In the early morning of April 8, Beijing time, in the 32nd round of the English Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Nottingham Forest 3-1 at home, with 60 points, relying on goal difference to overtake Villa to return to the top four, and occupy the initiative in the fight for four in one less round, and 70,000 Tottenham fans carnivaled at the scene. In this game, Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min failed to score, but the team's two goals were related to him, and he was close to the 250 goals directly involved in Tottenham's career.
In the past month or so, Son Heung-min's form has gradually recovered, contributing 3 goals and 2 assists in the last 5 Premier League games, directly participating in 5 goals, helping Tottenham Hotspur to fall behind the top four by 2 points in one less round.
In this round, Tottenham Hotspur hosted the relegation team Nottingham Forest, and Son Heung-min served as the team's captain on the field and continued to start. The two teams met for the first time this season, with Tottenham Hotspur beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 away, and Son Heung-min did not score in this game.
Facing Nottingham Forest again this time, Son Heung-min was very active up front.
In the 15th minute, Son Heung-min tucked the ball straight into the box and Timo Werner's cross in front of goal caused Murillo to kick the ball into his own goal, giving Tottenham a 1-0 lead, before Nottingham Forest relied on Chris Wood to equalise.
In the 53rd minute, Son Heung-min took the ball at the front of the penalty area and did not shake off the angle, and then divided to the side to give an assist, and Van der Ven scored with a blast to help Tottenham overtake 2-1.
With Porro helping Tottenham extend the score to 3-1, Nottingham Forest were barely able to fight back. At the last moment, after Son Heung-min received a pass from his teammates, Son Xingmin shook off the angle and hit the goal with his left foot, but the ball was saved by the opponent and hit the post and popped up, failing to score a goal.
Despite missing the goal, Son Heung-min still played a significant role for Tottenham, with both goals directly related to him.
According to statistics, Son Heung-min has scored 15 goals and 9 assists in 25 Premier League games this season, scoring 24 goals alone, ranking first in the team.
It is worth mentioning that Son Heung-min has provided Tottenham Hotspur with his 89th assist in all competitions, which ranks first in team history and goes down in Tottenham history.
In addition, Son Heung-min also scored 160 goals for Tottenham, ranking fifth on the team's all-time scorer list. Since joining in the summer of 2015, Son has played 401 games for Tottenham in all competitions, contributing 160 goals and 89 assists, and has been directly involved in 249 goals.
According to foreign media statistics, Sun Xingmin scored 118 goals in the Premier League, ranking first among Asian players, nearly 100 goals ahead of the second place, even if the five major leagues are added, Sun Xingmin is also the first Asian player in history.