View: 85% star excellent, 3/10 a total let-down - Tottenham player ratings vs Aston Villa

Tottenham were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa on a frustrating afternoon in the Premier League.

The Lilywhites saw their troubled home form continue in the early stages of the season, as Villa condemned them to a third straight winless outing on home turf.

Cristian Romero picked up an injury for Tottenham during the warm-up, but they quickly hit the front in the fifth minute through Rodrigo Bentancur.

However, the visitors grew into the game as the afternoon wore on, and Morgan Rogers’ stunner shortly before half-time eventually paved the way for Emi Buendia to curl home a 77th-minute winner.

Thomas Frank will undoubtedly be frustrated with his team’s performance in the defeat, and with that in mind, Tottenham News rates the performance of every single Spurs player.

Joao Palhinha integral for Tottenham vs Aston Villa

Joao Palhinha has been brilliant for Tottenham in recent weeks, and he played a vital role at the heart of their midfield yet again on Sunday.

As has become expected in recent weeks, the Portuguese was excellent in the middle of the park, as he broke play up effectively and screened the defence in typically combative style.

The 30-year-old won nine tackles as part of 12 defensive actions that he completed during the game, both were higher totals than any other player on the pitch.

His tireless work without the ball was matched by an impressive 85 per cent passing accuracy, and he topped off his eye-catching display with an assist as he nodded the ball down for Bentancur to finish.

It was a frustrating afternoon for his team, but Palhinha showed his importance once again and fully deserved a 7/10 rating.

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Mathys Tel struggles badly for Spurs

Mathys Tel scored his first Tottenham goal of the season in their victory at Leeds United before the international break, and Frank would have been hoping to see him have a similar impact this time around.

The youngster netted twice for France U21s during the break, and appeared to have regained the confidence that he showed during his loan spell in N17 last season.

However, that wasn’t really the case for the 20-year-old on Sunday afternoon, whose performance was something of a let-down as he struggled to cause problems for the visitors’ backline.

Tel pressed effectively and competed well, but managed just 15 touches throughout the game and spurned the one big chance that came his way. With that in mind, he was worthy of little more than a 3/10 rating.

Spurs’ striker position has provided something of a conundrum in recent weeks with the absences of Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke, but Tel showed once again that he isn’t the answer.

Tottenham player ratings vs Aston Villa

Guglielmo Vicario – 5

Pedro Porro – 6

Kevin Danso – 5

Micky van de Ven – 5

Djed Spence – 5

Joao Palhinha – 7

Rodrigo Bentancur – 7

Mohammed Kudus – 6

Xavi Simons – 5

Wilson Odobert – 4

Mathys Tel – 3

Substitutes

Richarlison – 5

Lucas Bergvall – 5

Randal Kolo Muani – 5

Brennan Johnson – N/A

Pape Sarr – N/A

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