Hugo Lloris: Had little to do and took a blow on the head from Lukaku for a 50-50 ball. Bravely carried on despite medical advice to have an early bath. Came off line smartly to snuff out danger from Deulofeu after taking that knock. 6/10. Kyle Walker: Tested Howard with a free kick, played well enough against Pienaar. 6/10. Michael Dawson: Super blocks stopped Lukaku pinching it for Everton. As Manchester United names struggle to keep clean sheets surely an England recall in the run-up to the World Cup is on the cards. 7/10. Vlad Chiriches: Great tackle on Mirallas when Everton broke second half. Stepped out of defence with classy forward passes unbecoming of a Romanian. Must lead by example for his country in forthcoming playoffs with Greece. 7/10. Jan Vertonghen: Almost won a penalty from Coleman, but almost gave one away. A constant thorn coming infield up from left back. Took up great positions at set pieces and unlucky not to score in stoppage time. Our man of the match. 7.5/10. Paulinho: Box-to-box threat came in dribs and drabs today. Expect better from a Brazilian midfielder. Needs to break forward from deep-lying berth more often. Booked. 5.5/10. Sandro: Brought fine stop from Howard early on with long range effort. Long-term injury may have knocked some of the rashness out of him. Subbed. 6/10. Click next for the rest of the Tottenham team...
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