Alan Shearer names Tottenham Hotspur player who was "bossed" by opposite number against Bournemouth

Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer felt Tottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke was “bossed” by Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen at the Vitality Stadium on Thursday night.

The Cherries picked up a 1-0 victory with Huijsen scoring the only goal of the game as he ran to the back post to head home a corner unmarked on 17 minutes. The 19-year-old had a shaky moment early in the game as he made a mistake to allow Solanke a chance at goal but the Spurs striker was unable to take advantage of the opportunity.

That moment aside, Shearer was hugely impressed with how Solanke was limited by Huijsen. He said on Amazon Prime commentary: "He [Huijsen] has been absolutely fantastic tonight. I can't remember him losing the ball, other than that one in the first half. He has been faultless. He has bossed Solanke, controlled him."

Huijsen was named player of the match and said of the result: "We know it is difficult to come here. We know we make it difficult for the big teams, and the others as well really. It is a recall exciting win. I think every little boy dreams of playing in the Premier League and I am so happy to be playing in it and to have scored my first goal. It is definitely a special memory. A goosebumps moment. It is a special thing to be Bournemouth's youngest Premier League scorer and I hope to stay in the team now and carry on playing.

“[The goal] is all down to our trainer. We have scored a few set piece goals this season because of him. It was my job to finish it and I did, so that was great. We will work on that [scoring more goals], but as a team it was great. A good performance and a good win. We know Tottenham is also a very physical team so I think it was a great match up and a great match to watch for the fans watching at home and in the stadium. First of all we need to avoid relegation but I think we have a bit more in us. Who knows. Maybe we can get a Conference League place or something if we keep working and pushing like this."

Former Tottenham striker Les Ferdinand felt that Spurs lacked a threat as they had 12 shots compared to Bournemouth’s 21. He said: “Every time Bournemouth went forward, they looked like scoring. Tottenham didn't. There was no urgency, no physicality, didn't win any 50-50 tackles. We didn't know what Spurs would turn up and it wasn't this one the fans wanted.”