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'Asian Beckham' Son Heung-min (Tottenham) took a step closer to the 'EPL legend' by setting a real record that even David Beckham couldn't achieve.
Son Heung-min helped his team win 4-1 in the 26th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season against Ipswich at Portman Road in Ipswich, England on the 23rd (Korea time).
In the 17th minute of the first half, Brennan Johnson scored the first goal with a calm shot after Son Heung-min, who caught the ball from the left side of the opponent's penalty area, broke through toward the end line and stabbed it low and hard toward the gate.
Just eight minutes later, in the 25th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min, who caught the ball again from the left side of the penalty area, stabbed the pass toward Johnson on the other side, and Johnson scored an additional goal with a non-stop left-footed shot that stabbed Johnson into the corner of the goal.
Tottenham, which ended the first half 2-1 by allowing Omari Hutchinson to score a chase goal in the 36th minute of the first half, won a 4-1 victory with consecutive goals by Jed Spence in the 32nd minute of the second half and Dejan Kulusevski in the 39th minute. Son Heung-min spent 74 minutes on the ground until he was replaced by Wilson O'Dober in the 29th minute of the second half.
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| The first goal assist scene against Ipswich on the 23rd. Relay Screen |
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| An additional goal assist scene against Ipswich on the 23rd. Relay Screen |
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Son Heung-min, who accumulated two assists on the day, won 10-10 (goal-assistance) for the second consecutive season and the fifth time in his career in Tottenham's uniform. As of this season, he has scored six goals and nine assists in 23 league games, three goals in the European Europa League, one goal in the EFL Cup and one assist in the FA Cup.
"For me, personal records are one of the motivations that develops me every moment," Son said in an interview with Sports Chosun after the game. I'm hungry every moment. With today's assist, more people might think they'll be happy with the game, but I want to do more. I really want to score more direct goals as well."
Son also achieved the true record. He became the 17th player in EPL history to exceed 70 assists by increasing the number of individual EPL assists to 71. It is an achievement that cannot be achieved without "a very selfless player", as former teammate James Maddison mentioned.
Naturally, he surpassed 70-70 in individual tally (126 goals and 71 assists in 326 games) in just 10 years since joining the EPL. Only 10 players have achieved 70-70 before Son Heung-min. Ryan Giggs (109 goals and 162 assists), Kevin De Bruyne (70 goals and 118 assists), Wayne Rooney (208 goals and 103 assists), Frank Lampard (177 goals and 102 assists), Dennis Verkamp (87 goals and 94 assists), Steven Gerrado (120 goals and 92 assists), Mohamed Salah (181 goals and 84 assists), Teddy Sheringham (146 goals and 76 assists), Thierry Henry (175 goals and 74 assists) and Andy Cole (187 goals and 73 assists). Son Heung-min joined this great club.
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The fact that there are only 11 70-70 subscribers in the 33-year history of the EPL shows how difficult it is to combine scoring and helping ability. Son Heung-min's attacking partners Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), David Beckham, Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Paul Scholes, Cesc Fabregas, David Silva and Sergio Aguero also failed to make it.
Son Heung-min has only three more to go until his 200 attack points.
Meanwhile, Ipswich became the 33rd club to present Son with a win in the EPL. Tottenham lost 1-2 at home to promotion team Ipswich in November last year. Throughout his career, he has won against a total of 113 teams.
Sunderland is the only club that Son Heung-min faced in the EPL that failed to score an offensive point. He has scored 11 goals, the most against Southampton so far, and has won the most (14 wins) against Crystal Palace.
Son Heung-min aims to score his seventh goal in the league in a home game against Manchester City on the 27th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
