Son Heung-min Scores First Goal of the New Year with a Bang... Season's 8th 'Man of the Match'
Scored 12th EPL Goal Against Bournemouth
Responsible for Winning Goal in 3-1 Team Victory
Joint 2nd in League Scoring Rankings
Son Heung-min (Tottenham) fired his first goal of the new year and earned the honor of being named 'Man of the Match (MOM)' for the eighth time this season.
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On the 1st (Korean time), Son Heung-min was selected as the 'Man of the Match' after scoring the winning goal in the 20th round home match against Bournemouth in the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, UK.
Son Heung-min received a pass from Giovani Lo Celso in the 26th minute of the second half while his team was leading 1-0, rushed into the left side of the penalty area, and scored with a left-footed shot. It was his 12th league goal. With this, he rose to joint 2nd place in the EPL scoring rankings alongside Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) and Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth). He also recorded attacking points in three consecutive matches (2 goals, 1 assist). As Tottenham won 3-1 that day, Son Heung-min's goal was the decisive winning goal.
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After the match, in the Man of the Match vote conducted on the official league website, Son Heung-min received 74.6% of the total 24,998 votes, ranking first. This recognized him as the player with the best performance for the eighth time this season. SofaScore gave Son Heung-min a rating of 8.1, the second highest on the team after Lo Celso (8.3). WhoScored.com also gave Son Heung-min the second highest team rating of 8.2, following Lo Celso (8.3). Football London gave him a rating of 8, the highest among both teams along with Lo Celso, Emerson Royal, and Destiny Udogie.
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