Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 West Ham Player Ratings as Hammers Cling on

Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 West Ham

Areola:7 Incredible double save was so important. Had a stinging shot from Bissouma to deal with at the opening of the second period and repeated the trick against the same player 10 mins later. Proper save from Simons on 88 mins.

Wan Bissaka:4 Good cross following a a decent dribble past Davis who was later substituted with a suspected broken leg following a challenge on Bowen. Had a mixed game but a lot of attacks came down his flank. Should have done better for Spurs equaliser. Seemed to get worse as the game went on and should have been replaced.

Mavropanos:8 Good recovery tackle on Simons early in the game. Almost scored following a neat knockdown from Soucek.

Todibo:7 Excellent tackle and recovery on 34 mins. Decent enough with his covering.

Scarles:6 Very solid but him taking corners from the opposite side of the pitch throws the team out of balance. Times his tackles beautifully but too often caught out for pace.

Soucek:7 Pops up far too much on the right flank for my liking but always committed and made a wonderful tackle in the first half to break a Spurs attack. For the second game running made some telling first time passes.

Fernandes:8 Missed a tackle during Spurs first attack but really West Ham were seriously outnumbered in midfield. Earned an assist when he played in Summerville. Some really lovely stuff but I think we’re just going to have to accept that he’ll get caught dribbling out of defence in every game. Overall an impressive contribution and got fouled a lot.

Bowen:5 Should have been more switched off when his goal was ruled out for offside. Took a yellow for the team and worked hard but nowhere near his best.

Summerville:7 Cut in well from the left flank and saw his deflected shot hit the back of the net. At the heart of everything the Hammers did well. Cleverly managed to get Gray and Romero on early cards. Like everyone else, faded in the second half.

Pablo:5 Won a header against Gallagher in the first minute and got a bump to the head in the process. Played his part in the opener with good hold-up play. Fully committed but at times has the first touch of an oil tanker. Attempted an overhead kick which wasn’t too far off. Worked hard but was exhausted after an hour.

Castellanos:6 Carded after 50 seconds for arguing with the referee. Had a half chance following a knock known from Summerville. Heavy and poor touch saw him waste excellent work from the same player. Should have scored from a decent corner routine. Played an excellent flicked ball to Summerville in the second half.

Substitutes

Rodriguez: Replaced Pablo cleared off the line at the end.

Wilson: Injury time sub for Castellanos and had a chance to score the winner on 92 mins then actually did score from the resulting corner.