Harry Kane moved stage with Jimmy Greaves on the high of Tottenham’s scoring charts with a second of magic to safe a 1-0 victory over Fulham on Monday.
Kick-off was delayed by a transport difficulty however was then pushed again a bit of additional when the officers received out on the pitch and realised their headsets weren’t linked, however the sport did lastly get underway.
It almost received off to a screamer of a begin in addition to Eric Dier leathered a clearance from the centre circle which gave Bernd Leno an actual scare because the ball landed on the highest of the Fulham goalkeeper’s web.
Joao Palhinha and Harrison Reed pressed excellently in midfield and persistently received the ball again excessive, inflicting Spurs all kinds of issues within the opening levels. Reed may have scored 20 minutes in as he despatched a volley in the direction of objective however his effort was straight at a really grateful Hugo Lloris.
The hosts dominated the opening half an hour however Spurs slowly grew into the sport within the dying embers of the primary half, and Kane dragged himself stage with Greaves because the membership’s all-time high scorer with an excellent end from the sting of the field to provide Spurs an unlikely lead on the interval.
Kane almost doubled his tally early within the second half however may solely direct his header straight at Leno when he actually ought to have discovered the again of the online.
Fulham loved a variety of possession within the second half however weren’t allowed to carry the ball into harmful areas, with Spurs’ spectacular defensive form guaranteeing they by no means actually appeared like shedding their lead.
An extended-range strike from Manor Solomon, which appeared to be going extensive anyway, did trigger Lloris an issue late within the sport however that was about pretty much as good because it received for the hosts, who had been stored at arms size by Antonio Conte’s facet till the full-time whistle.
GK: Bernd Leno – 6/10 – Wasn’t massively busy however may do nothing to cease Kane’s superb objective. Made a powerful save to cease the Spurs striker early within the second half.
RB: Kenny Tete – 6/10 – Nice power down the best facet and stopped Son from discovering his groove through the sport.
CB: Issa Diop – 7/10 – One other spectacular efficiency from Diop, who received the battle towards Kane all the way in which till the striker’s superb objective.
CB: Tim Ream – 6/10 – Usually stable however received his positioning unsuitable for Kane’s opener.
LB: Antonee Robinson – 6/10 – Flew up and down the left wing with actual power and supplied a significant risk in assault.
DM: Joao Palhinha – 6/10 – Actually dominant early on however picked up a yellow card within the first half which appeared to go away him scared to maintain tackling. His affect light because of this and he was fortunate to not get despatched off after the break.
DM: Harrison Reed – 7/10 – Concerned in almost the whole lot optimistic from Fulham. His power within the excessive press outlined his facet’s efficiency within the first half. Not as concerned after the break and sacrificed after the hour mark.
RM: Willian – 5/10 – Buzzed round together with his typical power with out ever actually providing a lot within the last third.
AM: Andreas Pereira – 5/10 – Maybe took a bit of too lengthy in possession when he may have discovered Mitrovic.
LM: Bobby De Cordova-Reid – 6/10 – An enormous risk down the left facet within the first half. Frequently turned his defender and was all the time on the lookout for a harmful cross into the field. Could not preserve that stage after the break.
ST: Aleksandar Mitrovic – 5/10 – Regarded a bit of pissed off with restricted service. Not as concerned as he would have needed to be.
Substitutes
Tom Cairney (65′ for Reed) – 6/10 – Noticed a variety of the ball after he got here on however did not get the possibility to do a lot with it.
Manor Solomon (80′ for Tete) – 5/10 – Did not provide something totally different actually.
Carlos Vinicius (87′ for Willian) – N/A
Harry Wilson (87′ for De Cordova-Reid) – N/A
Supervisor
Marco Silva – 5/10 – Set issues up completely in midfield however could not discover the way in which to hyperlink that to assault. Spurs made a shift on the break which Silva could not counter.
GK: Hugo Lloris – 6/10 – Some stable saves however nothing you would not count on from him.
CB: Cristian Romero – 7/10 – Wasn’t stretched too far by Mitrovic however did effectively to get in entrance of most of Fulham’s crosses.
CB: Eric Dier – 6/10 – Struggled within the first half however loved Fulham’s transition to crosses into the field. Impressed within the air.
CB: Ben Davies – 6/10 – Too damaging within the early levels however addressed his positioning at half time to make extra of an affect.
RM: Emerson Royal – 7/10 – One among his greatest performances in a Spurs shirt. An actual presence at each ends of the sector, consistently trying to trigger issues for the Fulham defence.
CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 5/10 – Did not get pleasure from his battle with Palhinha and Reed. Must step up quickly earlier than Pape Matar Sarr makes an actual declare for his place within the group.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 6/10 – Some wonderful moments and a few actually disappointing ones. Sums up Tottenham on the minute, actually.
LM: Ivan Perisic – 5/10 – Actually off it right here. Seemingly gave all his expertise to Emerson for this one.
AM: Dejan Kulusevski – 6/10 – Some disappointing strikes within the first half however a tactical swap after the break noticed the Swede get extra concerned. Good link-up play with Emerson.
AM: Son Heung-min – 4/10 – Somewhat lucky to keep away from a purple card within the first half of what was one other quiet efficiency from Son. Did get the help for Kane’s opener however it was only a fairly fundamental cross.
ST: Harry Kane – 6/10 – Barely had a kick earlier than his beautiful objective, after which he went again to struggling to get entangled.
Substitutes
Richarlison (76′ for Son) – 6/10 – Nonetheless coping with restricted minutes as he works on his health.
Yves Bissouma (90′ for Kulusevski) – N/A
Supervisor
Antonio Conte – 7/10 – Took a short time to determine how one can counter Fulham however figured it out finally. A tactical tweak at half time, bringing Son and Kulusevski narrower, shifted issues in Spurs’ favour.
