In the 16th round of the Premier League, Tottenham played Newcastle at home. In just 13 minutes, Son Heung-min provided two assists to give Tottenham a 2-0 lead.
Prior to the game against Newcastle, Tottenham had been winless in five games in a row, and all of them had been reversed or held to a draw by their opponents after opening the scoring first. "It's unacceptable when you win five games in a row and then lose in that way. ”
In the game against West Ham, Son Heung-min was kicked and injured and left the field early. However, he was not bothered by the injury, "I didn't have time to check the injury, so we'll have to wait and see. We have to be quick, after all, it's a home game. We must summon the courage to take responsibility and take a big step forward. ”
As Tottenham captain, Son Heung-min did take responsibility. In the 26th minute of the game, Son Heung-min got rid of Trippier on the left side of the penalty area and crossed, and the unmarked Udogie in the small penalty area easily sent the ball into the empty goal.
In the 38th minute, Son Heung-min provided the assist in almost the same way, after a beautiful dribble past Trippier, Son Heung-min crossed the bottom line and Richarlison volleyed home with a left-footed shot.
Legendary defender Gary Neville pointed out that "Kieran Trippier's header clearance was a real mess and Son Heung-min was brilliant on the left in the first half. ”
With an assist double in 13 minutes, Son extended Tottenham's streak of consecutive Premier League goals to 28 games, and Richarlison finally scored with his foot after 49 games for Tottenham.
Prior to this campaign, Son had only provided two assists this season, and his last Premier League assist double was on 19 February 2022, when he provided two assists against Manchester City.