Eung-min Son scored a brilliant hat-trick as Tottenham steadily took the lead to finish fourth with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa in a two-half game. Sean’s shot in the third minute put the visitors ahead, but Villa dominated the rest of the first half, sticking the Spurs to their third and completing Hugo Lloris’ goal with effort. However, Villa were forced to pay for their innocence as the Spurs picked up speed in the second half, with Dejan Kulusevski scoring five minutes after the break before Son completed his three-pointer with two good finishes to give the Spurs three points. away in fourth place. Dan Kilpatrick was in Villa Park to rate Spurs players …
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Hugo Lloris 9 Great performance to keep Villa out in the first half, making seven saves in total, including spectacular one-handed attempts to deny Jacob Ramsey and John McGinn. He was almost punished for a sloppy delay, but he had done his job. Christian Romero 8 He enjoyed the natural battle, especially his duels with the Brazilian Philippe Coutinho. He improved a lot in the defense of set phases in the last matches and scored the third goal with a corner pass for Kane. Eric Dyer 8 Under the cosh in the first half, but helped the Spurs get through unscathed with some brave blocks and challenges. Ben Davis 8 He played his part in a dedicated rearguard and appeared particularly vocal when the Spurs were under pressure. Emerson Royal 6 He had a difficult job against Lucas Digne, Ollie Watkins and Coutinho, who drifted to the left in the first half. Dedicated but ungrateful, especially on the ball. Rodrigo Bentancur 7 He was uncharacteristically upset in the first half in front of Villa’s attack, but calmer after the break, as the Spurs turned the screw. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 8 Rarely can he have gotten such a kick! He treated Villa’s natural approach to another striking appearance, especially as he booked early and had to walk on a tightrope to avoid a second. Matt Doherty 5 He tried to play after a critical early challenge from Matty Cash, but eventually withdrew. Too bad for him given his recent resurgence. Dejan Kulusevski 9 Another goal – an extremely low finish for the sucker punch – and helped Sean. Decisive. It’s hard to think of many of the best January transfers in Premier League history. Action pictures via Reuters Heung Min Son 10 He scored a clinical hat-trick with great finishes, each in the corner and could not be saved. In this form, he is one of the most dangerous and instinctive finishers in the League. Harry Kane 9 As against Newcastle last weekend, he did not score, but was the creative center for the Spurs, finishing with two excellent assists with a header. The first was a great victory in the air against Ezri Konsa, the second was a great victory on the channel for Son. He also participated in the first goal with the shot block falling on Sean. Subs Sergio Regillon (Doherty 21 ‘) 7 I got stuck in and defended well, but I did not have many opportunities to come forward. When he did, at the end of the first half, he almost forced Tyrone Mings to score an own goal. Lucas Moura (Son 78 ‘) 6 He gave Sean a breath – and a round of applause – and helped the Spurs see the game. Steven Bergwayin (Kulusewski 84 ‘) 6 I had some looks at the big area, but I could not score again from the bench.
