Spurs duo named in Alan Shearer's team of the week | OneFootball

On Saturday afternoon, Tottenham Hotspur won 4-1 against Ipswich Town at Portman Road, to secure three consecutive Premier League wins for the first time this season, and since December 2023.

With it, there were plenty of top performances - but it is Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson - whom scored three of Spurs' four goals - that have been recognised with a place in Alan Shearer's official Premier League team of the week.

Two Tottenham Hotspur players in Alan Shearer's team of the week

The whole XI reads as (343); Alisson; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Spence, Oliver Scarles; Johnson, Dominik Szoboszlai, Marco Asensio, Georginio Rutter; Mohamed Salah, Alexander Isak, Jarrod Bowen. Aside from the two Spurs players, you would have to say that the three West Ham United players completely deserve their place. They picked up an impressive win somewhere, if memory serves.A

As for the two Spurs players, it is hard to argue with either selection. The goalscoring instinct from Johnson for his first goal in particular shows just what Spurs missed in his absence. Although Spurs did win two league games during his spell out, and still scored two in the defeat at Everton - that FA Cup defeat at Villa was surely where he was missed the most. Ange's side created a fair bit that day, and you feel with Johnson, may have at least forced extra-time.

This brace takes the Welshman to nine Premier League goals this season in 1587 minutes, which equates to 17.6 90's. In short, he is scoring a goal at a rate slightly better than one goal in two games, from the wing. You can say what you want about his general game, and all of that, but he is objectively one of Spurs' most productive players.

As for Spence, well he just continues to impress. The turnaround he has had has been nothing short of remarkable. After moving back to his more natural position of right-back for the first 65 minutes, he went back to left-back, where he has often played this season - when Pedro Porro came on. Within a quarter of an hour, he had scored his first goal in Spurs colours. Swiss army knife of a player.

To have a player this good both defensively, and on the ball, is a real weapon to have. Although the goal was perhaps a bit fortunate due to the deflection, he also had 71 touches of the ball, and completed 2/2 dribbles. Off the ball, he made one clearance, one interception, one tackle, won 5/7 ground duels, and was not dribbled past once.