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Tottenham Hotspur's 'Captain' Son Heung-min starts the match against Fulham on the bench.
Coach Enze Postecoglou placed Son Heung-min on the bench waiting list in the 29th round of the 2024-2025 Premier League against Fulham at Craven Cottage in London on the 16th (Korea time). Son Heung-min started the second round of the Europa League round of 16 against AZ Alkmaar (the Netherlands) on the 14th, two days ago, and played full-time. With Tottenham winning 3-1 in the match, Son Heung-min has proved himself to be a key resource for the team by being involved in all three goals. However, it was observed that it would not be easy to start again against Fulham because of the heavy physical burden. There were also concerns about the increased physical burden ahead of the call-up of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Oman and Jordan. With the start of the bench, the match against Fulham will be able to arrange to some extent.
Postecoglou deployed Brennan Johnson and Matiastel to the left and right, using Dominic Solanke as the front-line one-top. Yves Bissouma, Archie Gray, Rodrigo Bentancur, Back 4 N Destiny Udoji, Christian Romero, Jed Spence, Ben Davies and Guglielmo Vicario in the goalkeeper's position.
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Victory is a desperate match for Tottenham. After losing 0-1 against Manchester City on the 27th of last month, it drew 2-2 at home against Bournemouth on the 9th. Tottenham, which is ranked 13th in the league with 34 points, has to gain three points in the away game to narrow the gap with 12th-ranked Crystal Palace (39 points).
Fulham are currently in 10th place with 42 points, having played 28 games. They lost 1-2 in the previous Brighton away game. In their first showdown of this season, they drew 1-1 with Tottenham. In last season's home game, he showed a formidable performance by beating Tottenham 3-0.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
