Tottenham Hotspur player ratings against Bournemouth - two sixes but a lot of 3/10 and 4/10

Spurs threw everything at a bid for three points but ultimately Bournemouth benefitted from a disorganised and soft-centred team, winning 3-2 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs came into the game in fifth place, and having just seen Newcastle drop three points to Villa. Bournemouth sat in 15th.

After a delayed and messy start, Ivan Perisic, in particular, began to find space down the left, and it was he who fed Heung-Min Son to put Spurs ahead.

Tottenham kept the pressure on but Bournemouth had a scent of goal. A strike from Marcus Taverner drew a fine save from Lloris after half an hour and a last ditch tackle shortly afterwards stopped a shooting chance materialising.

Despite that, Spurs looked in control until Porro gave away possession and Matias Vina glided past Sanchez to lift over Lloris.

In the second half it was all Spurs pressure for five minutes and then Dominic Solanke strolled between Sanchez and Porro and dinked another goal.

Danjuma and Richarlison were both brought on to try to find a goal, emptying out the midfield and defence.

“We want [Daniel] Levy out” was the clear chant of the crowd just before Richarlison thought he had equalised, only for it to be disallowed because of an earlier offside.

Danjuma did find the net, raising the volume in the stadium, but when Bournemouth broke there was an inevitability to the winner. Dango Ouattara it was who got to celebrate his debut goal.

1. Hugo Lloris (c) - (5)

The French captain has been steady since coming back from injury. A strong hand stopped a shot from outside in the first half. He will be disappointed with conceding three but he had limited protection from his defence.

4. Oliver Skipp - (5)

Spurs’s two action men in the middle of the park still find themselves with too much to do often, but against weaker opposition they are able to build attacks and put in sliding blocks when needed. If Skipp stays fit there is hope he could take the next step in his development and earn a place in a rebuilt Spurs team.

5. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg - (4)

With Sanchez hooked an hour in, and Skipp off for more attacking options, Spurs were left light in the centre and at the back. The Dane put in a hard-working performance, as ever, but when he found himself in defence and one on one with Ouattara, he could not stop him getting his shot away.

7. Heung-min Son (6)

The striker had a lively start, making runs in behind and working with Perisic on the left. It is two goals in two games now - with this one somewhat more straight forward.

A burst out of danger just outside his own box in the first half showed he was in the mood. After 20 minutes he sent Mepham this way and that and got a shot in from an angle that needed a strong hand from Neto.

He jinked through just before half time but could only shoot into the keeper’s hands.

The South Korean faded in the second half but he is on the up.

10. Harry Kane - (5)

After Son’s goal went in the England striker could smell blood. An early speculative effort dragged wide but he really should have scored when put through after 22 minutes.

He looks creative throughout, putting Danjuma through for a good chance in the second half. But a good chance with a header from Porro’s cross was spurned.

With Richarlison on for Skipp, Kane was being pulled back deeper, sitting with Hojbjerg in midfield when the team were out of possession. But it didn’t work, and Spurs were left exposed when Bournemouth got on the front foot.

14. Ivan Perisic (5)

Perisic looked lively from the off, putting in two good early crosses and working well with Son. A free kick was then squandered. He made the opening goal, finding space down the left and pulling back for Son.

Enthusiasm turned to cockiness with a lofted pass back into his own box, only for Romero to calmly chest it to his keeper.

A glorious-looking pull back in the second half could not find a teammate, Kane claiming he was pulled over.

15. Eric Dier - (4)

At first the defence looked composed but the cracks gradually opened. A well-timed Dier tackle after half an hour headed off danger. But the three Bournemouth goals showed the defence’s continued collective frailty.

17. Cristian Romero - (4)

Romero has shown he has class, but he remains part of an under-performing defence in which gaps are appearing with alarming regularity.

21. Dejan Kulusevski - (4)

He still looks willing but as Son’s form is picking up, things just still aren’t falling for Deki. An early shot was blocked and then another was deflected over the bar. A swinger in the second half he sliced over.

23. Pedro Porro - (3)

The Spaniard is still clearly finding his feet in the league, putting himself in danger with loose balls, including a wayward throw-in. And it was Porro who gave the ball away unnecessarily for the equaliser.

He can cross though and Kane would have hoped to do better when he whipped it in with 20 minutes to go.

34. Clement Lenglet (4)

The Frenchman had a quiet start to the game before an injury after half an hour.

Substitutes:

6. Davinson Sanchez - (3)

The Colombian came on for the injured Lenglet after just over half an hour. He was stuck in no man’s land for the first goal and then a soft poke of a challenge fed Solanke for the second.

He was hooked after half an hour on the pitch. One of those games to chalk off to experience.

16. Arnaut Danjuma (5)

The rarely used Netherlands winger, on loan from Villarreal, for once got half an hour to show what he can do, coming on for Davinson Sanchez. He found some good positions and Kane put him through for a good chance that was blocked.

His strike to equalise got a clipped deflection to whizz past the keeper.

9. Richarlison (6)

Still coming back from injury, he was brought on for Skipp with 15 minutes to go. He made a nuisance of himself and a looping volley ended up in the net but was disallowed because Danjuma was offside earlier in the move.

His disappointment was clear to see, but he helped get the ball nodded on for Danjuma’s goal, and fought tooth and claw to keep the chances coming.

In injury time he really should have buried a header that inched wide.