Tottenham delivered a stunning performance to end Chelsea‘s unbeaten start to the season, with Dele Alli, Harry Kane, and Son Heung-min getting the goals in a 3-1 win.
The victory should silence some of the criticism surrounding Spurs this season, as they tore their derby rivals apart in a dominant display.
Here’s how the players rated.
STARTING XI
Hugo Lloris 7 – Barely had anything to do, but the few times he was called into action, he acquitted himself well.
Serge Aurier 8 – Aurier would have expected a tougher test, matched up against Eden Hazard, but he handled the threat of the Belgian with surprising ease.
Juan Foyth 6 – Lucky not to give away a penalty when Spurs’ lead was just one goal, but defended well otherwise. Won his duel with Alvaro Morata handily.
Toby Alderweireld 7 – Alderweireld was largely untroubled in defence, showing how toothless Chelsea were. He and Foyth have struck up a good partnership that handled whatever little Chelsea could throw at them.
Ben Davies 8 – An excellent display from Davies on the flank, the Welshman was calm and composed in possession and got forward regularly.
Eric Dier 8 – One of the England midfielder’s best displays in a long time, as he helped Tottenham control the game from the middle of the park. Didn’t let Chelsea, and Jorginho especially, settle into any sort of rhythm.
Amazing team performance today! +3 💪💪 #COYS
— Erik Manuel Lamela (@ErikLamela) 24 November 2018
Partidazo de parte de todos !! +3 vamoooos !! pic.twitter.com/ADPQmbjR6o
Moussa Sissoko 8 – The Frenchman’s resurgent season continued on Saturday as he put in a dominant display in midfield, haranguing Jorginho and supporting both attack and defence with aplomb.
Christian Eriksen 9 – Pulled the strings in midfield with his usual array of passing, and set up Tottenham’s win by assisting the first goal with a typically brilliant free-kick.
Dele Alli 8 – Scored one, probably should have had another, and picked up an assist as well. Alli loves playing against Chelsea – that’s now six goals and two assists in six games against the Blues – and this was another stellar display.
Son Heung-min 8 – Missed one easy chance in the first half, but made amends with a stunning second-half goal. Chelsea couldn’t handle his pace and trickery in support of Kane.
Harry Kane 8 – Loses marks for an incredible second-half miss from six yards out. Apart from that one, particularly shocking, blemish, Kane was excellent, scoring with a good strike and driving Tottenham forward.
SUBSTITUTES
Erik Lamela 7 – Came on and delighted the crowd with some cheeky dribbling, as he reveled in Spurs’ dominance.
Harry Winks N/A – Brought on as a late substitute with barely any time left to have an impact.
