Tottenham Hotspur’s shocking away form continues in the Premier League as they hand Crystal Palace their first victory of the season. The score ends 1-0 to the hosts at Selhurst Park.
Let’s take a look at how the individual players got on:
Tottenham player ratings
Guglielmo Vicario – 7 – Couldn’t do much about the Crystal Palace opener. Was put under pressure with some back passes and dealt with them well, albeit giving the ball away from time to time. Offside flag saved his blushes after he let Eze’s shot slip past his hand. Great save with his legs from a Sarr shot and again to tip Wharton’s shot around the post.
Pedro Porro – 4 – Really struggled to progress the ball down the right side today. The Palace press led to lots of blocked and intercepted passes. Porro swung in a couple of nice crosses but to no avail.
Cristian Romero – 3 – A poor match from Romero. At times, he looked like the Romero of old – erratic on the ball and constantly putting himself under pressure. Gave Van de Ven a horrid pass that eventually led to the Palace goal.
Micky Van de Ven – 3 – He really struggled to play out from the back and gave the ball away in the build-up to the opener. However, his one-v-one defending was arguably even worse – he had a nightmare afternoon up against Eze and Mateta. There were calls for a red card when he tripped Sarr but he got away with a yellow.
Destiny Udogie – 4 – Got forward a few times and made a nuisance of himself – could have grabbed an assist for Maddison’s nearly goal. At the back, he seemed flustered once again today and failed to track his man on multiple occasions.
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Yves Bissouma – 6 – Because of the packed and high-pressing Palace midfield, Bissouma had to get through the work of two players. In the end, he probably only managed the work of one-and-a-half, but that was more of a Tottenham problem than an Yves problem.
Dejan Kulusevski – 3 – Tottenham’s best player this season but this was his worst performance to date. Never quite got into the game, gave the ball away numerous times on the right, and looked a little toothless in attack. Not to mention his yellow card and a silly kick out that put him at risk. Taken off after just 60 minutes.
James Maddison – 4 – Couldn’t find a way into the game, even when he dropped deep. Gave the ball away a fair bit and got overwhelmed by the Palace midfield. He did, however, go close to scoring with a nice effort at the end of the first half. Taken off after just 60 minutes.
Brennan Johnson – 4 – Was barely in the match on that right side, beyond a Micky Van de Ven shot deflecting off him and onto the post. We didn’t see any of those trademark runs off the shoulder.
Dominic Solanke – 7 – Tottenham’s best player, although the bar was low. Fed off scraps all afternoon but managed to hold the ball up and bring others into play. Deserved so much better from his teammates today.
Mikey Moore – 5 – A real shame because this was a horrible Tottenham performance to come into. He showed some nice dribbling in flashes but it was such a scrappy game for the 17-year-old to try and compete in. Good experience for him nonetheless.
Substitutes:
Richarlison – 5 – Came on for the last 30 minutes but looks way off ideal sharpness.
Timo Werner – 5 – Put in a couple of nice crosses during his half-hour on the pitch, but some very sloppy moments at times too.
Pape Matar Sarr – 5 – At least added some legs in the midfield, but not his usual quality.