Tottenham Hotspur leapfrogged Everton in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over the Toffees at White Hart Lane this evening.
Kevin Mirallas put the visitors ahead with a fine curling effort, but Spurs were in front by half time thanks to goals from Christian Eriksen and Roberto Soldado.
Here, Sports Mole marks each player out of 10 for their performance in N17.
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Goal
Hugo Lloris: Could do nothing about Mirallas's wonderful goal, but solid and faultless. (6/10)
Defence
Vlad Chiriches: Chosen to play ahead of Eric Dier at right-back and didn't look quite comfortable out wide. Came off injured with 20 minutes left. (5/10)
Federico Fazio: No-nonsense from the Argentinian, but lucky to get away with a 90th-minute handball in the box. (7/10)
Jan Vertonghen: Dominant in the air and also made some key tackles. (8/10)
Ben Davies: Had plenty to deal with down the Everton right but defended the marauding Seamus Coleman well. (7/10)
Midfield
Aaron Lennon: Pretty quiet, but did provide the perfectly-weighted pass for the second goal. Replaced on the hour mark. (6/10)
Ryan Mason Solid alongside Bentaleb in the middle. Had a tough afternoon trying to mark Ross Barkley. (6/10)
Nabil Bentaleb: A presence in the middle, but fairly innocuous. No mistakes. (6/10)
Christian Eriksen: A little lucky with his finish that he hit into the turf, but another important goal for his side. (7/10)
Attack
Harry Kane: The man of the match. Played big parts in both goals and was a tireless runner all game long. Breathing heavily at the final whistle after a big, big effort. (8/10)
Roberto Soldado: A goal, at last, for the Spaniard with a composed finish, but he also wasted a great chance when gifted the ball with just Howard to beat. Taken off with 10 left. (6/10)
Substitutes
Erik Lamela: Replaced Lennon and had very little impact. Perhaps lucky not to be sent off after some nasty tackles on Baines. (4/10)
Eric Dier: Came on for the injured Chiriches. The bulk of Everton's attacks went down the other wing. (6/10)
Paulinho: Took Soldado's place and was positive in the middle. (6/10)
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Goal
Tim Howard: Palmed Kane's shot straight to Eriksen for the opener and then committed maybe a little early for the second. (4/10)
Defence
Seamus Coleman: Always willing to get forward down the right. (7/10)
Phil Jagielka: Made some crucial tackles to prevent Spurs getting any more. (7/10)
Sylvain Distin: Won everything in the air. (7/10)
Leighton Baines: The ball went down the Everton right a lot more than the left. Not involved as much as Coleman. (6/10)
Midfield
Muhamed Besic: Made plenty of tackles in the middle, but almost gave away a goal with a careless header back. (6/10)
Gareth Barry: Passed the ball well enough, but dispossessed for the second. (5/10)
Kevin Mirallas: Started really brightly and put the visitors ahead with a fine, fine goal. Faded, though, and taken off with half an hour to go. (7/10)
Samuel Eto'o: Barely noticeable playing in behind Lukaku. Removed with Mirallas. (5/10)
Ross Barkley: The brightest Everton player going forward. Plenty of neat footwork and dribbling, but couldn't quite unlock the Spurs defence. (7/10)
Attack
Romelu Lukaku: Nice hold-up play here and there, but a quiet display. It was his header that hit Fazio's hand and should have resulted in a late penalty. (5/10)
Substitutes
Leon Osman: Replaced Mirallas but never really got into the game. (6/10)
Aiden McGeady: Like Osman, struggled to make an impact from the bench. (6/10)
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