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Spurs vs Everton ratings: Which 8/10 star was Spurs' 'architect'?

Tottenham piled more misery on Everton with a4-0 thumping thanks to a brace from Son Heung-min and goals from Yves Bissouma and Cristian Romero.

While Ange Postecoglou's men are in the top four after the first two games, the Toffees are rooted to the bottom of the table after conceding seven without reply. 

In the first half Bissouma scored his first Tottenham goal after 59 games with a thumping top-corner striker before Son capitalised on a Jordan Pickford error to make it 2-0.

With 19 minutes to go Romero rose to head home James Maddison's corner and Son put the result beyond all doubt minutes later with a slick finish.  

James St Denis brings you the player ratings from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,  

Tottenham were clinical against Everton as they put four goals past the leaky Merseysiders

Ange Postecoglou saw his side gain their first win of the campaign with some ruthless finishing

Everton have lost their first two games and a Jordan Pickford howler defined their afternoon

Tottenham (4-3-3)

Guglielmo Vicario: 6.5 

Commanded his area well when called upon, which was very rarely. Saved Everton's only shot on target well and spent most of the match improving his passing.

Destiny Udogie: 6.5 

Like his fellow fullback, the Italian was a constant attacking threat and linked well with new boy Odobert. Unfortunately his game ended early due to injury.

Micky Van de Ven: 8 

Athletic, strong and brilliant on the ball, no one was getting past the Dutchman today. He capped off a fine performance with a superb assist for Tottenham's fourth.

With no Jamie Vardy to spoil his party, Guglielmo Vicario kept a first clean sheet of the season

Micky van de Ven submitted an athletic performance and was brilliant on the ball, assisting Spurs' final goal

Cristian Romero: 7.5 

Shut out Everton's forwards with relative ease before scoring Tottenham's third of the match with a powerful header. A champions performance on his 100th Spurs appearance.

Pedro Porro: 7.5 

Another electric performance from the Spaniard. Superb in attack and defence, the 23-year-old was a constant menace throughout, tormenting Everton's left-hand side of McNeil and Mykolenko.

Brennan Johnson: 6 

Plenty more to offer but a solid overall performance. The Welsh international showed glimpses of what he can do when at his best, but did not do enough.

Yves Bissouma bounced back from recent trouble with his first-ever Tottenham strike

Yves Bissouma: 7.5 

Back with a bang. After a nervy opening couple of minutes on his return, the Malian midfielder rifled in Spurs' opener after a brilliantly orchestrated move.

James Maddison: 8

The architect for everything Tottenham did well going forward, the midfielder was also on hand to divert Tarkowski's header off the goal line late in the first half.

Wilson Odobert: 7 

A surprise inclusion in the starting eleven. Sharp, quick and direct, the Belgian was a constant threat down the left-hand side, receiving a round of applause when he was substituted.

James Maddison grabbed another assist in this game and also made a goal-line clearance 

Son Heung-min dominated the show with two goals, punishing Pickford's mistake 

Heung-Min Son: 8.5

Superb composure to double Tottenham's lead after capitalising on Pickford's howler, before having the guile to dispatch his side's fourth of the match. A hard working performance from the captain.

Dejan Kulusevski: 7 

Along with his piece of individual brilliance to weave his way through Everton's defence before assisting Bissouma for Spurs' first goal, the Swede put in yet another combative performance.

Substitutes

Richarlison (67'): 6 

Second appearance since returning on injury, and unsurprisingly looked off the pace. Tried his best but needs more game time to get fully fit.

Pape Matar Sarr (67'): 6.5 

Dropped seamlessly into the midfield. Composed in possession and great at carrying the ball forward. Another good option for Postecoglou.

Archie Gray (73'): 6 

So much composure for an 18-year-old midfielder. Dropped into defence to help Spurs' tiring defenders and was always looking to get involved.

Djed Spence (73'): 6 

Looked sharp straight from the off in his limited minutes, offering a good attacking threat and defensive cover. Has worked hard to get into Postecoglou's plans.

Lucas Bergvall (75'): 6.5 

Last player to enter the fray for the hosts but was instantly willing to get the ball forward. An interesting option for future matches.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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