Son Heung-min, 11th goal for Christmas celebrations, tied for second place in points Tottenham beats Everton for 3rd consecutive win

Son Heung-min, tied for second place in scoring, Tottenham wins 2-1 over Everton

Son Heung-min (Tottenham) of the English professional soccer Premier League (EPL) scored his 11th goal during the Christmas holiday.

Son Heung-min scored an additional goal in the 18th minute of the first half to give Everton a 1-0 lead in the 18th round of the 2023-2024 EPL held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 24th (Korean time).

Tottenham won 2-1 and had three consecutive wins, starting in the 16th round against Newcastle United on the 11th.

Son Heung-min was positioned on the left flank and played the role of supporting frontline striker Richarlison.

Leading 1-0 in the 18th minute of the first half, the goalkeeper blocked Pedro Foro's shot from a corner kick set piece, and Son Heung-min hit Everton's net with a shot straight after the rebound.

Son Heung-min, who scored his 11th league goal two games after the Newcastle game, rose to joint second place in scoring.

Following leader Erling Holland (14 goals, Manchester City), he was on par with Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) and Jarrod Bowen (11 goals, West Ham United).

He also scored his 114th goal in EPL history, beating Ian Wright (113 goals) and ranking 23rd on the all-time scoring list.

Tottenham, who won three consecutive games, rose to fourth place with 11 wins, three draws and four losses (36 points), beating Manchester City (34 points), which had played one less game.

Tottenham took the lead with Richarlison's first goal 9 minutes into the game. Brennan Johnson's low cross led to the first goal. Hirjaslison contributed to Tottenham's rebound by scoring in three consecutive games.

Son Heung-min scored an additional goal.

In the 18th minute of the first half, the goalkeeper hit the ball from a corner kick set piece and, with strong concentration, he shot it, leading to an additional goal.

Tottenham ended the first half with a 2-0 lead.

Tottenham conceded a goal to Dominic Calvert-Lewin six minutes into the second half, allowing them to trail by 2-1, but the goal was canceled through video review (VAR). Earlier, there was a foul by Andre Gomes (Everton) while stealing the ball from Emerson Royale (Tottenham).

The referee initially saw it as a normal play, but through VAR, he decided that Gomez had hit Royal's knee.

Son Heung-min moved to the front line when Richarlison was replaced in the 18th minute of the second half and aimed for Everton's goal.

Everton did not back down easily either. Gomes' goal gave them chase in the 37th minute of the second half, and two minutes later, Arnaut Danjuma's brilliant shot threatened Tottenham. The crisis was overcome thanks to goalkeeper Vicario's save.

Everton swallowed their disappointment by hitting Tottenham's goal just before the end of the game. 19가이드03