The 4th Official
·28 January 2023
The 4th Official
·28 January 2023
Tottenham Hotspur faced off against Preston North End at the Deepdale Stadium earlier today as they looked to secure a victory on the road in the FA Cup. Spurs made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Heung-min Son opened the goal-scoring for Spurs in the 50th minute before going on to find the back of the net once again just 19 minutes later. Arnaut Danjuma added a late goal as the North London club cruised to a 3-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player fared during the match against Preston.
GK: Fraser Forster – 7/10
Forster had to make just one save in the game and earned an easy clean sheet today.
CB: Japhet Tanganga – 7.5/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive third of the pitch and was a good presence on the ball as well. Tanganga ended the game with an assist to his name.
CB: Davinson Sanchez – 7.5/10
Sanchez earned the ball back twice and engineered two key chances in the final third.
CB: Clement Lenglet – 7.5/10
The Frenchman did his fair share of defending and managed to create one good chance going forward.
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RM: Matt Doherty – 6.5/10
He was a strong presence in the air but struggled to get into the flow of the game and was replaced in the 70th minute.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 7/10
The gifted talent anchored the midfield well and made one good run with the ball.
CM: Yves Bissouma – 7/10
Bissouma was a positive influence at both ends of the field and was accurate with his passing.
LM: Ryan Sessegnon – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made two decent runs with the ball down the left flank.
RW: Dejan Kulusevski – 7.5/10
Kulusevski caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
ST: Ivan Perisic – 7.5/10
He caused all sorts of problems for the opposition and won multiple aerial duels for his team.
LW: Heung-min Son – 9/10
The South Korea international scored two good goals in the second half which ensured an easy win for Spurs this evening.
Substitutes:
RM: Emerson Royal – 6/10
He was lively on the ball.
LW: Arnaut Danjuma – 7/10
Danjuma came off the bench and scored a good goal late in the game.
CM: Oliver Skipp – 6.5/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
RW: Bryan Gil – N/A
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