Legendary Son Heung-min 450-game band SON starting point + Johnson multi-goal Tottenham 31 wins over Southampton → 13th place leap forward Southampton confirmed relegation

Apr 06, 2025

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Son Heung-min set a record for 450 Tottenham games.

Tottenham won 3-1 in the 31st round of the English Premier League (EPL) match against Southampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on the 6th (Korea time). Tottenham added three points to become 13th. Southampton have been confirmed to be relegated regardless of the outcome of the remaining games.

Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, and James Maddison were in charge of the offense with Son Heung-min at the center. Lucas Beribal and Rodrigo Bentancur were in charge of the midfield. Jed Spence, Ben Davies, Christian Romero and Pedro Porro set up the defense. The goal was also defended by Guglielmo Vicario.

With the introduction of this game, Son Heung-min played in Tottenham's 450th game. Son Heung-min, who is seventh in the club's history of most appearances, can even look to be fifth in history if he plays as a starting player until next season.

Mickey van der Penn, who needs to manage his hamstring, started off the bench. Archie Gray, Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr, Hishalisson, Matisse Tel, Wilson O'Dober, Destiny Udogi and Antonin Kinski were among the candidates.

Son Heung-min succeeded in penetrating the sideline in the 8th minute of the first half. He pushed to Johnson, who came into the center, but his shot was blocked by the defense.

Tottenham's decisive chance was eliminated. In the 9th minute of the first half, Porro's corner kick was accurately delivered to Romero. Solanke flew and hit the head, but the shot was blocked in front of the goalkeeper. Tottenham is on the verge of losing a point. Dibbling's cross went straight to Sulemana in the 10th minute. Sulemana's shot hit the defense and hit the post.

Tottenham scored the first goal. In the 13th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min stabbed Spence, who was overlapping. Spence raised it to the center, and Johnson finished with a powerful shot from the center. Tottenham had another chance to score. In the 27th minute of the first half, a good cross from the prisoner was delivered to Romero. Solanke tried a diving header, but Ramsdale saved the team with a face.

Tottenham scored an extra point. In the 33rd minute of the first half, Porro raised the kick sharply. Romero's header turned to Veribal. I didn't know if it was a shot, but the ball hit Beribal's motion and went into the net. However, after VAR reading, the score was canceled due to offside.

Tottenham scored the second goal properly. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Solanke competed in the penalty box, allowing Madison to catch the ball. Johnson scored multiple goals as he exquisitely turned the ball that Madison handed over to the header. Tottenham finished the first half in a good mood.

Son Heung-min took the first chance in the second half. In the 8th minute of the second half, a pass was delivered to Son Heung-min from the back. Son Heung-min accelerated his pace and even tried to shoot boldly, but he was caught in the hand-to-hand defense. With that chance, Son finished the game. If you were going to rotate Son Heung-min like this, it was a game that you couldn't have put Son Heung-min in the first place. This is because the match against Frankfurt during the week is more important.

Son Heung-min and Rodrigo Bentancur went out, and Wilson Odover and Pape Matar Sarr entered the stadium. After that, Tottenham did not push ahead with the attack. Southampton tried to attack but it did not pose a threat at all.

Southampton fell into a crisis in the 45th minute of the second half when Matheus Fernandez lost a point, but won by keeping the rest of the time well.

For Tottenham, Johnson won a penalty just before the end of the game. Matistel gave the team a victory when he completed the score as a kicker himself. It was Tottenham's first league victory in a long time.

Reporter Kim Dae-sik rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.