Tottenham Hotspur entertained AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a win in the UEFA Europa League. Spurs made a decent start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Richarlison finally broke the deadlock from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute. David Moller Wolfe was sent off by the referee late in the game as Ange Postecoglu’s men secured a narrow 1-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham player fared during the match against AZ Alkmaar.
GK: Fraser Forster – 7.5/10
He made a few solid saves at the back and did enough to secure a clean sheet tonight.
RB: Archie Gray – 6.5/10
Gray was solid when defending inside his half and made one decent run with the ball.
CB: Radu Dragusin – 7/10
He cleared his lines when needed and was a good presence on the ball.
CB: Ben Davies – 6.5/10
Davies was not shy of putting his foot through the ball and was accurate with his ball distribution.
LB: Destiny Udogie – 7.5/10
He earned possession back twice and made a couple of promising runs with the ball on the left flank.
CM: Lucas Bergvall – 7.5/10
Bergvall anchored the midfield well and made one decent chance in the opponent’s half.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.
CM: James Maddison – 7/10
Maddison was a constant menace in the final third but there was no goal for him.
RW: Mikey Moore – 6/10
He caught the eye at times but was lackluster in front of the opponent’s goal.
ST: Richarlison – 7.5/10
Richarlison was always willing to have a strike at goal and ended up scoring the only goal of the game from the penalty spot.
LW: Timo Werner – 6.5/10
He made two inviting chances for others around him but failed to find the back of the net.
Substitutes:
RW: Brennan Johnson – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
ST: Dominic Solanke – 6.5/10
He had a few bright moments in the final third.
RW: Dejan Kulusevski – 6/10
Kulusevski made one decent chance up top.
CM: Pape Matar Sarr – 6/10
He added some bite and steel to Postecoglu’s midfield.
CAM: Wilson Odobert – N/A
