Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Arsenal, Player Ratings

Rarely has there been a North London derby where the game ended scoreless and today was no different. A delightful Ben Davies cross presented Harry Kane with an easy header who made no mistake in dispatching it and securing all three points for his side.

Arsene Wenger was forced to make a change bringing in Mohamed Elneny for the injured Aaron Ramsey but it didn't matter who the Gunners had in midfield for Tottenham won almost all their battles in a spirited well-fought second half.

Here's how the players fared at a record-attended Wembley Stadium:

Tottenham

Hugo Lloris - 7/10

Only had to make the one save from Arsenal's first shot on target thanks to a curling Jack Wilshere effort but was otherwise untroubled all game.

Kieran Trippier - 7/10

Another solid performance from the former Hull City full-back, his link-up play with Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen was exceptional at times.

Davinson Sanchez - 7/10

Kept Arsenal new gun silent all night with his strength and his catch-up speed but was well protected by his midfield to be called into any last-ditch efforts all game.

Jan Vertongen - 7/10

Easily one of the best centre-backs in the game currently and his passing into midfielders and his forwards is really impressive and getting better by the game.

Ben Davies - 8/10

Was silent in the first half keeping Mesut Ozil in check but his cross to find Harry Kane in the second half was exquisite.

Eric Dier - 8/10

Won nine of his eleven duels in the midfield using his strength and his height. Should've scored at least once given he had the chances.

Moussa Dembele - 9/10

Single-handedly ate Arsenal's midfield alive. Dembele's calm composure on the ball and his strength and timing of steals when chasing is world-class. Set the tempo for the way his side played and will be glad to have his injury problems behind him.

Christian Eriksen - 8/10

Another masterclass in attacking football from the Dane. Eriksen continuously linked up with Dele Alli and Harry Kane and just knew what to do and when to do it.

Dele Alli - 6.5/10

Not his best of games given he didn't contribute as much to his side going forward. Didn't take a single shot on target and otherwise let the game pass him by with missed opportunities.

Heung-Min Son - 6/10

Everywhere he looked, he saw Hector Bellerin. Nothing he did worked against the Spaniard and was taken off in the second half.

Harry Kane - 7/10

Took his goal well but had a plethora of chances to score and didn't fully utilise them and punish Arsenal. His work rate is immense and the way he holds on to the ball is also brilliant.

Substitutes

Erik Lamela - 7/10

Made some great runs after coming on for Son and did get into the festive derby mood with some good old-fashioned swearing and gesturing towards Arsenal's Jack Wilshere in particular.

Victor Wanyama - 6/10

Had six minutes to replicate his thunderbastard from against Liverpool but couldn't do it. Shame.

Alexander Lacazette almost scored from Arsenal's best chance in the game. Uff, the margins.

Arsenal

Petr Cech - 7/10

Seems like it's been forever since he's been on a hundred and ninety-nine clean sheets in the Premier League and although he did pull off some incredible saves today, wasn't at his confident best either.

Nacho Monreal - 6/10

Been going through a bit of a dry spell having not scored in his last two games for Arsenal. Need to seriously look at the timing of his runs and his boots, maybe.

Laurent Koscielny - 6/10

Was beaten far too easily by Harry Kane far too often. Clueless about the goal. Clueless generally, too, actually.

Shkodran Mustafi - 7/10

Had a good first half shouting and berating his teammates; had a poor second half shouting and berating at the officials. What's that thing about the football being a game of two halves?

Hector Bellerin - 8/10

Arsenal's best defender - and fashionista - of the night. Kept Son quite marvellously with tackles, slides steals, hairdos and the occasional foul.

Granit Xhaka - 7/10

Given a much higher role thanks to the change in formation but didn't make the most of it and was often slow reacting to situations. Frustrating is probably the word you're thinking, too.

Mohamed Elneny - 6/10

Just doesn't look like a player who can brush opposition players from the ball, steal it, and make the pass. Might be in the wrong club and in the wrong position.

Jack Wilshere - 7/10

Played a lovely through-ball to feed his new striker in - which the officials got wrong for calling it an offside - but was otherwise not as effective as in recent weeks.

Mesut Ozil - 6.5/10

Not his best of games given Tottenham's press and some bloke named Dembele but looked for Aubameyang when he could and that is exciting for the future.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan - 6/10

You're allowed to make one mistake a day, that's totally normal, but today, it looked like the Armenian had saved up those mistakes from matches before. Just didn't work for him.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 6/10

How he loves to run in behind defences but his teammates never quite encouraged him to do so. Could've offered more, sure, but didn't that's the thing.

Substitutes

Alexander Lacazette - 7/10

Lay off him, will you? Came on, did all the right things but finish those chances. Caused panic in the Spurs defence. Surely his time isn't already over at Arsenal.

Alex Iwobi - 6/10

Too many misplaced passes at key instances. Should've been more patient on the ball.

Danny Welbeck - 6/10

Great to see the lad back in the team. Arsenal have missed his drive, his energy, his awkwardness and his determination. Did well to win the free kick in the dying seconds of the game.