Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min is driving the ball during the game against Newcastle United in the 16th round of the 2023-24 Premier League (EPL) season held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 10th (local time). Son Heung-min recorded 1 goal (No. 10) and 2 assists (No. 3 and 4), leading the team to a 4-1 victory. 

Tottenham Hotspur of the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL), where Son Heung-min scored 1 goal and 2 assists, won after 6 games.

Tottenham defeated Newcastle 4-1 in the 16th round of the 2023-24 English Premier League (EPL) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 11th (Korean time).

Tottenham, who had been sluggish with 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 5 games, won for the first time since the game against Crystal Palace (2-1) on October 28 and maintained 5th place with 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses (30 points).

On the other hand, Newcastle, which suffered two consecutive losses, ranked 7th with 8 wins, 2 draws, and 6 losses (26 points).

‘Captain’ Son Heung-min started as a starter and played 90 minutes, contributing one goal and two assists to lead the team to victory.

Son Heung-min, who mainly played as a front-line striker this season, took on the role of a left-side striker and scored two goals in the first half with a quick dribble break followed by a pass. In the second half, he switched to a front-line striker and calmly scored a goal after winning a penalty kick himself.

From the beginning of the game, Tottenham dominated the game by increasing the offense by utilizing forward strikers such as Son Heung-min, Richarlison, and Dejan Kulusevski.

Tottenham, who continued to pound on the goal, scored the first goal in the 26th minute of the first half.

After Son Heung-min completely passed Kieran Trippier on the left flank, Destiny Udogi rushed a strong ball in front of the goal and scored the first goal.

Tottenham once again scored their second goal in the 38th minute from Son Heung-min's feet.

Son Heung-min broke through Trippier from the left side and sent the ball to Richarlison in front of the goal. Richarlison calmly shot and scored the second goal. With this, Son Heung-min recorded 2 assists, his 4th assist in the league this season.

Tottenham focused on blocking Newcastle's counterattack in the early part of the second half. Tottenham, who were looking for an opportunity, secured victory with a quick counterattack in the 15th minute of the second half. Richarlison caught the long ball forward from Pedro Foro on the right flank, saw the goalkeeper's movement, and pushed it into the goal.

Despite being down by three goals, Tottenham became more aggressive by bringing in Giovani Lo Celso and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Tottenham continued their attack and added one more goal in the 40th minute of the second half.

In a counterattack situation, Son Heung-min was fouled by the opposing goalkeeper while dribbling and was awarded a penalty kick. Son Heung-min played as a kicker and calmly shot and scored an additional goal.

Son Heung-min, who scored in two games since the match against Manchester City on the 4th, achieved his 10th goal of the season. As a result, Son Heung-min ranked third in EPL scoring, following Erling Haaland (14 goals, Manchester City) and Mohamed Salah (11 goals, Liverpool).

Son Heung-min becomes the 7th player to score double-digit scores for 8 consecutive years. Since the establishment of the EPL in 1992, Wayne Rooney has scored double-digit goals for 11 consecutive seasons and holds the record for the most goals in this category.

He is followed by Frank Lampard (10 seasons), and Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) and Sergio Aguero have scored double-digit scores for 9 consecutive seasons. Players who have scored double digits for eight consecutive seasons are Thierry Henry and Sadio Mane (Al Nasr).

Son Heung-min has scored 113 goals in his career, putting him on par with Arsenal's legendary striker Ian Wright.

Tottenham conceded a consolation goal to Joelington in extra time in the second half. 카지노사이트