Maddison shines on return - Tottenham v Coventry ratings

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Spurs beat Coventry to earn first league win of the season

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Chief football writer at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Tottenham finally got their first Premier League win of the season against Coventry City.

Here's how I rated the players and you can see how you scored them below.

Tottenham Hotspur

James Maddison is hugged by Sandro Tonali after scoringImage source, Getty Images
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James Maddison toned down his goal celebration as he is from Coventry and started his career at the club

Antonin Kinsky: Fumbled first-half corner and not great with his feet. 5

Tosin Adarabioyo: Powerful in the air and did well in the physical challenges until he went off injured. 6

Jan Paul van Hecke: Disappointing night. Uncertain moments and lost possession for Coventry City's goal, but did make one brave clearance. 5

Micky van de Ven: Superb tackle to stop Brandon Thomas-Asante in the first half and solid all-round display. 7

Archie Gray: Busy and did his best to give Spurs some creative edge. 6

Sandro Tonali: Occasional flashes but still struggles to justify his £100m price tag. Needs to produce more. 6

James Maddison: Brilliant strike on his first start for 18 months. Always prompting and probing. Revelled in his return to the starting line-up until understandably tiring. 8

Andrew Robertson: Some trademark surging runs and always willing to join the attack but picked up an injury. 6

Mohammed Kudus: Mixed night. Some good things but too often short of end product. 5

Omar Marmoush: Had struggled but then scored a superb goal. 6

Dominic Solanke: Tireless but little luck. Booked and had a shot on the turn over in first half. 5

Subs:

Conor Gallagher (on 69, Maddison): Not able to get into the game. 5

Mateus Fernandes (on 69, Tosin): Little impact. 5

Ben Davies (on 69, Robertson): Experienced head to close out the win and got himself a goal. 6

Mathys Tel (on 87 Marmoush).

Dejan Kulusevski (on 87 Kudus).

Subs not used: Dubravka, Senesi, Olusesi, Williams-Barnett.

Coventry City

Carl Rushworth: No chance with first two goals but a horror show for the third from Ben Davies. 5

Milan van Ewijk: Long throws a threat, especially in the first half. Caught an elbow when trying to challenge Marmoush for his goal. 6

Bobby Thomas: Vital headed clearance and tower of strength in defence. 7

Ethan Pinnock: Another dependable performance as Coventry looked solid and well-organised at the back. 6

Jay Dasilva: Quiet night. Booked for challenge on Kudus. 5

Caleb Yirenkyi: Not able to exert much influence and was substituted. Booked for a poor challenge on Gray. 5

Matt Grimes: Always busy but not able to have a significant impact. 5

Brandon Thomas-Asante: Industrious and was only denied a goal by Van de Ven's superb first-half tackle. 6

Jack Rudoni: Showed great determination to bustle his way through for his goal. 7

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto: Some dangerous deliveries and had a good chance in the first half. 6

Sidiki Cherif: Some nice lay-offs and full of effort. Hurt his shoulder in an awkward fall. 6

Subs:

Frank Onyeka (on, 60 Yirenkyi): No effect. 5

Taiwo Awoniyi (on 60, Cherif): Bustling but unable to provide threat. 5

Ephron Mason-Clark (on 78, Thomas-Asante).

Gustavo Hamer (on 78, Sakamoto).

Kaine Kesler-Hayden (on 87, Rudoni).

Subs not used: Bentley, Simms, Mfuni, Torp.

How did you rate the players?

Player of the match

Number: 10 J. Maddison
Average rating 7.73
Number: 10 J. Maddison
Average Rating: 7.73
Number: 21 D. Kulusevski
Average Rating: 6.93
Number: 33 B. Davies
Average Rating: 6.88
Number: 14 A. Gray
Average Rating: 6.71
Number: 22 Omar Marmoush
Average Rating: 6.67
Number: 37 M. van de Ven
Average Rating: 6.46
Number: 3 A. Robertson
Average Rating: 6.40
Number: 20 M. Kudus
Average Rating: 6.38
Number: 16 S. Tonali
Average Rating: 6.13
Number: 31 A. Kinský
Average Rating: 6.06
Number: 11 M. Tel
Average Rating: 6.05
Number: 4 T. Adarabioyo
Average Rating: 6.05
Number: 8 C. Gallagher
Average Rating: 5.82
Number: 6 J. van Hecke
Average Rating: 5.81
Number: 19 D. Solanke
Average Rating: 5.78
Number: 18 Mateus Fernandes
Average Rating: 5.77

After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.