A first appearance in over a month might just await Son Heung-min on Sunday, when his Tottenham Hotspur side host Crystal Palace in an inconsequential Premier League London derby.
The South Korea international has been forced to sit out each of Spurs’ last seven games in all tournaments due to a foot problem, including Thursday’s 2-0 win over Bodo/Glimt in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final.
However, head coach Ange Postecoglou said before the trip to Norway that Son might be in with a chance of making an appearance against the Eagles this weekend, although fans have not heard from the Australian since Spurs’ progression to the Europa League final.
Nevertheless, while there is seemingly a chance of Son facing Oliver Glasner‘s side, we have the perfect chance to reflect on the 32-year-old’s previous noteworthy feats against Tottenham’s capital counterparts.
Here, Sports Mole looks at Son’s record against Crystal Palace, including victories, goals and assists.
Son Heung-min’s record vs. Crystal Palace
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Played: 17
Wins: 14
Draws: 2
Losses: 1
Goals: 9
Assists: 2
Footballers always say that the team is more important than any individual milestone, and in that sense, Palace are Son’s favourite opponents to play against – he has been involved in a personal-high 14 wins from 17 games against the Eagles.
The South Korean has achieved more victories over Palace than he has any other team – Burnley are second on his list with 11 – while he has also been a part of two draws while only suffering one loss to the London outfit.
Son’s individual statistics are not half-bad either, as the Spurs skipper has come up with nine goals and two assists in his previous 17 matches against Crystal Palace; only against Southampton (12) and Leicester City (10) has he scored more.
Son’s affinity for a goal against Palace came right at the start of his Spurs career, as he hit the winner for Tottenham in a 1-0 triumph over the Eagles in September 2015, his first-ever goal in the Premier League.
The attacker drew a blank against Palace in his only appearance against them in 2016-17, but since then, he has managed at least one direct involvement in this fixture – be it home or away – in each of the last seven seasons.
Wearing the captain’s armband, Son was on target in both victories over Palace in the 2023-24 season and has now found the net in four of his last five Premier League matches versus the Eagles, as well as setting up goals in both meetings in 2020-21.
In fact, the ex-Bayer Leverkusen man is the second-highest documented scorer in the history of this fixture, and he only needs three more to overtake Harry Kane (11) and become the outright leader.
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