Son Heung-min scored his one hundredth purpose for Tottenham Hotspur as they returned to successful methods with a 3-0 defeat of Leeds United to climb again into the Premier League’s high 4 on Saturday.
The South Korean doubled Tottenham’s lead simply earlier than the interval after strike associate Harry Kane’s penalty had given the hosts the lead on a crisp winter day in north London.
Toby Alderweireld’s header made it 3-0 within the fiftieth minute.
“To have scored 100 goals with you guys here would have been the best feeling ever, but I want to say thank you!”
🇰🇷 🗣️ Hear from the person of the second, Heung-Min Son… #THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/POw2tw1aQw
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 2, 2021
Tottenham, who topped the desk in December, had gone 4 league video games with out a win, however a snug victory over Leeds despatched them into third spot with 29 factors from 16 video games.
The solely blemish was having defender Matt Doherty dismissed within the ninetieth minute for a second yellow card.
Leeds had loved the higher possibilities till Kane’s Twenty ninth-minute penalty, awarded for a foul on Steven Bergwijn, and loved a far bigger share of possession. But Marcelo Bielsa’s aspect’s hopes of beginning the 12 months with a 3rd consecutive win have been dashed as their defensive frailties returned.
They stay in mid-table with 23 factors from 17 video games.
