Bournemouth 0-2 Tottenham: Player ratings as Maddison helps Spurs to comfortable victory
Tottenham Hotspur put in a wonderful team performance to beat Bournemouth 2-0 in Saturday's early kick-off as Ange Postecoglou claimed his second win as Spurs boss, maintaining his unbeaten record.
Goals from James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski saw Spurs ease to a comfortable Premier League victory, moving the Lilywhites into first place at the beginning of the weekend's action.
Andoni Iraola was searching for his first victory as Bournemouth boss and had set his side up to press Spurs from the first whistle. Both teams started with great intensity in the opening minutes, but it was Tottenham who settled the quickest and managed to sustain some pressure in the Cherries' half.
The Lilywhites' first chance came after 14 minutes, Neto giving away possession poorly but redeeming himself with a smart stop from James Maddison's effort.
However, the Cherries' goalkeeper was helpless minutes later when Maddison converted Pape Matar Sarr's pass in behind the Bournemouth defence after a wonderful Spurs move. The former Leicester City man opened his account for the season by coolly sweeping the ball beyond the Brazilian to give Spurs an early lead.
Ange Postecoglou's side continued to dominate proceedings after their opener. Sarr had an effort comfortably saved from the edge of the area, Son Heung-min struck a volley wide and Richarlison failed to convert a one-on-one, as well as seeing a header hit the side netting from a Maddison free kick.
Ryan Christie did eventually force a save out of Guglielmo Vicario with a stinging long-range effort after 40 minutes, while Philip Billing struck inches wide with a venomous shot just before the half-time whistle. However, Bournemouth were perhaps fortunate to only be a goal down at the break.
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