‘Son Heung-min 1 goal, 2 assists’ Tottenham wins after 6 games N
Son Heung-min succeeds in his own penalty kick in the 40th minute of the second half 10th league goal 7th consecutive double-digit scoring record in EPL history for 8 consecutive seasons
"Captain" Son Heung-min played a big role with 1 goal and 2 assists, leading his team Tottenham (England) to escape without a win for the first time in 6 games.
Tottenham defeated Newcastle 4-1 in the 16th round home game of the 2023-2024 English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 11th (Korean time).
Son Heung-min kicked his own penalty kick in the 40th minute of the second half when Tottenham was ahead 3-0, putting a wedge in his team"s victory.
This is Son Heung-min’s 10th goal this season.
After scoring his 9th goal of the season in the 14th round away game against the mighty Manchester City (Man City) on the 4th of this month, Son Heung-min restarted his scoring spree a week later, leading Erling Holland (Man City, 14 goals) and Muhammad Salah (Liverpool, 11 goals) ), and maintained 3rd place in the EPL scoring rankings.
Son Heung-min, who achieved double-digit scoring this season in just 16 games, scored 113 goals in his EPL career.
In addition, Son Heung-min set a double-digit scoring record for eight consecutive seasons.
Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard, Sergio Agüero, Harry Kane.It is the 7th record in EPL history, following Thierry Henry and Sadio Mane.
Son Heung-min
Prior to scoring, he laid the foundation for Tottenham"s first goal and additional goal, and even recorded his 3rd and 4th assists of the season, accumulating a total of 14 attack points this season.
Son Heung-min stood out as the main character in the Newcastle demolition and was also selected as the best player of the match (MOM).
Tottenham, who had been mired in 5 consecutive league games without a win (1 draw, 4 losses), took advantage of Son Heung-min"s performance to add a valuable victory for the first time in 6 games and maintain 5th place (30 points), while also beating 4th place Man City (33 points). I chased by 3rd car.
Newcastle remained at 26 points and fell to 7th place.