Xavi shortlisted for Premier League's Player of the Matchweek
Xavi Simons has been nominated for the Premier League's Player of the Matchweek following his influential display against Brighton on Saturday.
The creative midfielder was at the heart of everything for us as we were forced to settle for a point when the in-form Seagulls visited Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last weekend.
Making his first league start since the start of March, our number seven popped up with a delightful assist for Pedro Porro to open the scoring late on in the first half before getting on the scoresheet himself late in the second half, curling in spectacularly from the edge of the area to restore our lead after Kaoru Mitoma's equalised for the visitors on the stroke of half-time.
Unfortunately, a late, late leveller from Brighton saw the game finish 2-2.
Xavi's rip-roaring effort against the Seagulls | Spurs 2-2 Brighton
That goal was real gut punch considering the efforts the team had put in to put us in the ascendancy. However, the display of the group, and Xavi in particular, was real cause for optimism.