Son Heung-min: The EPL Game-Changer – A Star Performance That Earns Him Man of the Match and Top Honors
Son Heung-min Shines in Tottenham’s 3-1 Comeback Win
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min started as a left winger in the 5th home match of the 2024-2025 English Premier League (EPL) held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 21st (Korea time). Son Heung-min played full-time and assisted the team’s comeback and key goal, leading Tottenham to a 3-1 comeback win.
Son Heung-min helped score a comeback goal in the 28th minute of the first half when the score was 1-1. He drove from the center line and passed the ball to Brennan Johnson on the right side. Johnson penetrated to the right side of the box and hit the opposite corner of the goal with a right foot shot.
On the 40th minute of the second half with a 2-1 lead, he assisted James Madison’s key goal. In a counterattacking position, Son Heung-min stabbed the ball between the legs of the opposing defender to Maddison on the left, and Maddison finished with his left foot.
Son Heung-min was chosen as the official best player of the game (Man of the Match, MOM), which is chosen by fans voting on the EPL website. Son Heung-min, who created offensive opportunities including 2 assists, 7 key passes, and 2 big chances, received overwhelming support with 52.9% of the total 16,617 votes.
He also received the highest ratings from various football statistics media. SofaScore gave Son Heung-min and Madison the highest score of 8.7 on the team. FootMob gave the team the highest score of 9.0. He was higher than Madison (8.7 points), Dominic Solanke (8.0 points), and Johnson (7.8 points). WhoScored.com gave Madison the highest score of 8.88 points and Son Heung-min the second highest score of 8.33 points.
Brentford’s Kim Ji-su was named on the substitutes list, but did not hit the field.