Player ratings for the match between Tottenham Hotspurs and Wigan Athletic at White Hart Lane.

By Abhishek Mehrotra

Tottenham

Gomes - 6

Good performance from the steadily improving Gomes. Looked assured between the sticks and displayed good distribution.

Jonathan Woodgate

Michael Dawson - 5

Largely untroubled.

Benoit Assou-Ekotto - 5

Ditto

Vedran Corluka - 4

One of the few Spurs players who did not shine on the night. Botched passes were the order of the day for the Croat.

Wilson Palacios - 6

Foiled a few threatening attacks. Could have had one goal for himself, but for Kirkland's acrobatics.

Tom Huddlestone - 5.5

Wigan's lack of firepower meant he spent more time up the pitch. Had one outrageous attempt that whooshed past Chris Kirkland's left post.

Niko Kranjcar - 7

Nothing really spectacular but owes his high rating to one momnet of genius where he skinned his marker before a perfectly weighted pass to Defoe with the outside of his right foot. Oh - he also scored a corker.

Aaron Lennon - 10

Made his marker Erik Edman look like a village green player. Four assists and a goal are testament that he might just be the best winger in the premier league.

Peter Crouch - 7

Scored the opener with, surprise, surprise - his head. Unsettled Wigan throughout with his lanky frame.

Jermain Defoe - 10

Five goals. That is all.

Substitutes

David Bentley - 7

Came along when Spurs were six up and scored a superb free kick. Glimpses of the player who once promised so much.

Sebastien Bassong - n.a

Jermaine Jenas - n.a

Wigan

Chris Kirkland - 6

Yes, inspite of the fact that he picked the ball 9 times out of the net. It would have gone past double digits had it not been for the shotstopper.

Emmerson Boyce - 4

Was to blame for the first goal. And that opened the floodgates, did it not?

Titus Bramble - 3

Failed to close down the marauding Defoe on more than one occasion.

Erik Edman - 0

The left back must have been wondering why took up football as a profession. If Ferguson were his manager, Edman would probably be trying to get the hair dryer out of unreachable places.

Mario Melchiot - 3

Was probably thanking his lucky stars that he was not marking Lennon.

Mohamed Diame - 3

Got absolutely blasted away in midfield by the Spurs.

Hendry Thomas - 3

Same as his partner.

Paul Scharner - 6

Only Wigan player to move forward with any belief. Scored Wigan's sole goal, which was a definite handball. Cries of cheat not far behind?

Hugo Rodallega - 5

Had the worst outing of his Wigan career. Gone was the power and accuracy, to be replaced by an unsteady hulk.

Charles N'Zogbia - 4

Barely featured in the game.

Jason Scotland - 4

Did not get any service from his midfielders.

Substitutes

Jordi Gomez - 3

Came on to replace the ineffective Thomas, but nothing could stop Spurs on this day.

Won-hee Cho - n.a