Tottenham suffers first loss in 3 EPL games Son Heung-min only gets 1 shot
Tottenham suffers first loss in 3 EPL games Son Heung-min only gets 1 shot
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With South Korean soccer star Son Heung-min running the entire 90 minutes but remaining scoreless, Tottenham suffered its first defeat in the English Premier League (EPL) this season.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-2 in an away match against Newcastle United in the 3rd round of the 2024-2025 EPL held at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England on the 1st.
Tottenham, who drew 1-1 with newly promoted team Leicester City in the opening match, boosted their morale by beating Everton 4-0 at home in the second round with Son Heung-min scoring multiple goals, but suffered defeat in the third match.
Anzhi Postecoglou started Radu Drusin as the starting central defender instead of Michy van der Pen, who led his side to a shutout win over Everton.
However, the central defensive pairing of Christian Romero and Drusin failed to stop Harvey Barnes in the 37th minute of the first half, giving away the opening goal.
There were five Tottenham players in the penalty box, but a cross from the left flank was delivered to Barnes without much trouble.
Barnes converted with a non-stop right-footed shot to open the Tottenham goal held by Guglielmo Vicario.
Son Heung-min, who started as a striker but mostly played down the left flank, did not record a single shot in the first half.
Son Heung-min's first shot came in the 10th minute of the second half.
Son Heung-min, who moved his position from the wing to the front line in the second half, received the ball outside the penalty box 10 minutes into the second half, quickly advanced to the goal and kicked it powerfully with his right foot.
However, he swallowed his disappointment as he was blocked by 커뮤니티 the defensive wall and went wide of the goal.
However, Tottenham succeeded in tying the score after a minute of attack starting with Son Heung-min's shot.
James Maddison's shot from the edge of the box was parried by goalkeeper Nick Pope, but the ball landed in front of Brennan Johnson, who fired a follow-up shot.
Pope managed to block this one too, but unfortunately the ball hit Dan Burn's body and led to an own goal.
As the tight midfield battle continued, it was Newcastle who shook the net next.
Newcastle's winning goal came from the toes of central midfielder Joelinton.
Joelinton, who overcame the pressure by turning around from the back, delivered an accurate and sharp long-range penetrating pass to Jacob Murphy, who was running behind the Tottenham defense.
As he chased the pass, Murphy outpaced all of the Tottenham defenders in a race for speed, even out-driving goalkeeper Vicario before slipping the ball to Aleksander Isak, who finished it off easily.
Now, Son Heung-min has returned to Korea for the September A-match period, joined the Korean national soccer team led by coach Hong Myung-bo, and will prepare for the match against Palestine on the 5th and Oman on the 10th.
Meanwhile, Sandro Tonali, who was banned for 10 months by the Italian Football Federation for violating betting regulations while at AC Milan (Italy) before joining Newcastle last year, played his return match in the EPL on this day.
Tonali, who had not played since late October last year, entered the game in the 23rd minute of the second half, marking his return to the EPL after about 10 months.
Newcastle, who defeated Tottenham, continued their 3-game unbeaten streak (2 wins, 1 draw) to the opening game.