Son Heung-min 80 minutes active… Tottenham Hotspur win at Brighton [EPL]

Tottenham Hotspur, who played for 80 minutes, played for Heung-Min Son (30), winning the delayed Brighton away game, continuing his hopes of competing for fourth place.

Tottenham Hotspur defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in the away match once morest Brighton & Hove Albion in the 16th round of the Premier League (EPL) for the 2021-22 season held at the Amex Stadium in Brighton, England on the 17th (Korean time).

Tottenham Hotspur, who had 15 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses (48 points) with this victory, moved up one place from 8th to 7th. The gap with fourth-placed Arsenal (51 points) has also been narrowed to three points. On the other hand, Brighton, which has lost six straight losses, maintained its 13th place (33 points).

Tottenham Hotspur defeated Brighton following Son Heung-min played 80 minutes. Photo (Brighton, UK)=AFPBBNews=News1

Tottenham played in a 3-4-3 format, with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, Christian Romero, Eric Dyer and Ben Davis forming a back three. Matt Doherty and Sergioreguilon were placed at wing-backs, while midfield was guarded by Rodrigo Bentancourt and Pierre-Emil Hoybier. Dejan Kulusevsky, Harry Kane, and Son Heung-min were in the front line sortie.

Tottenham Hotspur had a chance in the first half. In the fourth minute of the first half, Kane put pressure on Sanchez’s goalkeeper and blocked a pass to score a goal. Kane attempted a shot from an off-angle, but missed and failed to score.

But I knocked and it opened. In the 36th minute of the first half, Heung-Min Son received a pass and Kulusevsky fired a shot in front of the box, and Romero hit the deflected ball and the ball went straight into the goal. Romero’s Tottenham debut goal

In the second half, Tottenham took control. In the 5th minute of the second half, Romero advanced and gave Heung-Min Son a pass. Heung-Min Son’s shot was unfortunately hit by the defense, and Romero then tried to shoot once more, but this was also blocked by the defense.

Still, Tottenham scored another goal. In the 11th minute of the second half, Bentancour took the ball and counterattacked. Bentancourt threw a forward pass towards Kane from the center, and Kane saw the keeper come out vaguely and shoved it into the nearest post to score. It was a wedge bone.

Son Heung-min was replaced by Lucas Moura in the 35th minute of the second half. Tottenham took the lead with a two-goal lead.

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