Tottenham lead the Premier League with a great performance of Heung Min Son

Tottenham achieved an important 2-0 victory to secure the leadership of the Premier League in their game against Fulham in North London on the ninth day of the 2023/2024 Premier League season, where they sealed their victory with a great performance by Son, who scored the first and assisted in the second goal for the Spurs who returned to the leadership of the Premier League.

The Spurs controlled the ball during their whole game with a high ratio of ball possession, above 70%, while Fulham attempted to create chances with quick counterattacks led by the Brazilian winger Willian Borges. The locals exercised a great low pressure to the build up by Fulham, and from one of these kinds of actions, the first goal for the Spurs arrived.

At the 36th minute of the game, Richarlison stole a ball in the last few meters before the rival box, and gave an excellent assist to Son, who controlled and created his shot dribbling two rivals before placing the ball in the rival net with a powerful right footed shot to the left of the goalkeeper. Tottenham’s lead would continue during the second half, which started with a similar path to the one that followed the first one.

Tottenham sealed the victory and became the Premier League leader

Tottenham lead the game with ball possession and a perfect defensive performance, that avoid any rival attempt to become a serious menace for them. Heung Min Son was again pivotal for the Spurs, and the Asian striker gave a key assist at the 53rd minute to Maddison, who scored the second goal for the locals. Ange Postecoglou gave entry to Johnson, Veliz and Lo Celso to give a break to Richarlison, Son and Maddison, and Tottenham kept their dominance until the end of the game to secure an important win to become the new leader of the Premier League.