Tottenham Hotspur welcomed Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to secure a positive result at home in the Premier League. Spurs made a good start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 15th-minute courtesy of Harry Kane’s great finish. The North London club sat on their narrow lead well and went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Antonio Conte’s men managed to defend their advantage well in the second 45 minutes despite going down to ten men after Cristian Romero was sent off by the referee in the 87th minute. The contest ended with Spurs earning an impressive 1-0 win over Man City in front of their home supporters.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player performed during the match against Man City.
GK: Hugo Lloris – 7.5/10
The French keeper made a lot of important saves at the back and earned a well-deserved clean sheet in North London.
CB: Cristian Romero – 6/10
He did his fair share of defending but let his teammates down by getting sent off in the 87th minute.
CB: Eric Dier – 7/10
Dier cleared the danger when needed and was a threat at the other end of the field as well.
CB: Ben Davies – 6.5/10
He made a few crucial clearances on the defensive end of the field and did enough to secure the clean sheet in the end.
RM: Emerson Royal – 7.5/10
Emerson gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and had a couple of bright moments in the Man City half.
CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 8/10
He offered decent protection for his teammates at the back and was also a good presence on the ball. Hojbjerg picked up an assist for setting up Kane’s goal early in the game.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 7/10
Rodrigo did his fair share of defending and caused a few problems for the opposition defenders as well.
LM: Ivan Perisic – 7/10
The Croatia international performed his defensive duties well and orchestrated a couple of inviting chances in the final third.
RAM: Dejan Kulusevski – 6/10
He showed a few flashes of what he is capable of but failed to threaten the Man City goal.
LAM: Heung-min Son – 6.5/10
Son had a few lively moments in the final third but never looked like he had a goal in him.
ST: Harry Kane – 7.5/10
The English centre-forward was a constant menace in front of the opponent’s goal and ended up netting the only goal of this contest with a good finish in the 15th minute.
Substitutes:
LM: Ryan Sessegnon – 6/10
He offered very little after coming off the bench.
CM: Yves Bissouma – N/A
Bissouma hardly had any time to influence the game.
CB: Davinson Sanchez – N/A
He came on for the final few minutes of the match.
