Tottenham vs Arsenal player ratings from wild north London derby

LONDON – The Tottenham vs Arsenal player ratings are always fun to dish out and Sunday’s clash was no different.

Arsenal raced into a 3-0 lead at half time thanks to an own goal, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz as Mikel Arteta’s side were ruthless, but Tottenham came roaring back as Cristian Romero and Heung-min Son scored in the second half to make it 3-2 late on.

But the Gunners held on for a crucial win as they remain top of the Premier League table and have put the pressure back on Manchester City.

Below are the Tottenham vs Arsenal player ratings in full, with marks out of 10 and analysis.

Tottenham player ratings

Guglielmo Vicario: 6 – Made a few big stops and couldn’t fault him on Arsenal’s goals.

Pedro Porro: 6 – Kept Trossard quiet and as always did his best to get forward and whip in crosses.

Cristian Romero: 8 – Scored a calm finish, hit the post with a header, should have scored another header and was generally involved in everything. Flew into so many challenges.

Micky van de Ven: 7 – Scored a disallowed goal, used his pace on several occasions to get Spurs out of trouble. Could he have headed clear on Havertz’s goal?

Ben Davies: 4 – Given a torrid time by Saka. Davies was run ragged and Spurs can surely only ask him to play as a center back in Ange’s system.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg: 5 – Worked hard but couldn’t impact the game after his surprise inclusion. Odegaard had too much quality for him.

Rodrigo Bentancur: 3 – A really poor display and hooked off at half time. Didn’t get on the ball enough, allowed Arsenal’s midfielders to charge forward and Spurs had no defensive balance.

Dejan Kulusevski: 6 – Worked hard on the right and then centrally. Created some big chances and was always direct.

James Maddison: 4 – Probably one of his worst games in a Tottenham shirt. Gave the ball away on several occasions and Arsenal kept snapping at him all game long.

Timo Werner: 5 – Subbed off after 31 minutes with an injury. Didn’t do much in the opening half hour going forward.

Heung-min Son: 5 – Pretty anonymous for the majority of the game aside from slotting home his penalty kick. Blazed one golden chance way over the bar just before half time.

Substitutes
Brennan Johnson (on for Werner 31′): 5 –
Pape Matar Sarr (on for Bentancur 46′): 6
Yves Bissouma (on for Hojbjerg 64′): 7
Richarlison (on for Maddison 64′): 6

Arsenal player ratings

David Raya: 5 – Poor mistake for Romero’s goal and took a few risks here and there. Took crosses well.

Ben White: 7 – Great entertainment at set pieces as he helped cause chaos. Defended Werner and Johnson well.

William Saliba: 7 – Solid display as he looked calm amid all the craziness going on.

Gabriel: 7 – See above. What a partnership they have formed as Son didn’t have a kick.

Takehiro Tomiyasu: 5 – Flustered throughout by Kulusevski. Some sloppy passes.

Martin Odegaard: 6 – Hardly had a touch in the first half and took off late in the second half. Couldn’t get involved in the game as he usually does.

Thomas Partey: 7 – Did well to break up play and some tidy passes to get Arsenal moving forward.

Declan Rice: 7 – Really dominant in midfield for the most part but a poor, tired challenge to give the penalty kick away to set up a tense finish.

Bukayo Says: 9 – Sublime. Took his goal so well. Whipped in magnificent crosses and took so many whacks.

Kai Havertz: 9 – Scored his goal, great movement and brave hold up play as he drifted around. What a few months he is having.

Leandro Trossard: 6 – Worked hard down the left but couldn’t really have a big impact on the game.

Substitutes
Gabriel Martinelli (on for Trossard 63′): 5
Jakub Kiwior (on for Odegaard 89′): N/A