‘Sonke Duo’ Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wrote a new history by jointly scoring their 37th goal in the English Premier League (EPL).
Heung-Min Son scored the fourth goal following receiving a pass from Kane in the 40th minute of the second half leading 3-0 once morest Leeds United and Leeds United held at Elland Road in Leeds, England on the 26th at 9:30 pm (Korean time) in the EPL round 27 of the 2021-2022 season. did.
Kane accurately passed a long pass to Son Heung-min, who was ahead in the 40th minute of the second half, and Son Heung-min struck a goal with his right foot following calm trapping.
It is the 37th career goal in the Premier League between Son Heung-min and Kane. This is a new record for the most goals scored in the EPL.
The two broke the record for most goals in the Premier League (36 goals) held by Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba (retired), who is called Chelsea legend.
Soccer statistics specialist ‘Opta’ announced the 37-goal joint record between Son Heung-min and Kane with a table.
The ‘Sonke Duo’ has been working together for the 7th season since the 2015-2016 season when Son Heung-min left the German Bundesliga and entered the EPL.
The two also scored 14 goals together last year, breaking the record for the most goals in a single season in the Premier League in 26 years. The previous record was 13 goals scored by Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton for Blackburn in the 1994-1995 season.
They are captains of the Korea and England national teams, respectively. With Kane standing at the center of the transfer rumors ahead of this season, it seemed that the attacking duo would break up, but eventually they stayed and were able to collaborate on a great record.
Tottenham Hotspur, who won 4-0, escaped the shock of their defeat at Burnley on the 24th and jumped to 7th place.
Son Heung-min enjoyed a double slope by successfully scoring in double digits in the EPL for six consecutive seasons.
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