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Son Heung-min rises 57 steps to ’44th’ in the EPL power ranking… Hwang Hee-chan 242

Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min (left) competes for the ball during a match against Manchester in the English Premier League (EPL) round 26 of the 2021-22 season held at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 19th (local time). Manchester = AP News

Heung-Min Son (Tottenham), who led the team to victory with two assists in the recent match against Manchester City, ranked 44th in the English Premier League (EPL) player power ranking.

Son Heung-min placed 44th with 4,300 points in the 2021-22 season power ranking announced by Sky Sports in the UK on the 22nd (Korean time). 57 steps up from last week.

Tottenham Hotspur won 3-2 in the away match against Manchester City on the 20th with Son Heung-min’s 2 assists as a stepping stone. He escaped from the swamp of losing three in a row by defeating Manchester City, who is running at the forefront.

Son Heung-min added strength to the team’s escape from a losing streak with two assists. Son Heung-min faced the keeper in the counter-attacking opportunity in the 4th minute of the first half, saw Dejan Kulusevsky’s opportunity on the other side and stabbed it. lead to the lead goal. In the 14th minute of the second half, he helped Harry Kane score an extra goal with a sensational cross.

Heung-Min Son’s teammate Kane, who scored two goals in the match against Manchester City, climbed 75 places to 8th with 6,484 points.

Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) is 242th with 1,047 points. Hwang Hee-chan, who had been out of the squad for two months due to an injury in December of last year, made a comeback as a substitute in the match against Tottenham on the 13th, and also appeared as a substitute against Leicester City on the 21st.

The Sky Sports Power Ranking is based on the score given to players for 35 statistics such as goals, assists, shots on target, tackles, wins and losses.

Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), who scored 9,262 points, took the first place in the power ranking. Ziyech scored three goals in his last five league games, including the winning goal in the 44th minute of the second half, leading to a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on the 20th.

Kim Ki-joong reporter