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Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 to Bournemouth in Thomas Frank's first Premier League defeat at the club on Saturday afternoon and here are our Spurs player ratings.
Spurs fans got a glimpse of new signing Xavi Simons ahead of kick-off as he was unveiled on the pitch following his £52million move from RB Leipzig on a five-year contract with an option for another two. The 22-year-old Dutchman signed after the deadline to register for the game against the Cherries and is awaiting his work permit.
Frank named an unchanged team from the one that beat Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium the previous weekend. Dominic Solanke missed out on the squad though with his ankle injury from the summer still giving him discomfort, meaning Manor Solomon was back on the bench for the first time in two years. Destiny Udogie was also back on the bench after his return from injury with Djed Spence remaining at left-back after earning himself his first England call-up.
Bournemouth struck early on when Evanilson scored four minutes in. He was given too much space in the box and his shot deflected off the sliding Cristian Romero and over Guglielmo Vicario's dive with Spence slow to get out and plays him onside.
The Cherries could have scored more goals with Vicario making a string of saves in both halves to keep the home side in the game until a later flurry from Tottenham brought plenty of huffing and puffing but no equaliser.
Here are our Spurs player ratings:
Guglielmo Vicario
Couldn't do much about Evanilison's deflected early finish but did push away Brooks' clever free-kick not too long after. Did well to get a palm to Semenyo's half-volley just after the break. Made another save at the feet of Evanilson before denying Brooks a little while after. 8
Pedro Porro
Had a torrid time with Semenyo down his flank. Sent in a couple of half-decent balls, one which led to a Bergvall chance, but this was not his day. Was hooked with 20 minutes to go. 4
Cristian Romero
Unfortunate to deflect Evanilson's shot into the goal although he did let the Brazilian peel away from him too easily. Pushed up the pitch as the game wore on, often relying on his younger centre-back partner to deal with what came. 6
Micky van de Ven
Picked up an early caution. Made a great block from Tavernier midway through the first half and made a number more in the second half. He and Vicario were Spurs' best players by a distance. He was constantly getting in the tackles and then taking the ball up the pitch. 8
Djed Spence
Fresh from his first England call-up he was slow to get out and played Evanilson onside for his early goal. Switched to the right later on and put in a great cross that Tel volleyed wide. 6
Rodrigo Bentancur
Gave everything and made some good interceptions, but he's not a creative player. 6
Joao Palhinha
Put in a couple of challenges but Bournemouth just kept sweeping through. 5
Mohammed Kudus
Flattered to deceive. Plenty of beating one man but then giving the ball away soon after in his play. Should have got a few more fouls than he did. Put in some poor crosses as well after getting into good positions. 5
Pape Matar Sarr
Never really found the rhythm of the game or where his position needed him to be. 5
Brennan Johnson
Started the game brightly but seemed to lose his confidence with a string of poor decisions and the crowd let him know it. After goals in both the previous games, the fans cheered his substitution and he had to walk around the pitch in front of them. 4
Richarlison
Held up the ball well in the final exchanges but this was nowhere near the level of performance he'd put in previously this season. 5
Subs
Lucas Bergvall
Sent a shot at the goalkeeper and brought some energy to the centre of the pitch, making one good late run. 6
Wilson Odobert
Half-volleyed over from inside the Bournemouth box and made one good tracking run to stop Semenyo getting in on goal. Still looks lightweight at times and doesn't make the most of his ability. 5
Destiny Udogie
Replaced Porro for the final 15 minutes and sent a last-gasp header across the face of goal. 5
Mathys Tel
Brought a little burst of late energy to the game in the final stages and sent an acrobatic volley just wide of the left-hand post. N/A
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