Tottenham went down 4-3 at home to Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday and here are our Spurs player ratings.
Ange Postecoglou made four changes including the return of Cristian Romero back from a toe injury and a surprise return for Micky van de Ven from his hamstring injury as the two lined up together. James Maddison dropped to the bench with Dejan Kulusevksi stepping back into midfield as Son Heung-min and Pedro Porro returned to the starting line-up.
Spurs still had Guglielmo Vicario, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert, Mikey Moore and the suspended Rodrigo Bentancur all out with Ben Davies added to that list after picking up a hamstring injury in the second half at Bournemouth.
Dominic Solanke opened the scoring within five minutes. Marc Cucurella slipped on the ball and Brennan Johnson raced away with it down the right flank and Solanke did well to get in front of his man to power the cross home.
Just five minutes later and Kulusevski made it 2-0. Cucurella slipped once again. Johnson picked up the ball again and gave it Porro who gave it to Kulusevski and the Swede dribbled inside and struck a terrific low effort inside the right-hand post.
Tottenham lost Romero after just 15 minutes when he was forced off with an injury on his return to the team.
Chelsea grabbed a goal back when Jadon Sancho hit a clinical low finish in off the right-hand post from outside the box.
The visitors were gifted a leveller on the hour mark when Yves Bissouma brought down Moises Caidedo to give away a penalty and reach his fifth yellow card for the season so he will miss the Southampton game. Cole Palmer slotted home the spot kick.
The Blues made it 3-2 when Enzo Fernandez lashed home an effort after Palmer's shot deflected across the box and Palmer netted again from the spot after Pape Matar Sarr brought him down in the final 10 minutes.
Son struck one one back, firing low into the net from Maddison's pass in added time but it came too late.
Here are our Tottenham player ratings from the game:
Fraser Forster
Couldn't do anything about Sancho's clinical finish but made a double save from Palmer and then Neto. Made a brilliant reaction save from Sancho's deflected strike early in the second half and pushed away a Gusto shot from distance before the hour mark. Couldn't get near either of Palmer's penalties. 7
Pedro Porro
Made a few good blocks but also came inside to leave Fernandez with plenty of space to score Chelsea's third. Kept working away until the end with a late deflected shot past the post. 6
Cristian Romero
Lasted just 15 minutes of his return after seeming to pick up something when attempted a back flick in his own box. 5
Micky van de Ven
A surprise return a little earlier than expected. He probably had to play longer than Postecoglou would have hoped because of Romero's exit. Came off in the final 10 minutes hopefully with cramp rather than anything else. 6
Destiny Udogie
Was excellent in the first half but was overrun in the second period at times. 6
Pape Matar Sarr
Sent a header against the crossbar from Son's corner. Plenty of energy but made a daft lunge on Palmer as he was going away from goal to hand Chelsea a penalty that ended up being the winner. 4
Yves Bissouma
Poor in possession at times and daft in another big moment with a late challenge on Caidedo that handed Chelsea a penalty in the second half. Got a fifth yellow card that means he misses the game at Southampton. Needs to lead the team at his age but he just doesn't. 3
Dejan Kulusevski
Back in a deeper role and he doubled Spurs' lead with a lovely low finish from the edge of the Chelsea box. Struggled to make an impact after that though. 7
Brennan Johnson
Picked up the ball twice from Cucurella slips early on. The first time he picked out Solanke with a low cross and then the second time found Porro who played in Kulusevski to score. Came off early in the second half with a knock. 6
Dominic Solanke
Scored against his old side within five minutes, doing well to get in front of the defender to power home Johnson's cross. Had another chance in the first half but that dried up in the second period. Shows what he can do when you actually give him the ball in the box. 7
Son Heung-min
Pressed well from the off and curled over an effort in the first half after lovely interplay with Solanke. His set pieces were good and Sarr sent one corner against the woodwork. Scored a late goal in added time from Maddison's cut back. 7
Subs
Radu Dragusin
Made a terrific sliding block to deny Jackson before the break. Did well mostly after coming on. 6
Timo Werner
Came on down the right but couldn't make much happen with his forays forward. 5
Archie Gray
Slotted in central defence late on and he might have to get used to that. N/A
James Maddison
Came up with a late assist for Son. N/A
Lucas Bergvall
Another tidy little late cameo. N/A
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