Tottenham v Fulham player ratings: Maddison and Son 9; Willian 6, Bassey 3

Spurs earn a 2-0 win over their London rivals to return to the top of the Premier League table

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  Guglielmo Vicario 7/10

  TOTTENHAM PLAYER RATINGS: Made brilliant saves to deny Palhinha’s header and a strike from Jimenez but got away with a poor pass that was intercepted by Willian and an awkward header. Booked for time wasting. GettyShow less

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  Pedro Porro 7/10

  Made some brilliant runs going forward, including one that almost saw him reach Richarlison’s cross. Also looked solid defensively. EPA

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  Cristian Romero 8/10

  Put in an assured defensive performance, notably recovering well after Vicario conceded possession, and even made a great burst forward and intelligent ball through for Kulusevski. Reuters

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  Micky van de Ven 8/10

  Put in a solid defensive performance and cut out Bassey’s pass in the build-up to Son’s opener. Reuters

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  Destiny Udogie 7/10

  Put in a strong defensive display and was also confident on the ball, showing a willingness to accept it in awkward positions. Unlucky to see his shot blocked by Ream. AP

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  Pape Matar Sarr 8/10

  Composed throughout, whether that was on or off the ball and had some nice touches. Made a superb intervention to stop Castagne’s cross from reaching Jimenez. Reuters

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  Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 7/10

  Slotted in seamlessly during his first Premier League start of the season, even if he did pick up a yellow card for a late sliding tackle on Willian. Found Son well when he cut out Bassey’s pass. ReutersShow less

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  Dejan Kulusevski 6/10

  Will be wondering how he didn’t get a goal contribution in the first half, with one cross being headed away superbly by Bassey, while he couldn’t get a shot off after being played through by Romero. Conceded the ball in the build-up to Jimenez’s chance. GettyShow less

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  James Maddison 9/10

  Had an influence in most of Spurs’ promising play with some lovely passing and touches, which came despite being on the end of some heavy challenges early on. Took his goal well with a cool finish but couldn’t quite find the finish after Bassey’s poor touch. EPAShow less

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  Richarlison 7/10

  Intelligently slid the ball through to Son for the opener. He also saw a brilliant cross come agonisingly close to finding Porro and worked tirelessly for the team. The main thing that was missing was his finishing. APShow less

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  Son Heung-min 9/10

  Had some wonderful touches and after hitting one disappointing shot, he made no mistake with a brilliant strike for the opener. Selflessly teed up Maddison for the second. EPA

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  Emerson Royal 7/10

  SUBS: (Udogie 56’) Did well to push Willian wide following Vicario’s poor header and cut out a threatening cross. Put in two good blocks to deny Wilson. AP

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  Oliver Skipp 6/10

  (Sarr 62’) Slotted into the midfield well and put in a great tackle to halt Willian’s run forward. Getty

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  Brennan Johnson N/A

  (Richarlison 81’) Did well to keep a wayward pass on the pitch. Reuters

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  Giovani Lo Celso N/A

  (Son 82’) Put in a big block to deny Iwobi and made a great burst forward but waited too long to slip Veliz through. Reuters

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  Alejo Veliz N/A

  (Maddison 82’) Couldn’t quite stay onside when Lo Celso slipped the ball through for him. Getty

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  Bernd Leno 6/10

  FULHAM PLAYER RATINGS: Did well to stop Son’s early shot but was given no chance by the finishes for the two goals. AFP

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  Timothy Castagne 6/10

  Late into some challenges and struggled against Udogie at times, although he did get the better of the Italian to deliver a cross. Reuters

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  Calvin Bassey 3/10

  Looked comfortable on the ball but cheaply conceded possession for both of Spurs’ goals and got away with a poor touch in his own box. He did make a great header to stop a dangerous cross from Kulusevski. APShow less

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  Tim Ream 6/10

  Committed to everything he did, which saw him block Udogie’s shot, although the American took that too far and got mixed up with Bassey as Son capitalised to score the opener. Did well to block Maddison’s shot another Bassey mistake. GettyShow less

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  Antonee Robinson 6/10

  Struggled against Kulusevski at times in the first half and couldn’t quite find his final pass after a brilliant burst up the pitch. AFP

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  Sasa Lukic 6/10

  Looked off the pace at times in the first half but was more involved in the second. Hit an overly ambitious shot from range that trickled harmlessly wide. Getty

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  Joao Palhinha 7/10

  Put in a good shift for the team and sprayed some lovely passes. Unlucky to see a brilliant header saved by Vicario. PA

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  Andreas Pereira 5/10

  Struggled to make his mark in an attacking sense and was disappointingly caught offside following his own corner. AP

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  Bobby De Cordova-Reid 6/10

  Hit an ambitious shot wide 11 seconds in and continued to show intent in both his attacking and defending. Getty

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  Carlos Vinicius 4/10

  Did well to reach a cross from Castagne but couldn’t get his header on target. Was found lacking with his hold-up play too often. AP

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  Willian 6/10

  Being showered with boos, he always looked bright whenever he was on the ball but couldn’t quite find the final pass at times. Couldn’t do enough to capitalise on Vicario’s awkward header but played a nice ball for Wilson late on. GettyShow less

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  Raul Jimenez 5/10

  (Vinicius 45') Quiet for most of his time on the pitch and saw his shot from a promising position saved. Teed up Cairney’s chance with a nice flick and took a big hit from Romero. Reuters

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  Alex Iwobi 5/10

  (Pereira 45') Failed to take advantage of a lax pass from Kulusevski and did well to cut out Romero’s pass but was unfortunate to see the ball bounce away from him. Getty

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  Harry Wilson 6/10

  (De Cordova-Reid 62’) Took a knock but played some nice passes, including one for Jimenez’s chance. Saw two shots blocked by Emerson late on. Getty

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  Harrison Reed N/A

  (Lukic 72’) Put in a couple of big tackles in the middle of the pitch. Getty

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  Tom Cairney N/A

  (Palhinha 82’) Brought a bit of extra urgency to Fulham’s play but couldn’t test Vicario with his attempt. Reuters

Tottenham Hotspur's best start to a top-flight season for more 60 years got even better as a 2-0 home win over Fulham sent them two points clear at the Premier League summit on Monday.

Captain Son Heung-min's seventh league goal of the campaign and James Maddison's first home strike for the club secured a seventh win in nine league games.

Son curled a right-foot effort into the top corner in the 36th minute and then set up playmaker Maddison to score with a cool finish in the 54th.

Unbeaten in the league under new manager Ange Postecoglou, Spurs have 23 points, two more than champions Manchester City and local rivals Arsenal.

Fulham, who were disappointing, are 13th on 11 points.

Victory was especially sweet as the west London side knocked Tottenham out of the League Cup on penalties – the only hiccup so far in Postecoglou's impressive start in north London.

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