TOTTENHAM RATINGS: Vicario. Made a comfortable save to deny Garner halfway through the first half. Pulled off a breathtaking save to deny Danjuma in the 84th minute. Lucky to see Danjuma’s effort come off the bar, onto his legs and outside in added time. AFP
Guglielmo Vicario 7/10
TOTTENHAM RATINGS: Vicario. Made a comfortable save to deny Garner halfway through the first half. Pulled off a breathtaking save to deny Danjuma in the 84th minute. Lucky to see Danjuma’s effort come off the bar, onto his legs and outside in added time. AFP
TOTTENHAM RATINGS: Vicario. Made a comfortable save to deny Garner halfway through the first half. Pulled off a breathtaking save to deny Danjuma in the 84th minute. Lucky to see Danjuma’s effort come
Lovely first-time cross to set up Johnson in the penalty area 13 minutes into the game. Started the game well but began to struggle against Harrison as the first-half wore on. AFP
Emerson Royal 5/10
Lovely first-time cross to set up Johnson in the penalty area 13 minutes into the game. Started the game well but began to struggle against Harrison as the first-half wore on. AFP
Lovely first-time cross to set up Johnson in the penalty area 13 minutes into the game. Started the game well but began to struggle against Harrison as the first-half wore on. AFP
Saw an effort blocked by Branthwaite in the 54th minute. Had a tough time dealing with Danjuma late in the game. PA
Pedro Porro 5/10
Saw an effort blocked by Branthwaite in the 54th minute. Had a tough time dealing with Danjuma late in the game. PA
Saw an effort blocked by Branthwaite in the 54th minute. Had a tough time dealing with Danjuma late in the game. PA
Excellent recovery tackle to stop Calvert-Lewin from opening the scoring early in the game. Forced off at half-time with a knee injury. Getty Images
Cristian Romero 6/10
Excellent recovery tackle to stop Calvert-Lewin from opening the scoring early in the game. Forced off at half-time with a knee injury. Getty Images
Excellent recovery tackle to stop Calvert-Lewin from opening the scoring early in the game. Forced off at half-time with a knee injury. Getty Images
Got across quickly to stop an Andre Gomes cross that would have set up Calvert-Lewin for a simple tap in. Made a vital goal-line clearance to deny the visitors a goal in the 84th minute. AFP
Ben Davies 6/10
Got across quickly to stop an Andre Gomes cross that would have set up Calvert-Lewin for a simple tap in. Made a vital goal-line clearance to deny the visitors a goal in the 84th minute. AFP
Got across quickly to stop an Andre Gomes cross that would have set up Calvert-Lewin for a simple tap in. Made a vital goal-line clearance to deny the visitors a goal in the 84th minute. AFP
A quiet but effective performance from Skipp at the base of the home side’s midfield. Sat very deep and made several interceptions. Getty Images
Olivier Skipp 6/10
A quiet but effective performance from Skipp at the base of the home side’s midfield. Sat very deep and made several interceptions. Getty Images
A quiet but effective performance from Skipp at the base of the home side’s midfield. Sat very deep and made several interceptions. Getty Images
Brilliant pass behind the Toffees’ defence to Johnson in the build-up to the home side’s opener. Denied by a good save from Pickford in the 55th minute. Getty Images
Pape Matar Sarr 7/10
Brilliant pass behind the Toffees’ defence to Johnson in the build-up to the home side’s opener. Denied by a good save from Pickford in the 55th minute. Getty Images
Brilliant pass behind the Toffees’ defence to Johnson in the build-up to the home side’s opener. Denied by a good save from Pickford in the 55th minute. Getty Images
Played in the Maddison role just behind the home side’s attack, Kulusevski provided another impressive performance. Had a chance to put the game to bed in the 73rd minute, but Pickford saved his effort. AP
Dejan Kulusevski 7/10
Played in the Maddison role just behind the home side’s attack, Kulusevski provided another impressive performance. Had a chance to put the game to bed in the 73rd minute, but Pickford saved his effort. AP
Played in the Maddison role just behind the home side’s attack, Kulusevski provided another impressive performance. Had a chance to put the game to bed in the 73rd minute, but Pickford saved his effor
Played in a perfectly weighted low cross for Richarlison to score early in the game. Should have made it two when he got on the end of Emerson’s cross in the 13th minute but failed to keep his effort on target. Played a part in the second goal as his shot got spilled into the path of Son to make it two. Reuters
Brennan Johnson 8/10
Played in a perfectly weighted low cross for Richarlison to score early in the game. Should have made it two when he got on the end of Emerson’s cross in the 13th minute but failed to keep his effort on target. Played a part in the second goal as his shot got spilled into the path of Son to make it two. Reuters
Played in a perfectly weighted low cross for Richarlison to score early in the game. Should have made it two when he got on the end of Emerson’s cross in the 13th minute but failed to keep his effort
Doubled the home side’s lead with a scrambled effort that trickled into the bottom corner. Tried to play Lo Celso in for a simple tap-in late in the game but Mykolenko intercepted his pass. AFP
Son Heung-Min 8/10
Doubled the home side’s lead with a scrambled effort that trickled into the bottom corner. Tried to play Lo Celso in for a simple tap-in late in the game but Mykolenko intercepted his pass. AFP
Doubled the home side’s lead with a scrambled effort that trickled into the bottom corner. Tried to play Lo Celso in for a simple tap-in late in the game but Mykolenko intercepted his pass. AFP
Scored for the third consecutive game by opening the scoring from close range in the ninth minute. Forced off with what looked like a back injury in the second half. AP
Richarlison 8/10
Scored for the third consecutive game by opening the scoring from close range in the ninth minute. Forced off with what looked like a back injury in the second half. AP
Scored for the third consecutive game by opening the scoring from close range in the ninth minute. Forced off with what looked like a back injury in the second half. AP
SUBS: Dier (Romero, 47) Came on for the injured Romero and kept things simple. Made several blocks when the away side upped the tempo in search of a late equaliser. EPA
Eric Dier 6/10
SUBS: Dier (Romero, 47) Came on for the injured Romero and kept things simple. Made several blocks when the away side upped the tempo in search of a late equaliser. EPA
SUBS: Dier (Romero, 47) Came on for the injured Romero and kept things simple. Made several blocks when the away side upped the tempo in search of a late equaliser. EPA
(Richarlison, 63) Tucked in as almost a third centreback and helped prevent an equaliser. Stopped an Everton counterattack with a good interception a few minutes after coming on. Giovani Lo Celso (Sarr, 73) - N/A. PA
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 6/10
(Richarlison, 63) Tucked in as almost a third centreback and helped prevent an equaliser. Stopped an Everton counterattack with a good interception a few minutes after coming on. Giovani Lo Celso (Sarr, 73) - N/A. PA
(Richarlison, 63) Tucked in as almost a third centreback and helped prevent an equaliser. Stopped an Everton counterattack with a good interception a few minutes after coming on. Giovani Lo Celso (Sar
EVERTON RATINGS: Pickford. Denied Johnson with a strong hand but couldn’t do anything about Son’s rebound. Kept the away side in the game by making an important save when faced one-on-one against Kuluselvski. Getty Images
Jordan Pickford 6/10
EVERTON RATINGS: Pickford. Denied Johnson with a strong hand but couldn’t do anything about Son’s rebound. Kept the away side in the game by making an important save when faced one-on-one against Kuluselvski. Getty Images
EVERTON RATINGS: Pickford. Denied Johnson with a strong hand but couldn’t do anything about Son’s rebound. Kept the away side in the game by making an important save when faced one-on-one against Kulu
Vital last-ditch tackle to stop Kulusevski from running through on goal in the 44th minute. Shrugged off the ball too easily by Kulusevski to create a one-on-one chance against Pickford. Reuters
Nathan Patterson 5/10
Vital last-ditch tackle to stop Kulusevski from running through on goal in the 44th minute. Shrugged off the ball too easily by Kulusevski to create a one-on-one chance against Pickford. Reuters
Vital last-ditch tackle to stop Kulusevski from running through on goal in the 44th minute. Shrugged off the ball too easily by Kulusevski to create a one-on-one chance against Pickford. Reuters
Got caught flat-footed by Pape Sarr’s pass to Johnson en-route the home side’s opener. Vital interception to stop Son’s pass from reaching Lo Celso late in the game. EPA
Vitalii Mykolenko 5/10
Got caught flat-footed by Pape Sarr’s pass to Johnson en-route the home side’s opener. Vital interception to stop Son’s pass from reaching Lo Celso late in the game. EPA
Got caught flat-footed by Pape Sarr’s pass to Johnson en-route the home side’s opener. Vital interception to stop Son’s pass from reaching Lo Celso late in the game. EPA
Lost Richarlison's run towards the far post, allowing the Brazilian to open scoring from close range. Put his body on the line to stop Sarr’s effort in the 65th minute. AP
James Tarkowski 5/10
Lost Richarlison's run towards the far post, allowing the Brazilian to open scoring from close range. Put his body on the line to stop Sarr’s effort in the 65th minute. AP
Lost Richarlison's run towards the far post, allowing the Brazilian to open scoring from close range. Put his body on the line to stop Sarr’s effort in the 65th minute. AP
Important block to thwart Porro in the second half. Impressive for the away side early in the game. AFP
Jarrad Branthwaite 6/10
Important block to thwart Porro in the second half. Impressive for the away side early in the game. AFP
Important block to thwart Porro in the second half. Impressive for the away side early in the game. AFP
Forced off early in the game with an injury. Getty Images
Idrissa Gueye 6/10
Forced off early in the game with an injury. Getty Images
Forced off early in the game with an injury. Getty Images
A disciplined performance from Onana after he was tasked to sit just ahead of the Toffees’ backline due to Gueye’s early substitution. Vital sliding tackle to stop Son from kickstarting a Spurs counterattack midway through the second half. PA
Amadou Onana 7/10
A disciplined performance from Onana after he was tasked to sit just ahead of the Toffees’ backline due to Gueye’s early substitution. Vital sliding tackle to stop Son from kickstarting a Spurs counterattack midway through the second half. PA
A disciplined performance from Onana after he was tasked to sit just ahead of the Toffees’ backline due to Gueye’s early substitution. Vital sliding tackle to stop Son from kickstarting a Spurs counte
Had the visitors’ first real effort on goal with a shot that was well claimed by Vicario in the 34th minute. Tested Vicario again with a shot towards the bottom corner but the effort was saved. Clipped the post with an effort that went wide on the hour mark. Reuters
James Garner 7/10
Had the visitors’ first real effort on goal with a shot that was well claimed by Vicario in the 34th minute. Tested Vicario again with a shot towards the bottom corner but the effort was saved. Clipped the post with an effort that went wide on the hour mark. Reuters
Had the visitors’ first real effort on goal with a shot that was well claimed by Vicario in the 34th minute. Tested Vicario again with a shot towards the bottom corner but the effort was saved. Clippe
Forced Vicario into a brilliant save on the stroke of half-time but would have probably done better if he had taken his effort early. Gorgeous pass with the outside of the boot to set up Garner on the half-hour mark. PA
Jack Harrison 7/10
Forced Vicario into a brilliant save on the stroke of half-time but would have probably done better if he had taken his effort early. Gorgeous pass with the outside of the boot to set up Garner on the half-hour mark. PA
Forced Vicario into a brilliant save on the stroke of half-time but would have probably done better if he had taken his effort early. Gorgeous pass with the outside of the boot to set up Garner on the
Should have done better with his effort when Onana found him in space a quarter of an hour into the game. Displayed terrible defensive awareness when he allowed Johnson to get past him unchallenged in the build-up to the home side’s second goal. EPA
Dwight McNeil 5/10
Should have done better with his effort when Onana found him in space a quarter of an hour into the game. Displayed terrible defensive awareness when he allowed Johnson to get past him unchallenged in the build-up to the home side’s second goal. EPA
Should have done better with his effort when Onana found him in space a quarter of an hour into the game. Displayed terrible defensive awareness when he allowed Johnson to get past him unchallenged in
Took too long on the ball when played through on goal and allowed Romero to make the block in the seventh minute. Tested Vicario with a glancing header in the 16th minute. Thought he had pulled one back for the visitors, but his effort was ruled out for a foul in the build-up by Gomes. EPA
Dominic Calvert-Lewin 6/10
Took too long on the ball when played through on goal and allowed Romero to make the block in the seventh minute. Tested Vicario with a glancing header in the 16th minute. Thought he had pulled one back for the visitors, but his effort was ruled out for a foul in the build-up by Gomes. EPA
Took too long on the ball when played through on goal and allowed Romero to make the block in the seventh minute. Tested Vicario with a glancing header in the 16th minute. Thought he had pulled one ba
SUBS: Gomes (Gueye, 24) Played a wonderful pass into Harrison's path to set up a big chance in the second minute of first-half extra time. Finally pulled one back for the visitors with a lovely effort from a tight angle in the 82nd minute. Getty Images
Andre Gomes 8/10
SUBS: Gomes (Gueye, 24) Played a wonderful pass into Harrison's path to set up a big chance in the second minute of first-half extra time. Finally pulled one back for the visitors with a lovely effort from a tight angle in the 82nd minute. Getty Images
SUBS: Gomes (Gueye, 24) Played a wonderful pass into Harrison's path to set up a big chance in the second minute of first-half extra time. Finally pulled one back for the visitors with a lovely effort
(Harrison, 68) Called Vicario into action with a fierce effort that was punched wide. Pulled off an impressive bit of skill to skip past two Spurs players on the byline. Went close to making it 2-2 with a volley that came off the crossbar in added time. Beto (Onana, 79) - N/A. EPA
Arnault Danjuma 7/10
(Harrison, 68) Called Vicario into action with a fierce effort that was punched wide. Pulled off an impressive bit of skill to skip past two Spurs players on the byline. Went close to making it 2-2 with a volley that came off the crossbar in added time. Beto (Onana, 79) - N/A. EPA
(Harrison, 68) Called Vicario into action with a fierce effort that was punched wide. Pulled off an impressive bit of skill to skip past two Spurs players on the byline. Went close to making it 2-2 wi

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Tottenham v Everton ratings: Vicario 7, Richarlison 8; McNeil 5, Tarkowski 5

Spurs earn hard-fought 2-1 win and extend good run

Olankunle Afolabi

December 23, 2023

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Tottenham Hotspur continued their good form to end Everton’s own fine run in a 2-1 home victory on Saturday.

Everton had won their previous four league games without conceding a goal but their former striker Richarlison breached their defence with a neat finish after nine minutes and Son Heung-min scored the second nine minutes later as Spurs made a rollicking start.

Both teams did not hold back and that resulted in an all-action game but the visitors wasted several good chances.

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Andre Gomes ensured a nervous finish for Spurs when he smashed home after 82 minutes but the hosts survived further scares to secure their third win in a row – following a five-game winless run - and lift them above champions Manchester City into fourth place.

It was another good outing for Vicario Guglielmo who is enjoying an excellent first season at Tottenham and ensured his team emerged victorious on Saturday.

In the second half he had to be at his best, particularly when foiling Arnaut Danjuma moments after Gomes had pulled it back to 2-1.

He was a source of security as his defence routinely got themselves into difficulties playing out from the back.

"He has been strong pretty much from the first game," Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said. "Some games we haven't needed a lot and today we did.

"The saves he made but also the way he dealt with corners was so strong - they put so much pressure on the goalkeeper. He's a great shot-stopper and is dealing with a different back four in lots of games. He's got a maturity which helps the team in those moments."

The manager also said that he was not surprised by Richarlison's turnaround; his goal made it four in three matches having scored two in his previous 39.

"He obviously missed a bit of football with his (groin) operation (in November) but he's getting stronger every game. He wasn't struggling before, he just wasn't 100 per cent and he was soldiering on. He just feels a bit freer now both mentally and physically."

Player ratings from the match can be seen in the picture gallery above. To view the next image, click on the arrows or swipe if on a mobile device.

The results of the first round are as follows:

Qais Saied (Independent): 18.4 per cent

Nabil Karoui (Qalb Tounes): 15.58 per cent

Abdelfattah Mourou (Ennahdha party): 12.88 per cent

Abdelkarim Zbidi (two-time defence minister backed by Nidaa Tounes party): 10.7 per cent

Youssef Chahed (former prime minister, leader of Long Live Tunisia): 7.3 per cent

Why it pays to compare

A comparison of sending Dh20,000 from the UAE using two different routes at the same time - the first direct from a UAE bank to a bank in Germany, and the second from the same UAE bank via an online platform to Germany - found key differences in cost and speed. The transfers were both initiated on January 30.

Route 1: bank transfer

The UAE bank charged Dh152.25 for the Dh20,000 transfer. On top of that, their exchange rate margin added a difference of around Dh415, compared with the mid-market rate.

Total cost: Dh567.25 - around 2.9 per cent of the total amount

Total received: €4,670.30 

Route 2: online platform

The UAE bank’s charge for sending Dh20,000 to a UK dirham-denominated account was Dh2.10. The exchange rate margin cost was Dh60, plus a Dh12 fee.

Total cost: Dh74.10, around 0.4 per cent of the transaction

Total received: €4,756

The UAE bank transfer was far quicker – around two to three working days, while the online platform took around four to five days, but was considerably cheaper. In the online platform transfer, the funds were also exposed to currency risk during the period it took for them to arrive.

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Super heroes

Iron Man
Reduced risk of dementia
Alcohol consumption could be an issue

Hulk
Cardiac disease, stroke and dementia from high heart rate

Spider-Man
Agility reduces risk of falls
Increased risk of obesity and mental health issues

Black Panther
Vegetarian diet reduces obesity
Unknown risks of potion drinking

Black Widow
Childhood traumas increase risk of mental illnesses

Thor
He's a god

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Defence review at a glance

• Increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 but given “turbulent times it may be necessary to go faster”

• Prioritise a shift towards working with AI and autonomous systems

• Invest in the resilience of military space systems.

• Number of active reserves should be increased by 20%

• More F-35 fighter jets required in the next decade

• New “hybrid Navy” with AUKUS submarines and autonomous vessels

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