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Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) scored for two consecutive games. Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) failed to take advantage of the penalty kick opportunity.
Hwang Hee-chan started in the 19th round of the 2024-2025 Premier League against Tottenham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 30th (Korea time) and scored the first goal with his right foot in the 7th minute of the first half. Hwang Hee-chan, who scored his first league goal this season against Manchester United on the 27th, scored for two consecutive games. Son Heung-min also started the day, but he bowed his head in the 42nd minute of the first half when a penalty was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper and was replaced in the 18th minute of the second half.
Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou put Son Heung-min, Dominic Solanke and Brannon Johnson in the starting lineup. In the midfield, Ives Bissouma, Archie Gray, Dejan Klu??Skiing, Rodrigo Bentancur were placed, and Radu Dragusin, Destiny Udoji and Pedro Porro were set at three-back. Frazier Foster is in charge of the goal. 3-4-3 formation.
Wolverhampton coach Vitor Pereira will face Hwang Hee-chan and Matheus Cunha in a two-top match. Andre, Joao Gomes and Jean-Likner Belgard stand in midfield, while Matt Doherty and Rayan Aitnuri, Santiago Bueno, Craig Dawson and Nelson Semedo stand behind. The subject wore goalkeeper gloves.
Hwang Hee-chan's right foot scored the first goal.
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In the 7th minute of the first half, Wolverhampton took a set-piece chance at the right diagonal point of the Tottenham penalty area. Hwang Hee-chan, standing in front of the arc, quickly connected the ball given by his teammates with a right-footed shot, and the shot led to a deflected goal against the right post, allowing Wolverhampton to take the lead.
But Tottenham soon tied the score. In the 11th minute of the first half, Bentancur headed a cross from the right side of the Wolverhampton camp to tie the score 1-1.
The tightly played match fluctuated again at the end of the first half.
Tottenham had a chance to turn the tables. In the 41st minute of the first half, Johnson, who was digging into the right side of the penalty box, tripped over Andre's foot and the referee declared a penalty. The tie was maintained as Son Heung-min, who played as a kicker, bought a shot aimed at the left side of the goal with his right foot and blocked it. However, Tottenham dug into the right side of the gate in the extra time of the first half??Johnson finished the ball slightly given by the ski with his right foot, making a 2-1 turnaround to finish the first half.
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Wolverhampton put Jorgen Larsen and Gonzalo Guedes out of Cunha and Belgard, who were injured at the start of the second half.
Tottenham faced variables in the fourth minute of the second half. Udoji complained of pain in his right hamstring (back muscle of his thigh) and was replaced by Sergio Reguilon.
Coach Postecoglou sought a decisive goal in the 18th minute of the second half by excluding Son Heung-min, Bissouma and Johnson and putting Timo Werner, James Medicine and Pape Sarr. Wolverhampton let go of Tommy Doyle in the 23rd minute of the second half when Andre sat down with an injury.
Coach Pereira sought to tie the game in the 33rd minute of the second half by excluding Hwang Hee-chan and Dawson and putting in Hodrigo Gomes and Carlos Forbes.
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Ultimately, Wolverhampton tied the game. In the 41st minute of the second half, Larsen, who dug into the left side of the gate, connected with a left-footed turning shot from a difficult angle and shook the net, returning the game to square one 2-2. Both teams failed to score during the extra time of the second half, which was given more than 10 minutes, and the game ended in a draw.
Tottenham, which missed the opportunity to win in front of them, has increased its winless slump to its third game (1 draw and 2 losses). The league record was 8 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, and 27 points. Wolverhampton, who rebounded with two consecutive wins since Pereira took office, continued its unbeaten streak with a dramatic draw. The league record was four wins, four draws and 12 losses, with 16 points. His unbeaten streak against Tottenham also increased to four games (3 wins and 1 draw).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
