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Dan Kilpatrick

Tottenham player ratings vs Sporting: Bentancur supreme but Dier and Son struggle with Lucas extremely rusty

Rodrigo Bentancur salvaged a point for Tottenham against Sporting

(Picture: AP)

Tottenham will need a result at Marseille in their final Champions League group game after being held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Sporting Lisbon.

Former Spurs player Marcus Edwards opened the scoring in the first half with a brilliant strike and Rodrigo Bentancur equalised with a header after the interval.

Harry Kane had a stoppage-time winner ruled out for offside in a cruel end for Spurs.

Dan Kilpatrick was at White Hart Lane to rate the Spurs players...

Hugo Lloris 7

Fully extended for Edwards’ goal but still a sense he might have done better. Saved well from substitute Flavio Nazinho, Pedro Porro and Fatawu Issahaku to keep Spurs in it.

Cristian Romero 6

Backed off and turned his back on Edwards for the goal in a costly piece of defending. Raised the intensity in the second half, helping to drive Spurs forward.

Eric Dier 6

Should really have scored! Tested Antonio Adan with a volley in the second half, sent one header inches over the top and another wide. Defensively a little ropey. Looks jaded.

Ben Davies 5

Struggled with the threat of Edwards and the impressive Pedro Porro, and was replaced late on by more progressive passer Lenglet.

Matt Doherty 5

Nearly scored with a low effort well-saved by Adan shortly before he was replaced. Often drifted inside, leaving Lucas to provide width down the right.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 6

Left on the deck by Edwards before the winger opened the scoring. Anchored the team by dropping deep as Spurs piled forward in the second half.

Rodrigo Bentancur 8

Salvaged a point for Spurs with a superb late header after raising the tempo in the second half. His energy levels are supreme.

Bentancur rose highest from a corner to head home the equaliser (AP)

Ivan Perisic 6

His brilliant corner made the equaliser but he could surely be doing more from open play.

Lucas Moura 3

Extremely rusty on his first start since May and did not look on the same wavelength as his teammates.

Heung-min Son 5

Forced Adan into saves either side of half-time but still not at his best, and ran down too many blind alleys.

Harry Kane 6

Involved in some good link up play but quiet by his standards this season, and barely had a sight of goal until his stoppage-time effort was cruelly ruled out by the VAR.

Subs

Bryan Gil (Doherty 71’) 7

Made a positive difference with lively, direct running and won the corner for the equaliser.

Emerson Royal (Lucas 81’) 6

Set up Kane’s disallowed goal.

Clement Lenglet (Davies 81’) 6

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