Tottenham first half player ratings vs QPR - Bergvall injury after ...

Tottenham Hotspur took on QPR on Saturday afternoon at Loftus Road in a pre-season friendly and here are our first half player ratings.

Ange Postecoglou switched up his team slightly from midweek with Pape Matar Sarr back from injury, while Timo Werner came into the first half side as did Lucas Bergvall with Dejan Kulusevski, Manor Solomon, and James Maddison on the bench for the second half. Archie Gray and Oliver Skipp continued as makeshift centre-backs against QPR, who finished 18th in the Championship last season under Marti Cifuentes.

Spurs had begun their pre-season preparations officially in Edinburgh on Wednesday with a 5-1 win at Heart of Midlothian with goals from Brennan Johnson, Will Lankshear, Mikey Moore and Djed Spence as well as a late own goal forced by Ashley Phillips. That performance north of the border followed a behind-closed-doors friendly at Hotspur Way last Saturday against League One side Cambridge United which finished 7-2 across the two halves.

On Saturday, Yves Bissouma scored a beautiful goal before half-time. He embarked on a run, beat his man, played a one-two with Dejan Kulusevski, rounded the keeper and slotted it into the net.

Here are our Tottenham player ratings from the first half at Loftus Road:

Brandon Austin

Made a terrific flying save to deny Kolli, pushing his powerful effort on to the crossbar. Dealt with everything else well. 8

Pedro Porro

Lacking quality in his final ball but defended solidly enough as the only player in his natural position in the backline. 6

Archie Gray

Another solid and composed display from the 18-year-old and he had plenty more to deal with this time. 7

Oliver Skipp

Made some important early interceptions and battled away throughout the first half with Frey. 8

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Jamie Donley

A bright start before a misplaced pass was cut out on the edge of Spurs' box and he was fortunate Porro bailed him out. Made another loose pass 19 minutes. Made a couple of tackles after that to regain his confidence. 6

Pape Matar Sarr

Back from injury and he made one early run that ended with a blocked shot. He was a busy present in the middle of the pitch. 7

Yves Bissouma

Looked strong and dominant on the ball. Curled an effort over the bar 16 minutes in but made no mistake with a fantastic goal, playing a one-two with Kulusevski before rounding the keeper to score. 9

Lucas Bergvall

A confident start, using the ball well, with his team-mates happy to give him it in tight spots. However, he went down in the 24th minute with an injury and was taken off, looking gutted. Hopefully it was just precautionary. 8

Brennan Johnson

Some wasteful early play before powering down the right past his man and teeing up Son for a big chance. 5

Son Heung-min

Playing in the centre of attack again he worked hard and had a big opportunity to open the scoring midway through the hall but shot at the keeper. 6

Timo Werner

Struggled to make an impact and had a late chance when he ran through but the keeper saved. 5

Subs

Dejan Kulusevski

Came on for Bergvall and grabbed an assist with the one-two for Bissouma. 7

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