The half-time whistle has blown between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham in the Premier League, and the player ratings are in.
Tottenham half-time player ratings vs Fulham
Guglielmo Vicario – Spurs started this league fixture in the worst possible manner, with Vicario conceding two in the opening five minutes. The first goal took a wicked deflection off Destiny Udogie, leaving the goalkeeper rooted to the spot. The second, however, was a mess, as Vicario found himself in no man’s land and, instead of booting it into row Z, he opted to play out from the back. A poor decision, and he handed Fulham an early Christmas present. 2.
Pedro Porro – The Spaniard has been nowhere near Chukwueze, who is having a free rein on Tottenham’s right, constantly getting in behind Porro, who is often dragged into midfield. 3.
Kevin Danso – Not the sort of start the Austrian would have wanted, coming into the side in place of the suspended Cristian Romero. There was nothing he could have done about either goal, but he will be scratching his head over his side’s poor defending. 4.
Micky van de Ven – He has already had to bail Tottenham out with a couple of blocks and tackles, as Spurs have looked to be aggressive by playing a high line, forcing Van de Ven to hit the accelerator. He prevented a certain goal when Chukwueze rounded Vicario, but the Dutchman timed his challenge to perfection. 7.5.
Destiny Udogie – No notable contribution so far from the full-back who replaced Djed Spence in the starting eleven today. His biggest involvement was his attempted block that led to Fulham’s opener. 4.
Joao Palhinha – Tottenham conceded another goal from the edge of the box with neither of their pivots anywhere near the shot. Fulham have been able to attack with ease, and Palhinha has to get tighter to Silva’s men. 4.
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Archie Gray – Definitely not the sort of start he would have wanted coming into the side ahead of Rodrigo Bentancur. It was more of the same, and the midfielder was nowhere near Kenny Tete when he let fly from the edge of the Tottenham box. 4.
Lucas Bergvall – The Swede has barely had an impact on proceedings at the top end of the pitch. He has, however, put in a fair few tackles and has looked to play forward passes. 4.
Mohammed Kudus – A bright spark for Tottenham, always positive in attack and always looking to beat his man whenever he has the ball. However, there has been no end product. 5.
Richarlison – Spurs are looking to attack with two forwards, allowing Richarlison to keep his spot up top. The Brazil international, though, has not had a single sniff in this match. 4.