Son-Ke duo combine for 43 goals in EPL
Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham) contributed to the team’s victory by recording the second assist of the season.
Tottenham Hotspur defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 in the 2022-2023 English Premier League (EPL) away round 10 match held at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, England on the 9th (Korea time).
Son Heung-min, who started the day, helped Harry Kane score the winning goal in the 22nd minute and accumulated attacking points, and was replaced by Ivan Perisic in the 35th minute of the second half.
This is Son Heung-min’s second assist of the season after about two months after the first round (Tottenham’s 4-1 win) with Southampton.
Heung-Min Son has 3 goals and 2 assists in the Premier League this season.
Tottenham Hotspur, led by the duo of Son Heung-min-Kane, took the lead in the loss in the ‘North London Derby’ (1-3) against Arsenal on the 1st and kept 3rd place in the league (20 points , 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss).
In the official game, he enjoyed his first win in three games after the match against Arsenal, Frankfurt (Germany) and the 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage match (0-0 draw).
Brighton are in 6th place in the EPL (14, 4 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses).
Tottenham Hotspur, with Son Heung-min and Kane up front, aimed enthusiastically at Brighton’s goal from the start.
Son Heung-min, who showed off his quick free kicking sense for the Korean national football team during the September A match, took the free kick kicker in the 4th minute of the first half, but the shot was blocked by the goalkeeper opposite Robert Sanchez.
In the 13th minute of the first half, Heung-Min Son’s left-footed mid-range shot went over the post.
But in the end, Tottenham scored.
After a corner in the 22nd minute of the first half, Tottenham continued to attack, and Kane headed in a cross posted by Son Heung-min from the right side of the penalty area.
It is Kane’s 8th goal in the league, second in the Premier League after Elling Hollan (Manchester City, 15 goals).
In addition, Son Heung-min and Kane, who hold the record for the most joint goals in EPL history and are regarded as the ‘best combo’, have created the 43rd goal with each other.
Tottenham took the lead despite Brighton’s strong offense.
At the 28th minute of the first half, Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris hit a right-footed mid-range shot by Brighton’s Moises Caisedo and a left-footed shot by Danny Welbeck dug into the penalty area in the 44th minute.
In the second half, Tottenham Hotspur tried to score additional goals with Son Heung-min and Kane, but to no avail.
In the 29th minute of the second half, Heung-Min Son, who received a long pass from Eric Dier from behind, appeared to rattle the net with a left-footed shot near the penalty arc, but the goal was canceled as offside was declared. .
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte replaced Heung-Min Son with Perisic on 35 minutes of the second half, and Oliver replaced Skip Kane 10 minutes later to secure a 1-0 win.
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