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Tottenham Hotspur won by their favourite scoreline – 2-1 – on Saturday afternoon as Sunderland were narrowly defeated at White Hart Lane.
Spurs dominated possession – with 65% of the ball – but the Black Cats looked like they would earn a battling point, before Christian Eriksen’s eighth goal of the season fired the hosts in front on 88 minutes.
Jan Vertonghen had earlier broken the deadlock, only for Sunderland midfielder Sebastian Larsson to equalise with an unstoppable free-kick midway through the first half.
Here’s how Mauricio Pochettino’s men rated on a day which saw them climb above local rivals Arsenal to fifth in the Premier League table…
GK: Hugo Lloris – 8/10
Made an impressive double save to deny Adam Johnson and Danny Graham with the score at 1-1. Then made a world class block to stop Graham stealing a stoppage-time equaliser. No goalkeeper on the planet would have kept out Larsson’s superb free-kick.
RB: Kyle Walker – 6/10
Walker had a surprisingly quiet game, considering how much Spurs dominated possession. That’s because Tottenham did most of their attacking down the left, where Danny Rose looked very sharp.
LB: Danny Rose – 8/10
Showed tremendous confidence and ability to dribble past opponents from tight situations on multiple occasions. Very dangerous going forward. Solid defensively.
CB: Eric Dier – 7/10
Did very well on a rare start at centre-back. He was rarely troubled by Jermain Defoe, although he did produce an terrific last-ditch slide tackle to halt the former Spurs man’s progress early in the second half.
CB: Jan Vertonghen – 6.5/10
Opened the scoring with a well-taken goal – although his shot was deflected, he showed excellent composure to control a loose ball and get a decent strike on target. He undid much of his good work when he fouled Defoe to give away the free-kick from which Sunderland equalised. He was fortunate that his mistake did not cost his team. However, he was far from fortunate in second-half stoppage time, when he found the net again, only for his goal to be ruled out for offside, despite clearly being inside his own half when the ball was played.
