Tottenham vs Everton PLAYER RATINGS: Which Toffees star scored a FOUR out of 10? Who was ‘powerless’ to stop Spurs’ attackers? And which surprise starter impressed as a ‘constant threat’?

  • Tottenham's victory was supercharged by several electrifying performances  

Tottenham piled more misery on Everton with a 4-0 thumping thanks to a brace from Son Heung-min and goals from Yves Bissouma and Cristian Romero.

While Ange Postecoglou's men are in the top four after the first two games, the Toffees are rooted to the bottom of the table after conceding seven without reply. 

In the first half Bissouma scored his first Tottenham goal after 59 games with a thumping top-corner striker before Son capitalised on a Jordan Pickford error to make it 2-0.


With 19 minutes to go Romero rose to head home James Maddison's corner and Son put the result beyond all doubt minutes later with a slick finish.  

James St Denis brings you the player ratings from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham were clinical against Everton as they put four goals past the leaky Merseysiders

Tottenham were clinical against Everton as they put four goals past the leaky Merseysiders

Ange Postecoglou saw his side gain their first win of the campaign with some ruthless finishing

Ange Postecoglou saw his side gain their first win of the campaign with some ruthless finishing

Everton have lost their first two games and a Jordan Pickford howler defined their afternoon

Everton have lost their first two games and a Jordan Pickford howler defined their afternoon

 

Tottenham (4-3-3)

Guglielmo Vicario: 6.5 

Commanded his area well when called upon, which was very rarely. Saved Everton's only shot on target well and spent most of the match improving his passing.

Pedro Porro: 7.5 

Another electric performance from the Spaniard. Superb in attack and defence, the 23-year-old was a constant menace throughout, tormenting Everton's left-hand side of McNeil and Mykolenko.

Cristian Romero: 7.5 

Shut out Everton's forwards with relative ease before scoring Tottenham's third of the match with a powerful header. A champions performance on his 100th Spurs appearance.

Guglielmo Vicario kept a first clean sheet of the season but was rarely troubled by the visitors

Guglielmo Vicario kept a first clean sheet of the season but was rarely troubled by the visitors

Micky van de Ven was strong and brilliant on the ball, capping his fine display with an assist

Micky van de Ven was strong and brilliant on the ball, capping his fine display with an assist

Micky Van de Ven: 8 

Athletic, strong and brilliant on the ball, no one was getting past the Dutchman today. He capped off a fine performance with a superb assist for Tottenham's fourth.

Destiny Udogie: 6.5 

Like his fellow fullback, the Italian was a constant attacking threat and linked well with new boy Odobert. Unfortunately his game ended early due to injury.

Brennan Johnson: 6 

Plenty more to offer but a solid overall performance. The Welsh international showed glimpses of what he can do when at his best, but did not do enough.

Yves Bissouma: 7.5 

Back with a bang. After a nervy opening couple of minutes on his return, the Malian midfielder rifled in Spurs' opener after a brilliantly orchestrated move.

Yves Bissouma made his return from a club suspension with his first goal for Tottenham

Yves Bissouma made his return from a club suspension with his first goal for Tottenham

James Maddison: 8

The architect for everything Tottenham did well going forward, the midfielder was also on hand to divert Tarkowski's header off the goal line late in the first half.

Wilson Odobert: 7 

A surprise inclusion in the starting eleven. Sharp, quick and direct, the Belgian was a constant threat down the left-hand side, receiving a round of applause when he was substituted.

Heung-Min Son: 8.5

Superb composure to double Tottenham's lead after capitalising on Pickford's howler, before having the guile to dispatch his side's fourth of the match. A hard working performance from the captain.

Dejan Kulusevski: 7 

Along with his piece of individual brilliance to weave his way through Everton's defence before assisting Bissouma for Spurs' first goal, the Swede put in yet another combative performance.

James Maddison grabbed another assist in this game and also made a goal-line clearance

James Maddison grabbed another assist in this game and also made a goal-line clearance 

Son Heung-min dominated the show with two goals, punishing Pickford's mistake

Son Heung-min dominated the show with two goals, punishing Pickford's mistake 

Substitutes 

Richarlison (67'): 6 

Second appearance since returning on injury, and unsurprisingly looked off the pace. Tried his best but needs more game time to get fully fit.

Pape Matar Sarr (67'): 6.5 

Dropped seamlessly into the midfield. Composed in possession and great at carrying the ball forward. Another good option for Postecoglou.

Archie Gray (73'): 6 

So much composure for an 18-year-old midfielder. Dropped into defence to help Spurs' tiring defenders and was always looking to get involved.

Djed Spence (73'): 6 

Looked sharp straight from the off in his limited minutes, offering a good attacking threat and defensive cover. Has worked hard to get into Postecoglou's plans.

Lucas Bergvall (75'): 6.5 

Last player to enter the fray for the hosts but was instantly willing to get the ball forward. An interesting option for future matches.

Richarlison looked off the pace and needs more game time to build up his fitness

Richarlison looked off the pace and needs more game time to build up his fitness 

 

Everton (4-2-3-1)

Jordan Pickford: 4

A very poor error from the England number one to gift Tottenham a second goal early in the first half in a disappointing performance.

Roman Dixon: 6 

Thrown into the deep end on debut, but performed admirably. Kept Spurs new boy Odobert relatively quiet and showed promise at both ends of the pitch.

Michael Keane: 4.5 

It is never nice to concede four goals away from home and the Englishman was powerless to stop Tottenham's relentless attack.

It was a disappointing afternoon for Pickford, who had a fantastic summer with England

It was a disappointing afternoon for Pickford, who had a fantastic summer with England 

Michael Keane, right, was powerless to stem the relentless flow of Tottenham attacks

Michael Keane, right, was powerless to stem the relentless flow of Tottenham attacks 

James Tarkowski: 5.5 

Rumoured to have suffered an injury in the build up to this match, the Everton captain tried his hardest but looked off the pace.

Vitali Mykolenko: 5 

The Ukrainian struggled to contain the right side combination of Johnson and Porro, allowing too many dangerous balls to come in from that side.

Idrissa Gueye: 5.5 

Found some composure the longer the match went on, especially after struggling to contain the hosts during the opening half an hour.

Abdoulaye Doucoure: 5

Another victim of Tottenham's explosive first half. Tried to force the hosts' hand when Everton went forward, but like Gueye also struggled throughout.

Idrissa Gueye struggle in the first half hour but grew into the game and became calmer

Idrissa Gueye struggle in the first half hour but grew into the game and became calmer 

Tim Iroegbunam: 6

One of the newer faces in Dyche's side, the former Aston Villa man was composured when his teammates struggled, and linked play well when presented the opportunity to do so.

Jack Harrison: 4.5 

Anonymous throughout. Rarely tested Tottenham's defence when presented the opportunity and was hooked early in the second half with the game all but over.

Dwight McNeil: 5.5

Helped the Toffees carry the ball deep into Spurs' half and was the visitors main source in attack. Still struggled and was ushered out the match.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 5 

Like Harrison was largely anonymous, with Romero and Van de Ven too strong and powerful for the Englishman to navigate. He was subbed off with 20 minutes remaining.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, left, was largely anonymous and struggled to compete physically

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, left, was largely anonymous and struggled to compete physically

Substitutes

Iliman Ndiaye: 6 

Showed promise when given the opportunity to attack Tottenham's defence, but that did not happen enough. A player Dyche should lean on in the future.

Jesper Lindstrom: 5 

Rarely had time on the ball but was not effective enough when in possession. Still adapting to Premier League football but needs to show his qualities soon.

Beto: 5

Ineffective when introduced. Failed to make an impact even against Spurs' tiring defenders and was caught in no man's land too many times.