The final whistle has sounded in North London with Tottenham claiming all three points in what was a superb display from the hosts.
After another prosaic international break, the Premier League campaign reignited with an infamous London derby, as Spurs hosted West Ham. Both sides were desperate to get one over on their rival after slow starts to the domestic season respectively.
Goals from Kulusevski, Bissouma and Son helped Spurs parade to victory in the early kick-off this afternoon, with the 4-1 scoreline reflecting what was a dominant Tottenham performance.
Let’s look in closer detail at how the Spurs players individually fared at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Guglielmo Vicario: Wasn’t troubled much. 7.
Pedro Porro: Wasn’t at his best by any means but played a big part in a brilliant performance. Raced up and down the right hand side throughout the 90. 6.
Cristian Romero: Pure class. Hardly put a foot wrong. 8.
Micky van de Ven: Defensively dependable as always. 7.
Destiny Udogie: Picked up an assist with a lovely cutback that found Bissouma on the edge of the box. Made a crucial, goal-saving block on the line too. Bouncing back. 8.
Yves Bissouma: Recorded his second goal of the season with a tidy finish from the edge of the penalty area. An assured performance. 8.
Dejan Kulusevski: After being granted much more freedom following Maddison’s withdrawal, Deki looked to build on a goal and a brilliant first half performance. The Swede ran the show for Spurs, pulling all the strings and creating plenty. Another exceptional performance. 10.
James Maddison: Substituted off for Pape Sarr at half-time after a promising first half. He left the field with an assist and another decent display. 7.
Brennan Johnson: The Welshman will be disappointed he was unable to continue his scoring streak despite being put through by Solanke on a number of occasions. 6.
Dominic Solanke: Held up play expertly but lacked a real presence in the box throughout. Still, he was an important part of Spurs’ second half siege. 8.
Heung-Min Son: After an encouraging first half, played a beautiful trivela pass before continuing his run and forcing an own goal. Embarrassed Todibo again before slotting the ball past Areola with ease. Hit the post minutes later. A pivotal part of Spurs’ performance. 9.
Substitutes:
Rodrigo Bentancur: Came on for Bissouma and helped Spurs see out the win. 6.
Pape Sarr: Came on at half time and played a beautiful ball through to Son, recording an assist just fifteen minutes after being introduced. 7.
Archie Gray: On for Udogie with 4 minutes left in the 90. Showed flashes of brilliance in the little time he had on the field. N/A
Timo Werner: Replaced Sonny with 20 minutes to go. 5.
Richarlison: A welcome return for the Brazilian as he replaced Solanke. Didn’t make much of an impact but it was great to see him back out there. 6.
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