Tottenham player ratings: Kulusevski, Sessegnon and…

Tottenham player ratings: Kulusevski, Sessegnon and Dier superb as Spurs go top of the table

Hugo Lloris

Seemed to be unsighted for Ward-Prowse's early goal. as it bounced hard into the ground and up into the net. Wasn't called into action again until the 74th minute when he saved low down from Aribo. 7

Cristian Romero

Always treading that fine line between brilliant and wild but this was another day where he fell in the former category on the whole. 8

Eric Dier

Stooped to head home Spurs' second goal of the day just after the half hour mark and his defending was on point throughout. 9

Ben Davies

Back after his ankle injury and fired a shot late in the second half that had the keeper scrambling to push it away. Didn't put a foot wrong at the back. 8

Emerson Royal

Bamboozled by Djenepo down the flank in the build-up to Saints' opener. Prodded the ball to Kane late in the first half for a chance and in the second half had a major impact on the game. First he forced Spurs' third goal with a run into the box and a low cross that Salisu could only slice into his own net. Then he got to the byline and grabbed an assist by picking out Kulusevski to score. Balanced up that early defensive problem with his attacking forays in the second half. 8

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg

Let Djeneno's cross drift over his head to the unmarked Ward-Prowse. Played a fine long diagonal pass into the path of Son for a first half chance and dominated many of the midfield battles he was involved in. 7

Rodrigo Bentancur

Plenty of nice tidy touches and composure in the centre of the pitch as he and Hojbjerg had a comfortable day against the Saints. 7

Ryan Sessegnon

Looked confident from the off and powered home a fine header from Kulusevski's cross at the back post to level the scores. He calmly fired the ball into the bottom right corner within a minute of the second half starting but was flagged offside. Played on the front foot throughout and was denied a second goal only by a well-timed Walker-Peters tackle in the Saints box. Defended well at the other end as well and he won't want to have been replaced by Perisic after 66 minutes. 9

Dejan Kulusevski

Grabbed his first assist of the season, cutting inside from the right before launching a perfectly flighted ball for Sessegnon to head home at the far post. It was another superb performance from the Swede and he added a customary left-footed curler of a goal to his collection from Emerson's pull-back. 9

Harry Kane

Didn't see too much of the ball in the first half but forced the keeper into a late save before the break after a good run across the six yard box followed by a shot as he fell. A quieter day by his standards and he suffered from a bit of cramp at the end as he continues to improve his fitness. 7

Son Heung-min

Showed some lovely touches in the first half and had a chance saved by Bazuna. From that corner the ball came back out to the Spurs man and he whipped a dangerous low cross that Dier headed home. Went on a jinking run before the break before firing over the crossbar. Quieter in the second half but he was still always a threat on the break. 8

Subs

Ivan Perisic

Came on for the final 24 minutes and was solid down the left without producing the same threat as Sessegnon did on this occasion. 6

Lucas Moura

Came on in the group of four substitutes for the final few minutes and showed his trademark energy. N/A

Yves Bissouma

Picked up a yellow card for his first involvement, a mistimed tackle and sent a late shot wide in added time. N/A

Clement Lenglet

Made one good block from a cross in the Spurs box in those final minutes he was on. N/A