Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Everton: Player ratings as Son double guides Spurs to big win

Tottenham Hotspur crushed Everton 4-0 at home on matchday two of the 2024-25 Premier League season. Yves Bissouma put Spurs in front after 14 minutes before Son Heung-min doubled their advantage, 13 minutes later. Cristian Romero made it 3-0 in the 71st minute before Son brought up his brace and netted a fourth goal, another six minutes later. Having drawn 1-1 to Leicester City on the opening day, Spurs roared back to form here, delivering an attacking masterclass to crush the Toffees.

Tottenham Hotspur Player Ratings vs Everton

Goalkeeper

Guglielmo Vicario – 6.5/10: Had a comfortable game with Everton rarely threatening; a clean sheet to boot too

Defenders

Pedro Porro – 7.5/10: Made up for his lack of attacking output with good defensive work; blocked two shots and made two tackles

Cristian Romero – 9/10: Arguably the player of the match with solid defensive play, manning the backline with great aplomb and leadership; made six tackles and three clearances, while winning seven ground duels and registering a 94% pass completion rate

Micky van de Ven – 6.5/10: Drove forward with the ball on the left before feeding Son for their fourth goal

Destiny Udogie – 6.5/10: Was key to circulating the ball and drove forward to stretch out Everton’s defense

Midfielders

Dejan Kulusevski – 7.5/10: Full of attacking flair and flamboyance; laid four key passes and bagged one assist too

Yves Bissouma – 8/10: Opened the floodgates for Spurs with a 14th-minute strike and displayed great passing accuracy

James Maddison – 7/10: Sloppy on the ball and struggled to win his duels, but impressed in bits and parts; registered one assist too

Forwards

Brennan Johnson – 5/10: Disappointing in attack for Spurs

Heung-min Son – 9/10: Netted a fabulous brace to consolidate their victory

Wilson Odobert – 5.5/10: Too sloppy on the ball and failed to test the Everton defense enough

Substitutes

Richarlison – 6.5/10

Pape Mate Sarr – 6.5/10

Djed Spence – 6/10

Archie Gray – 6.5/10

Lucas Bergvall – 6/10

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Everton Player Ratings vs Tottenham Hotspur

Goalkeeper

Jordan Pickford – 5/10: Could’ve used a more stoic defense in front of him

Defenders

Roman Ivan Dixon – 6.5/10: Timed his tackles well and won a handful of ground duels too

James Tarkowski – 6/10: Strong in the air but was beaten repeatedly in open play by Tottenham’s marauding forwards

Michael Keane – 6.5/10: His experience was on full display as Keane made four interceptions and clearances each

Vitaliy Mykolenko – 6.5/10: Had his fare share of moments in defense but Spurs were ultimately too hot to handle

Midfielders

Tim Iroegbunam – 5/10: Too rash with his tackles and completed only nine passes in 90 minutes of action

Idrissa Gueye – 7/10: Displayed his supreme physicality, winning 10 duels and completing eight tackles

Forwards

Jack Harrison – 5/10: Failed to cope with Tottenham’s intensity and was left chasing shadows for most of the time

Abdoulaye Doucoure – 5/10: Like Harrison, he too failed to show up and was hooked off early

Dwight McNeil – 7.5/10: The only bright spark for Everton in the attack; laid six key passes

Dominic Calvert-Lewin – 5.5/10: Was devoid of proper service and failed to test Spurs enough

Substitutes

Iliman Ndiaye – 6.5/10

Jesper Lindstrom – 6/10

Beto – 6.5/10

Harrison Armstrong – N/A

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