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Tottenham player ratings vs Everton - Dragusin and Son fluff lines but Richarlison and Moore impress

Dejan Kulusevski after scoring for Tottenham against Everton
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Tottenham lost 3-2 at Everton in the Premier League on Sunday and here are our Spurs player ratings from the game.

Ange Postecoglou had 10 players out with £65million striker Dominic Solanke set for a period out with a knee injury suffered when taking a shot in training. Brennan Johnson and Yves Bissouma also missed out on the match to add to the missing Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, Wilson Odobert, Rodrigo Bentancur and Timo Werner.

Postecoglou had to use whatever fit players he had and Everton duly scored after just 12 minutes when Dominic Calvert-Lewin turned the Spurs defence inside out before wrong-footing Antonin Kinsky with a low shot.

Everton scored again before the half hour mark. It was all too easy for Iliman Ndiaye to run through the centre of the pitch and he brushed aside the retreating Radu Dragusin to hit a powerful shot into the net.

It became 3-0 to the hosts before the break when Archie Gray could only divert a header across the box from James Tarkowski into his own net.

Dejan Kulusevski hit a goal back on 77 minutes with a clever chip over defenders with Jordan Pickford well out of goal. Richarlison got another goal back for Spurs in added time, sliding in a great cross from Mikey Moore but it was too little, too late for the visitors.

Here are our Spurs player ratings:

Antonin Kinsky

Made a good early flying save from Lindstrom, but was wrong-footed by Calvert-Lewin's low strike 12 minutes in. Then denied the striker as he ran through before pushing Mangala's shot on to the post with a great save. Ndiaye's shot was just too powerful for him. Saved again from Tarkowski before Everton's third goal which again was not his fault. Misplaced a pass that led to a Calvert-Lewin chance in the second half. Made a string of good saves. One of the few to come out of the game with credit. 7

Archie Gray

Played on the right of a back three and he was unfortunate to send Tarkowski's header into his own net before half-time. A tough day at the office against Calvert-Lewin who grew in confidence after his goal for which Gray was turned inside out. 4

Radu Dragusin

Hesitated in going to stop the ball Ndiaye ran on to in the first half and instead got himself stuck on the back foot and the Everton man brushed past him to score. Took an elbow to his face from Calvert-Lewin, causing a cut above his eye and didn't reappear for the second half. 3

Ben Davies

Back in the team and he wasn't meant to play the full match but ended up needing to after Dragusin went off. Been out for six weeks but he battled on. 4

Pedro Porro

Spurs just look so vulnerable down his side. He's played more minutes than anyone and it shows. 4

Pape Matar Sarr

Another below par performance from the midfielder and he was taken off for Moore in the second half. 4

Lucas Bergvall

Gave everything he had and looked wiped out at the end but was probably Spurs' best outfield starting player. 6

Djed Spence

Wasn't always at his best at the back but he put the yards in and tried to make things happen at both ends as a wing-back. 6

Dejan Kulusevski

Scored a lovely chipped goal but another performance when he's looked absolutely drained. Gets an extra two points for the finish. 6

Son Heung-min

Had a couple of decent early chances, one he hesitated over in the box and the next he hit low and at Pickford. Contributed very little else. 4

James Maddison

Anonymous in the first half and for much of the second until he drew Pickford out for Spurs' first goal. 4

Subs

Richarlison

Got 45 minutes under his belt and a whack for his troubles after scoring in added time following a good run on to Moore's cross. Battled away and Spurs could have done with him from the start. 7

Mikey Moore

A late cameo and a Premier League assist to boot with a great cross for Richarlison to slide home. Was a nuisance for Everton. 7

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