Son Heung-min (29) scored 100 goals in Tottenham’s career and 1 assist in the first game of the year, receiving the highest rating from the team.
Son Heung-min started in the 17th round of the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) in the 2020-2021 season against Leeds United held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 2nd (Korean time). The goal was scored by connecting with a shot from the right of the goal area.
Son Heung-min, who transferred to Tottenham, is the 100th goal he has scored in 253 games since joining.
Son Heung-min and Kane have teamed up 13 goals at the EPL this season. Alan Shearer-Chris Sutton, who scored 13 goals at Blackburn Rovers in the 1994-1995 season together, is a tie-record for the’most goals in a single season’.
Son Heung-min helped Toby Alderweireld’s header goal in the 5th minute of the second half and added two attack points. In this season’s EPL, he scored 12 goals and 5 assists, including 15 goals and 8 assists in various competitions.
On this day, with the performance of Son Heung-min and Kane, Tottenham won a 3-0 victory. With this victory, Tottenham went from 7th place to 3rd place (29 points, goals gained and lost +14) after losing 4 games in the regular league (2 draws, 2 losses).
Whoscore.com gave Son Heung-min the highest rating of 8.8 for both teams. Kane got the same score. Football London also gave Son Heung-min, Kane and Pierre-Emil Hoivier the highest nine points in the team.
The media said, “I didn’t catch a lot of balls in the first half, but I showed an instinctive finish by connecting Harry Kane’s pass to a goal just before halftime.”
After the game, Son Heung-min was also selected for’King of the Match (KOM),’ which fans vote for on the EPL website.
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