Tottenham v Leicester player ratings: Son 10, Kane 8; Maddison 8, Ndidi 3

Korean ends goalscoring drought with hat-trick off the bench as Spurs run out 6-2 winners

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  TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR PLAYER RATINGS: Hugo Lloris – 6. Saved Tielemans’ penalty but had stepped off his line and was beaten by the Belgian’s second attempt. There was nothing he could do to deny Maddison’s goal but he stood strong to stop his shot at the end of the first half. Came out well to stop a ball through to Daka, then did even better to save his header. Getty

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  Davinson Sanchez – 5. Conceded a penalty with a clumsy tackle on Justin having made a mistake earlier in the move. Did settle a bit after that, making a good header to deal with Castagne’s cross and being unlucky to see his header tipped onto the crossbar. AP

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  Eric Dier – 6. Followed up his recall to the England squad by scoring a glancing header to put Spurs ahead. Was beaten to Castagne’s cross by Maddison for the equaliser. PA

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  Clement Lenglet – 6. Leicester were able to get some joy on his side of the defence at times in the first half, but the Frenchman didn’t make any notable errors. Reuters

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  Ivan Perisic – 6. Got away with giving the ball away cheaply a couple of times in dangerous areas, although he did put some brilliant deliveries into the box, including the corner that resulted in Dier’s goal. Booked for joining the celebrations as a substitute following Son’s goal. AP

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  Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 7. Hit a wild effort high and wide but was more effective with his work in the middle of the pitch. Did brilliantly to race back and dispossess Barnes. Slipped Son in for his hat-trick goal. Getty

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  Rodrigo Bentancur – 8. Raced back to deny Daka well, also robbed Ndidi of possession and strode forward before finishing well. Did brilliantly to dispossess Justin and set up Son. Could have had another goal but was denied by Ward. EPA

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  Ryan Sessegnon – 6. Made a good start in an attacking sense but wasn’t strong enough against Castagne when the Belgian set up Maddison for Leicester’s equaliser. Had a better second half. AP

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  Dejan Kulusevski – 6. Put in a brilliant cross to pick out Kane for the equaliser and continued to cause problems for Leicester’s backline in the first period. Had a quieter second half. Getty

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  Harry Kane – 8. Had periods where he wasn’t involved as much as he would like but scored a clinical header for Spurs’ swift equaliser. Selfish in the latter stages and hit a shot that was blocked instead of playing Son in but teed up his partner moments later to get an assist. EPA

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  Richarlison – 7. Put in a determined display, notably chasing down a lost cause to win the corner that Dier scored from. Unlucky to see his acrobatic shot blocked. PA

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  SUBS: Emerson Royal (Perisic 55’) – 5. Clumsy at times and often took too long on the ball, inviting pressure. EPA

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  Son Heung-min (Richarlison 59’) – 10. Got his first goal of the season with a superb finish, then hit another strike that was arguably even better. Couldn’t connect with an effort in search of a hat-trick, but only had to wait a couple more minutes to get it. The Korean is up and running. Getty

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  Cristian Romero (Sanchez 59’) – 6. Made a great tackle to deny Barnes when it appeared that he might break through on goal. Missed an absolute sitter but Son was offside anyway. Getty

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  Yves Bissouma (Kulusevski 70’) – 6. Helped to solidify the midfielder as Spurs went on to secure an emphatic victory. Reuters

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  LEICESTER CITY PLAYER RATINGS: Danny Ward – 4. There were times when he needed to be far more authoritative, but the Welshman wriggled out of trouble when put under pressure by Kulusevski, then made a fingertip save to deny Sanchez’s header. It felt harsh to see some of the late goals that flew past him. Getty

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  Timothy Castagne – 5. Struggled defensively and was clumsy in possession early on, but he improved as the first half progressed and found Maddison with the cross for his goal. EPA

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  Wout Faes – 5. Played some brilliant passes during the game, including one to release Daka through on goal. There were times that he showed good anticipation with his defending, but there was nothing he could do when Spurs stepped up a gear. EPA

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  Jonny Evans – 4. Some of his passing was poor but he did put in a good block to deny Richarlison. Could do nothing to stop Spurs once they got going. Reuters

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  James Justin – 5. Drew Sanchez in well to win a penalty and often looked a threat down the left when he was able to get forward. Lost the ball cheaply to Bentancur in the build-up to Son’s goal. AP

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  Wilfred Ndidi – 3. Put in a good block to deny Perisic but smashed his own shot high and wide and conceded possession cheaply for Bentancur to put Spurs ahead, then got himself booked for a foul on Hojbjerg. Lucky Bentancur didn’t finish after his weak challenge in the box. EPA

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  James Maddison – 8. Can leave this game with his head held high, as he created plenty of issues for Spurs’ backline and beat Lloris with an elegant finish to equalise. Even put in some good defensive work at times. Played a brilliant ball in for Daka’s header. Was trying to make things happen until the very end. EPA

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  Youri Tielemans – 5. Had an unconvincing penalty saved before being allowed to retake it and beating Lloris. Overplayed when there was an opportunity to score a Leicester second and was invisible for large periods. EPA

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  Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – 5. Beaten too easily by Kulusevski when the Swede crossed for Spurs’ equaliser. While his passing was lacking quality at times, he played the ball out to Castagne that resulted in Leicester’s second of the game. Reuters

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  Harvey Barnes – 4. Lacked conviction in most of his play, as epitomised when he got an unconvincing touch on Justin’s cross. Getty

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  Patson Daka – 5. Wasted an opportunity to break with a lack of awareness, then hit a shocking early shot after being played through by Faes. Teed up Maddison well for a chance then was unlucky to have a great header saved. Booked for handling the ball while trying to meet Maddison’s drilled cross. AP

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  SUBS: Jamie Vardy (Daka 76’) – N/R. Wasn’t given much of a chance to make things happen as Spurs went on to win convincingly. Reuters

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  Kelechi Iheanacho (Dewsbury-Hall 76’) – N/R. Played a terrible cross trying to find Vardy in the final stages. PA

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  Boubakary Soumare (Ndidi, 85’) – N/R. Came on for a front row seat as Son completed his hat-trick. Getty

Son Heung-min ended his scoring drought in stunning fashion with a sublime hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur crushed Leicester City 6-2 to move joint top of the Premier League on Saturday.

Rodrigo Bentancur's first goal for Tottenham was separating the sides in an entertaining tussle but Son, who started on the bench, exploded back to form with three goals in 13 minutes.

The South Korean, the Premier League's joint-top scorer last season, had not scored in Tottenham's first eight games.

Leicester took an early lead with a twice-taken penalty by Youri Tielemans but Tottenham hit back quickly with Harry Kane powering in a header at the far post.

Tottenham went ahead in the 21st minute as defender Eric Dier marked his return to the England squad with a glancing header from a corner.

Bottom-placed Leicester were lively in attack, though, and James Maddison's superb finish sent them in level at halftime.

Bentancur seized on a mistake to restore Tottenham's lead in the 47th minute but Son went on to steal the show.

After coming on in the 59th minute, he curled an unstoppable right-footer into the top corner in the 73rd minute, then curled a left-footer into the opposite side 11 minutes later.

Son then completed his hat-trick after running on to a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg through ball.

Reflecting on the performances at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Danny Lewis has provided his player ratings in thee photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.