Solanke struggles, but Branthwaite solid - Spurs v Everton player ratings

12th Sep 2026 | Source: BBC

Everton's Vitalli Mykolenko in a race for possession with Spurs forward Omar Marmoush.

Tottenham Hotspur are still searching for their first goal - and first win - of the Premier League season after being held to a goalless draw at home by Everton.

Here's how I rated the players and you can see how you scored them below.
Tottenham Hotspur

Antonin Kinsky: Good save from James Garner free-kick but lucky to get away with passing straight to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, which he redeemed with a save, 6

Archie Gray: Good runs forward from defence to add attacking threat. 7

Jan Paul van Hecke: Early chance at the far post where he could have done better. Composed in defence. 6

Micky van de Ven: Untroubled as Everton lacked attacking clout. 6

Andrew Robertson: Kept Brennan Johnson under wraps and made some trademark surging runs to lend support going forward. 7

Rodrigo Bentancur: Knitted things together well in midfield. Calm on the ball. 6

Sandro Tonali: Showed the odd touch of class but yet to look like a £100m midfielder. 6

Savio: Some lively moments on the right flank hinted at the promise of good things to come. Faded as the game went on. 7

Mateus Fernandes: Needs to do more. One shot was greeted with ironic applause - not for him but Spurs having a shot. 5

Omar Marmoush: No shortage of effort but no real impact. 5

Dominic Solanke: First Premier League start of the season and looked rusty and lacking in match sharpness. 4

Subs:

Mohammed Kudus (on 63, Fernandes): Struggled to get into the game. 4

Lucas Bergvall (on 63, Bentancur): Tried to give Spurs attacking thrust. One dangerous cross and almost won it with a late shot. 6

Mathys Tel (on 63, Solanke): Couple of tricky runs. 5

James Maddison (on 77, Marmoush): Little time to make an impact

Tosin Adarabioyo (on 85, Gray): Late entrance

Subs not used: Dubravka, Davies, Gallagher, Senesi.
Everton

Spurs still without a league goal after Everton draw

Jordan Pickford: Good late save to keep out Bergvall effort. 7

Ainsley Maitland-Niles: Tried a repeat of his blockbuster equaliser against Manchester United. Lightning did not strike twice. 6

Jarrad Branthwaite: Superb early block and very solid. The game's outstanding player. His fitness will be crucial to Everton this season. 8

James Tarkowski: No-nonsense contribution alongside Branthwaite. Effective. 6

Vitalii Mykolenko: Had some tough early moments against Savio but stuck to his task. Wasted the occasional good crossing position. 5

Harrison Armstrong: One of the gifted teenager's quieter days but worked very hard. 6

James Garner: Unsung but had little chance to show his creative side as he tried to build a midfield platform for Everton. 5

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: Some lovely touches but was unable to create as Everton looked short of attacking threat and missed one of their best chances. 6

Brennan Johnson: Very poor against his former club. Last touch was missing a huge opportunity. Has looked better as an impact substitute than a starter so far this season. 4

Thierno Barry: Thankless task for the raw striker ploughing a lone furrow up front. 5

Tyrique George: Occasional flashes of pace and trickery but lacked influence. 5

Subs:

Jack Grealish (on 65, George): Couple of typical runs but unable to exert influence.

Jake O'Brien (on 75, Maitland-Niles): Helped keep Spurs out at the end.

Hayden Hackney (on 75, Johnson): Tried to inject some creativity.

Subs not used: Travers, King, Graham, Dibling, Alcaraz, Keane.
How did you rate the players?
Player of the match
Number: 4 J. Branthwaite
Average rating 7.04
Tottenham Hotspur (active)

Everton

Number: 3 A. Robertson
Average Rating: 4.82

Number: 6 J. van Hecke
Average Rating: 4.75

Number: 37 M. van de Ven
Average Rating: 4.71

Number: 14 A. Gray
Average Rating: 4.70

Number: 30 R. Bentancur
Average Rating: 4.53

Number: 31 A. Kinský
Average Rating: 4.48

Number: 17 Sávio
Average Rating: 4.32

Number: 15 L. Bergvall
Average Rating: 4.13

Number: 10 J. Maddison
Average Rating: 4.05

Number: 22 Omar Marmoush
Average Rating: 4.05

Number: 20 M. Kudus
Average Rating: 4.02