Tottenham's Continued Struggles: No Goals, No Wins

Tottenham’s wait goes on. No goal. No win. No release of tension under the lights, just a flat 0-0 with Everton and a rising murmur of impatience around the stadium.

Ange Postecoglou’s side saw plenty of the ball, pushed and probed in spells, but the cutting edge simply wasn’t there. Everton, organised and stubborn, left with a point and without being forced into many desperate last-ditch moments.

Here’s how Spurs’ players measured up on a night that never really caught fire.

Player Ratings

Antonin Kinsky – 6

Produced one genuinely important stop, clawing away James Garner’s free-kick to prevent a sucker-punch. Then almost undid it all with a dreadful pass straight to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, needing another save to spare his blushes. A mixed Premier League outing, but he survived it.

Archie Gray – 7

One of the few who injected tempo. Stepped out of defence with purpose, drove into midfield and tried to break Everton’s lines with those forward runs. Confident, brave on the ball and willing to commit opponents. Offered more thrust than many of the attackers ahead of him.

Jan Paul van Hecke – 6

Should have done better with an early chance at the far post, where a cleaner connection might have changed the whole tone of the night. Defensively, though, he stayed composed, read the game well and rarely looked stretched against an Everton side short on punch.

Micky van de Ven – 6

Barely troubled. His pace and positioning snuffed out what little Everton offered in behind, and he cruised through large chunks of the game. Solid, but untested enough that he was never asked to produce anything spectacular.

Andrew Robertson – 7

Handled Brennan Johnson with authority, shutting down the winger’s usual bursts infield and down the line. Then did what he’s built a career on: those trademark surges up the left, overlapping and underlapping to give Spurs an extra angle in attack. One of the more reliable outlets on the night.

Rodrigo Bentancur – 6

Knitted things together in midfield, taking the ball under pressure and recycling it calmly. Kept Spurs ticking but rarely pierced Everton’s shape. Neat and composed, though the game cried out for someone to take more risks between the lines.

Sandro Tonali – 6

Flashes of class – a touch here, a switch of play there – hinted at the player Spurs paid so heavily for. But it never fully came together. The tempo, the dominance, the control you expect from a £100m midfielder just didn’t quite materialise. Competent, not commanding.

Savio – 7

Early on, he looked like the one who might rip the game open. Sharp on the right, direct, willing to take on his full-back and drive into the box. His movement and dribbling hinted at serious promise, but as the minutes ticked by he faded, influence draining as Everton settled.

Mateus Fernandes – 5

Needed to stamp his authority. Didn’t. One speculative effort from distance at least drew ironic applause – less for the quality of the strike, more for the simple fact Spurs had finally taken a shot. Drifted through the game without enough incision or presence.

Omar Marmoush – 5

Worked hard, chased, pressed, kept offering himself. But effort without impact was the story. Never really found the spaces to hurt Everton, never produced the moment of quality to shift the momentum.

Dominic Solanke – 4

His first Premier League start of the season and it showed. Rusty touch, heavy in the duels, a step off the pace. The runs were there at times, but the sharpness wasn’t. Lacked the penalty-box menace Spurs desperately needed.

Substitutes

Mohammed Kudus (on 63, Fernandes) – 4

Came on with the expectation he might jolt Spurs to life. It never clicked. Struggled to find pockets of space, struggled to impose himself on a packed Everton defence. The game passed him by.

Lucas Bergvall (on 63, Bentancur) – 6

At least tried to change the rhythm. Drove forward with intent, whipped in one dangerous cross that had Everton scrambling and almost stole it late on with a shot that carried real threat. A brief but encouraging cameo.

Mathys Tel (on 63, Solanke) – 5

Showed glimpses. A couple of tricky runs, some direct dribbling that hinted at what he can bring. But like so many of Spurs’ forwards, he couldn’t turn promise into a decisive moment.

James Maddison (on 77, Marmoush)

Thrown on to unlock a packed defence, but the clock was against him. Too little time, too few touches to bend the game to his will.

Tosin Adarabioyo (on 85, Gray)

A late change to shore things up and offer fresh legs at the back. No real chance to influence the contest.

Dubravka, Davies, Gallagher and Senesi stayed on the bench, watching the same story unfold as everyone else: Spurs dominating enough of the ball, but not the scoreboard.

The wait for that first Premier League goal – and that first win – drags into another week. How long before patience starts to fray?