Romero Gets 8, Kulusevski With 7.5 | Tottenham Hotspur Players Rated In Derby Defeat Vs Arsenal | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur entertained Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this afternoon as they hoped to earn a win in the North London derby. Spurs made a poor start to the contest and conceded the opening goal in the 15th minute when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored an unfortunate own goal. Bukayo Saka doubled Arsenal’s advantage just 12 minutes later before Kai Havertz put his team 3-0 ahead in the 38th minute. Angelos Postecoglu’s men went into the half-time break 3-0 down on the scoreline.

Cristian Romero got a goal back for Tottenham in the 64th minute. Heung-min Son got his name on the scoresheet from the penalty spot in the 87th minute but Spurs ended up crashing to a 3-2 defeat in the North London derby.

Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player performed during the clash against the Gunners.

GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 5.5/10

Vicario failed to make a save in the game and conceded three goals in the first half.

RB: Pedro Porro – 6/10

He failed to keep things solid at the back but made one decent chance going forward.

CB: Cristian Romero – 8/10

Romero did his fair share of defending and was a threat at the other end of the field.

CB: Micky van de Ven – 6/10

He was far from convincing when defending inside his half but was accurate with his passing.

Tottenham Hotspur’s Dutch defender #37 Micky van de Ven (2nd R) heads the ball during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP)

LB: Ben Davies – 6.5/10

Davies worked hard at both ends of the field.

CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 6/10

He earned possession back twice but offered very little in the final third.

CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 6/10

Hojbjerg scored an unfortunate own goal early in the game but recovered well and produced a battling performance at the centre of the park.

RW: Dejan Kulusevski – 7.5/10

He was a constant menace in the final third but failed to make a difference in front of goal.

CAM: James Maddison – 6/10

Maddison engineered one good chance in the opponent’s half but never looked like he would score.

LW: Timo Werner – 5.5/10

His impact on the game was minimal. Werner was replaced in the 30th minute.

ST: Heung-min Son – 6.5/10

Son caught the eye at times and managed to score from the penalty spot late in the game.

Substitutes:

LW: Brennan Johnson – 6/10

He made two promising runs with the ball.

CM: Pape Matar Sarr – 7/10

Sarr enhanced the quality of Tottenham’s midfield.

CM: Yves Bissouma – 7/10

He added some bite and steel to Postecoglu’s midfield.

LW: Richarlison – 6/10