Tottenham player ratings vs Arsenal: Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr struggle; Archie Gray impresses again | OneFootball

Spurs took the lead but once again left the Emirates empty-handed

Tottenham lost a third north London derby in a row, going down 2-1 after Arsenal came from behind at the Emirates.

Leandro Trossard settled the game with an arrowed shot a minute before half-time to move Arsenal to within four points of league leaders Liverpool.

Here’s how we rated the Spurs players at the Emirates…

Antonin Kinsky 7

Assertive at dealing with Arsenal’s barrage of balls into the box and confident with his feet – but should have done better for both goals, particularly Trossard’s strike.

Pedro Porro 5

Caught up the pitch for Trossard’s goal and had a tough afternoon defensively, especially when Martin Odegaard drifted to his side. Struck the outside of the post in stoppage-time.

Radu Dragusin 7

Stretched but made a number of important interventions. Enjoys a backs-to-the-wall game.

Archie Gray 7

Produced another impressive display at centre-half, given his age and the occasion.

Djed Spence 7

Made a great chance for Solanke with a brilliant outside-of-the-boot cross. Composed on the ball and coped well with Raheem Sterling.

Yves Bissouma 4

Lost possession ahead of Trossard’s goal and hooked at half-time after barely registering.

Yves Bissouma was caught out for Arsenal’s second goal

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Pape Matar Sarr 5

Booked in the first half and struggled to get into the game before being replaced at the interval.

Lucas Bergvall 7

Trusted to play the second half at No6 and made a number of crucial challenges, including a last-ditch tackle to stop Sterling getting a shot away.

Dejan Kulusevski 5

Struggled to hold up the ball and well-handed by teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly in a rare off day.

Heung-min Son 5

Benefitted from a big deflection from the goal but caught the ball nicely on the volley. Otherwise had little impact and frequently lost out to the imposing Jurrien Timber.

Dominic Solanke 5

In common with the wingers, he struggled to keep hold of the ball and was well handled by Arsenal’s physical back four.

Subs

James Maddison (Bissouma 46’) 6

Often crowded out and made limited impact from the bench.

Brennan Johnson (Sarr 46’) 5

Like Kulusevski, came off second best against Lewis-Skelly.

Richarlison (Son 78’) 5

Made his long-awaited return from injury but could not help Spurs back into the game.

Not used: Austin, Hardy, Reguilon, Lankshear, Olusesi, Moore, Reguilon.