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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Dan Kilpatrick

Tottenham: Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall emerging as unlikely leaders during Spurs crisis

Stepping up: Teenagers Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall have been among Tottenham’s most influential players - (REUTERS)

Arsenal teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly was arguably the story of Wednesday's north London derby, producing a coming-of-age display in his side's 2-1 win, but Tottenham pair Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, also 18, were standout players on the night, too.

Gray, who is deputising out-of-position at centre-back, and Bergvall, as well as 24-year-old Djed Spence, have been rays of light in Spurs' gloomy midwinter, going from bit-part players early in the season to regular starters across a number of positions.

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