EPL 2017/18, Newcastle 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur: 5 Talking Points

#3 Walker-Peters impresses on debut

The 20-year-old delivered an assured performance on his maiden Premier League appearance

Mauricio Pochettino had previously said that Walker-Peters was not ready to play at this level, but the Tottenham boss clearly changed his mind at some point in the last few days. He will be glad he did, too, with the 20-year-old delivering an assured performance on his maiden Premier League appearance.

Walker-Peters was immediately thrust into action in the opening stages, as Newcastle looked to test the debutant in front of a noisy home crowd. The Spurs academy product stood up to the challenge commendably, though, and soon grew into the game in an attacking sense as well.

The full-backs in Pochettino’s system are vital, providing width high up the pitch and allowing the likes of Eriksen, Moussa Sissoko and Son to drift infield; Walker-Peters proved adept at doing so, and in turn suggested that he is good enough to compete with Kieran Trippier for the right-back spot going forward.