Tottenham player ratings vs Southampton: Brennan Johnson raises new but welcome dilemma for Ange Postecoglou | OneFootball

Welsh international at the double to stake claim ahead of Thursday’s game with Eintracht Frankfurt

Brennan Johnson scored twice for Tottenham against Southampton

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Tottenham survived a late scare to beat Southampton 3-1 and relegate Ivan Juric's sorry side.

Brennan Johnson's first-half double put the hosts in control but Saints rallied after the break, and deservedly halved the deficit in the 90th-minute through Mateus Fernandes' strike.

There was still time for Johnson to be fouled by Welington in the box, earning a 94th-minute spot-kick, but the Wales winger was denied the chance at a hat-trick, with substitute Mathys Tel converting from the spot instead.

Here are our Spurs ratings from the game...

Guglielmo Vicario 8

Saved smartly from Kamaldeen Sulemana and Yukinari Sugawara in the second half.

Pedro Porro 6

Cleared an effort off the line during an early Saints push.

Cristian Romero 7

Unfortunate to be ruled marginally offside by the VAR for a disallowed goal by Lucas Bergvall.

Ben Davies 6

Deputised solidly for Micky van de Ven but will surely return to the bench on Thursday.

Djed Spence 7

Made the opening goal for Johnson with a smart overlapping run. Outnumbered at the far post for Fernandes' goal -- a consequence of the tactics rather than his own shortcomings.

Rodrigo Bentancur 6

Got into some more dangerous positions than usual, including ahead of the second goal.

Lucas Bergvall 7

Unlucky to have a goal ruled out for a tight offside against Romero.

Lucas Bergvall was unlucky to have seen a first Premier League goal ruled out by VAR

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James Maddison 7

Made the second goal with a header into Johnson's pass. Some of his passing was eye-catching.

Brennan Johnson 8

Took both of his goals well, potentially giving Ange Postecoglou a selection dilemma for Frankfurt.

Dominic Solanke 6

Fired a second-half opening high and wide. Worked hard but lacked good service again.

Heung-min Son 6

Had an effort blocked after a lively counter. Withdrawn before the hour to save his legs.

Subs

Pape Matar Sarr (Bentancur 57') 6

Added fresh impetus to a flat midfield.

Wilson Odobert (Son 57') 6

No chance to make an impact as Spurs sat back.

Archie Gray (Bergvall 80') 6

Solid in a midfield role.

Yves Bissouma (Maddison 80') 6

Saw out the final 10 minutes plus stoppages in a rare outing.

Mathys Tel (Solanke 87') 6

Demanded the penalty from Johnson and converted coolly.

Not used: Kinsky, Udogie, van de Ven, Richarlison.