Son Heung-min, EPL March ‘Player of the Month’ candidate 5th award challenge

Great performance last month with 3 goals and 2 assists

Tottenham Hotspur ‘Captain’ Son Heung-min was nominated for the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) March ‘Player of the Month Award’.

The EPL Secretariat released 7 candidates for Player of the Month for March 2023-2024 season on its website on the 4th (local time).

Son Heung-min, who scored 3 goals and 2 assists last month, is followed by Alexander Isaac (Newcastle, 4 goals and 1 assist), Alexis McAlister (Liverpool, 1 goal and 2 assists), Rodrygo Muniz (Fulham, 4 goals and 1 assist), and Cole Palmer (Fulham, 4 goals and 1 assist). Chelsea, 3 goals, 2 assists), Antoine Semenho (Bournemouth, 3 goals), and Ben White (Arsenal, 1 goal, 2 assists) were included in the candidates.

Son Heung-min scored the key goal that led the team to a 3-1 victory in the 43rd minute of the second half of the home game against Crystal Palace in the 27th round held in March. In the away game against Aston Villa in the 28th round, he recorded 1 goal and 2 assists, including an additional goal that made it 3-0 in extra time in the second half.

Also, in the home game against Luton Town in the 30th round, which was played after the international break, he led the team to a 2-1 victory with a comeback goal in the 41st minute of the second half.

Thanks to Son Heung-min's performance, 5th place Tottenham (57 points) is in hot pursuit of 4th place Aston Villa (59 points).

If Son Heung-min, who has won the Player of the Month award four times in total, wins the award for the fifth time, he will stand shoulder to shoulder with Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie (now retired). The recipients of the Player of the Month Award the most (seven times) are Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) and Sergio Aguero (retired). 고스톱사이트