In the early hours of the 10th, a much-anticipated English Premier League match took place between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa away from home. Tottenham Hotspur further consolidated their lead in the top four of the Premier League with a 4-0 victory over their rivals thanks to the magical performance of Son Heung-min. Heung-min scored three goals, the second hat-trick of his Premier League career, equaling the number scored by Portuguese star Cairo. It is worth mentioning that, excluding the number of penalty kicks scored, the South Korean star in this season's Premier League "pure scorer king" title deservedly, worthy of the pride of Asian soccer.
Spurs broke the deadlock just three minutes into the game. Harry Kane's clever pass bounced to the feet of Son Heung-min, who quickly added the finishing touch. Although Tottenham left back Matt Dalic left the field afterward due to an injury, it didn't affect the team's performance, but instead, it got stronger and stronger. Shortly after halftime, Gourcuff's shot extended the lead again, 2-0.
Tottenham were unstoppable in the match, with Harry Kane's header assist setting up Son Heung-min for a solo goal, before Gourcuff's cross from the right allowed Son to add to his hat-trick, completing his hat-trick and helping Tottenham to a fourth consecutive win and a three-point lead over fifth-placed Arsenal. Despite playing one more game than Arsenal, Spurs have a goal difference of 10 goals more, giving them the edge in the race for the top four.
This game, Son Heung-min's performance is called the king level. After the "big four" in September 2020, he once again staged a "hat trick", even in Crowe, such an achievement is only twice.
Of the 17 goals scored in the Premier League this season, Son Heung-min has not scored a single penalty, while Mohamed Sharaf, the top scorer, has scored 5 goals from penalties. Therefore, excluding penalties, Son Heung-min is at the top of the "pure scorers" list with 17 goals, two more than Sharaf.
In addition, Son Heung-min's nine goals in the 2022 Premier League also tops the list of goals scored by any team. Despite being a right-footed player himself, he has scored 34 goals with his left foot in the Premier League, making him the second-most 'right-footed, left-footed' player in the history of the tournament, behind teammate Harry Kane's 39, making the two undoubtedly the best 'double-gunners' in the game today.
