Tottenham Hotspur entertained West Ham United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier today as theY hoped to secure a win at home in the Premier League. Spurs made a good start to the game but conceded the opening goal in the 18th minute when Mohammed Kudus found the back of the net. However, Dejan Kulusevski equalised for Ange Postecoglu’s side in the 36th minute with a good strike as the two London teams went into the half-time break locked in a 1-1 scoreline.
Yves Bissouma gave his team the lead in the 52nd minute before Alphonse Areola scored an unfortunate own goal just three minutes later. Heung-min Son put the match to bed when he got his name on the scoresheet at the hour mark. The contest finished with Spurs securing a dominant 4-1 win in the London derby.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player performed during the clash against the Hammers.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 6.5/10
He made a few solid saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet this afternoon.
RB: Pedro Porro – 7/10
Porro was at fault in the lead-up to Kudus’ goal. However, he recovered well and put in a good display at both ends of the field.
CB: Cristian Romero – 7/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles and did well to limit the opposition to just one goal.
CB: Micky van de Ven – 7/10
Van de Ven performed his defensive duties well and was tidy with his passing.
LB: Destiny Udogie – 8/10
Udogie was a positive influence on both halves and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Dejan Kulusevski – 8.5/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and deserves credit for scoring the all-important equaliser in the 36th minute.
CM: Yves Bissouma – 8/10
Bissaouma anchored the midfield with conviction and gave his team the lead early in the second half.
CM: James Maddison – 7/10
He set up Kulusevski’s equaliser in the first half but was replaced at half-time.
RW: Brennan Johnson – 7/10
Johnson got himself into some promising positions but lacked quality in front of the opponent’s goal.
ST: Dominic Solanke – 7/10
He worked his socks off in the West Ham half and did everything but score today.
LW: Heung-min Son – 8/10
Son caused a lot of headaches for the opposition defenders and got his deserved goal in the 60th minute.
Substitutes:
CM: Pape Matar Sarr – 7/10
He gave Spurs more control in the middle of the park and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LW: Timo Werner – 6/10
Werner failed to impress after coming off the bench.
ST: Richarlison – N/A
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – N/A
