 6.5/10
Porro caught the eye at times in the final third but failed to keep things solid at the back.
CB: Cristian Romero – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending and was a dominant presence in the air.
CB: Micky van de Ven – 7/10
Van de Ven performed his defensive duties well and was good on the ball.
LB: Emerson Royal – 6/10
The Brazilian struggled to get into the flow of the game and was accurate with his passing.
CM: Yves Bissouma – 6.5/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field but was replaced after the hour mark.
CM: Pape Matar Sarr – 6.5/10
Sarr earned the ball back a few times but failed to make a difference in the final third.
RW: Brennan Johnson – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal. Johnson was fortunate to last 77 minutes.
CAM: Dejan Kulusevski – 6/10
He made two good chances in the final third but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
LW: Heung-min Son – 6.5/10
Son set up a few promising chances for his teammates but there was no goal for him.
ST: Richarlison – 6/10
Richarlison was quiet for most of his time on the pitch and was substituted in the 62nd minute.
Substitutes:
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 6.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal.
CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 6.5/10
Hojbjerg made one key chance in the final third.
CAM: James Maddison – 6/10
He caught the eye at times in the opponent’s half.
RW: Bryan Gil – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Giovani Lo Celso – N/A
