Tottenham made it three wins out of three in the Europa League with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over AZ Alkmaar , settled by Richarlison’s second-half penalty. The Brazilian coolly finished down the middle after Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison were hacked down by Maxim Dekker. Teenager Mikey Moore produced another eye-catching display on the wing, while Fraser Forster justified his inclusion in goal with a pair of fine saves.
Here’s how we rated the Spurs players...
Fraser Forster 8 Rolled back the years with smart saves in each half to deny Alexandre Penetra and Mayckel Lahdo, and raced to the edge of his box to snuff out another dangerous attack. Archie Gray 7 Composed in possession, even in tight areas. Occasionally stretched by the lively Ernest Poku, AZ's danger man, but held his own defensively.
Radu Dragusin 7 Had an uncomfortable moment when he was pickpocketed by Poku but Rodrigo Bentancur got back to spare his blushes. Otherwise defended well, making some important interventions. Ben Davies 7 Steady with and without the ball as Spurs earned a welcome clean sheet.
Destiny Udogie 7 Carried the ball out of defence and linked up particularly well with the lively Moore in the second half. Rodrigo Bentancur 8 Important at both ends of the pitch. Fashioned the breakthrough in the build-up to the penalty with a defence-splitting pass before racing back minutes later to block Poku’s shot.
Lucas Bergvall 8 Created a great chance for Werner with an outside-of-the-boot pa.
