A series of statistics highlighting the scintillating recent production of Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min have come to the fore on Saturday evening.
South Korean international Son, of course, stole the headlines across the English media this evening, owing to his latest stellar individual display.
After making the trip to the midlands for a Premier League showdown with Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa, Spurs ran riot, to position themselves firmly in the driver’s seat for the final top-four berth.
And that man Son proved the star of the show, bagging three of the visitors’ four goals, amid a Man of the Match display.
HAT-TRICK FOR SON!! 🔥🔥🔥
There is NO stopping him today! Three GREAT goals 😤 pic.twitter.com/340r6RHfkG
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 9, 2022
In turn, on the back of his latest three-goal haul, as alluded above, a series of statistics aptly highlighting the brilliance of Tottenham’s in-form wide-man across not only the campaign to date, but his Premier League career as a whole, have surfaced online.
Check out the best of the stats in question below:
Son takes his tally to 17 Premier League goals, matching his 2020/21 tally. Will obliterate that and cannot be ruled out of winning golden boot. Three behind Salah #THFC
— Jonathan Veal (@jonathandveal83) April 9, 2022
⚪️ Son Heung-min has scored and assisted in the same #PL match 20 times for @SpursOfficial, only Mo Salah (23) has done so more since his debut#AVLTOT pic.twitter.com/0oFrUySCsD
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 9, 2022
17 – Son Heung-min has scored the most non-penalty goals of any player in the Premier League this season:
17 – Son Heung-min
15 – Mohamed Salah
14 – Diogo Jota
12 – Sadio Mané
10 – Kane, KDB, Vardy, RonaldoRuthless. pic.twitter.com/AVolzc1y6G
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 9, 2022
Son Heung-min has now scored as many Premier League hat-tricks as Cristiano Ronaldo (2).
Sonaldo is on fire. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/wPuIJfnFgl
— Squawka (@Squawka) April 9, 2022
Most Premier League goals scored in 2022:
◉ 9 – Son Heung-min
◉ 8 – Harry KaneMost Premier League assists provided in 2022:
◉ 7 – Harry Kane
◉ 6 – Dejan KulusevskiThis front three is a joke.
— Squawka (@Squawka) April 9, 2022
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So, what does Tottenham’s latest rampant victory mean for the Premier League table?
Antonio Conte’s men now sit three points clear of north London rivals Arsenal in 5th, on the back of the Gunners’ shock defeat at the hands of Brighton this afternoon.
Not only that, but the Lilywhites have also extended their advantage over Manchester United to a full six points, after Ralf Rangnick’s faltering outfit too fell to defeat on Saturday, courtesy of a solitary strike on the part of Everton’s Anthony Gordon at Goodison Park.
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