Son Heung-min led his team to a 2-1 victory with the winning goal in the 21st minute of the second half in the away game of the 10th round of the EPL 2023-24 season against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, England, on the 28th (Korea Standard Time).
Son Heung-min scored his eighth goal this season, ranking second alone in the goal rankings. Manchester City's Erling Holan is in first place with nine goals, while Liverpool's Muhammed Salah is in third place with seven goals. Son Heung-min has scored goals in two consecutive games to boost his sense of goal. He scored the first goal in the ninth round match against Fulham on the 24th, and is closely chasing Holan by one goal, having also scored against Crystal Palace.
As a result, Tottenham remains in the lead (26 points) with eight wins and two draws. He is five points shorter than second-place Manchester City (21 points), which has played one less game. It is the first time since Tottenham won the league in the 1960~61 season that it has widened the gap between second place and points. Since the EPL was launched in 1992, it has never reached the top. Tottenham fans are seeing the team take the lead for the first time in 62 years.
Tottenham struggled with frustrating performance until the first half of the day. While Crystal Palace hit eight shots, including two effective shots in the first half, Tottenham recorded only three shots even with 73% of possession. There was never a shot on target.
Then the mood reversed in the second half. Tottenham, which made an active attack with an organic movement inside the penalty box in the eighth minute of the second half, led by inducing the opponent's own goal. Papasar crossed from the right, and James Madison's right-footed ball hit the opponent's defender's foot in front of the net and shook the net.
In the second half, Brennan Johnson, who replaced Hisharlissong, worked. Johnson, who exchanged the ball with Madison on the left, penetrated near the goal line with a quick movement and cut back to Son Heung-min. In the 21st minute of the second half, Son Heung-min finished neatly with his left foot and scored as soon as he received Johnson's ball. However, Crystal Palace made it 2-1 in extra time in the second half when Jordan Ayew scored a comeback on Pedro Porro's defensive error, but the game ended as it was.
Son Heung-min showed a humble attitude in interviews and interviews with Sky Sports of England after the match. Asked about the championship, he said, "I'm not thinking about winning the league at all. I can't say that we will win the league because I have experience in the EPL, he said. "I want to remain humble on the ground because it's still early in the season."
Son Heung-min continued, "We want to get three points in every game. After that, I want to see what happens at the end of the season, he said. "I'm enjoying every moment." The players are all trying hard to win. I'm also very happy to help them here," he said.
