Tottenham suffered a 2-1 defeat to West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday, and here are our Spurs player ratings following the London derby loss. Thomas Frank made three changes to his squad from the FA Cup exit to Aston Villa, with new recruit Conor Gallagher, fresh off his £34.7million transfer from Atletico Madrid, immediately included in the line-up.
But a disastrous 10 seconds just 15 minutes into the first half set the tone for the game. Ben Davies sustained what appeared to be a severe injury to his left leg, instantly signalling to the bench, before Cyrsencio Summerville cut inside Pedro Porro and Gallagher to strike a shot that ricocheted in off Micky van de Ven.
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Spurs managed to equalise when Cristian Romero headed in Pedro Porro's cross, but they failed to secure the victory. Instead, it was the visitors who clinched the win when substitute Callum Wilson scrambled the ball into the net during added time, marking West Ham's first league win in 11 games.
Here are our Spurs player ratings...
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Guglielmo Vicario
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Despite not being able to prevent Summerville's deflected goal, he made an impressive save to deny Soucek's chested effort and another to push away Mavropanos' header. He claimed he was held during the corner from which Wilson scored, but he appeared weak.
This marred what had otherwise been a performance with some significant saves. 5.
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Pedro Porro
Summerville easily outplayed him for the goal and caused him numerous problems. However, the Spaniard delivered a superb cross for Romero to head home and made a crucial late block to deny Wilson, only for the same player to score from the resulting corner, which boosted his score. 6.
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Cristian Romero
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He received his eighth yellow card of the season but compensated for it with a powerful header to equalise in the second half. 7.
Micky van de Ven
An unfortunate deflection for Summerville's goal, which he wouldn't have seen coming. Made a vital last-minute block to deny Summerville shortly before Romero's equaliser.
He looked devastated at the final whistle. 7.
Ben Davies
He only lasted 15 minutes before suffering what seemed to be a serious left leg injury. N/A.
Conor Gallagher
Involved in a head clash just 15 seconds into the game, but managed to shake it off. He brought energy to the match, but his involvement in Summerville's goal was disappointing.
Despite giving his all in the second half, it was to no avail. 6.
Archie Gray
Made some robust challenges and embarked on a few powerful runs. Received a yellow card and sustained an injury in the first half, which meant he didn't return after the interval. 6.
Wilson Odobert
Had a header (shoulder) saved by Areola from close quarters. Did very little else and should have been substituted instead of Tel. 4.
Xavi Simons
Managed to appear threatening one moment and then struggled to beat a man in the next. Needs to take control of games but fails to do so. 5.
Mathys Tel
Appeared dangerous down the left and delivered the cross that led to Odobert's saved header. He also sent a shot just past the right-hand post in the first half.
Continued to be the best of Spurs' underperforming front line only to be surprisingly replaced by Solanke, much to his and the crowd's disappointment. 6.
Randal Kolo Muani
At times, you could have forgotten he was even playing. He occasionally produces a good moment and then fades into the background again.
Doesn't attack the ball as a striker should. 3.
Substitutes
Djed Spence
Received a telling off from Frank after Davies went down injured as he wasn't ready to come on. Had an opportunity shortly after coming on with Areola saving his follow-up from Odobert's header.
Didn't contribute much offensively otherwise. 5.
Yves Bissouma
He rolled back the years with a lively performance after coming on at half-time for his first minutes of the season. He made some good interceptions and took a few shots at goal.
However, he botched his jump, leaving Wilson unmarked in the box for the shot that led to West Ham's late corner goal. 7.
Dominic Solanke
He got about half an hour but didn't see much of the ball. 5.
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