It was 'Captain' Son Heung-min (Tottenham).

Son Heung-min saves Tottenham with a come-from-behind goal. Son Heung-min scored a come-from-behind goal in the 41st minute to lift Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-1 victory over Luton Town in the 30th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on Monday (Jan. 31).

Tottenham fell behind to an early goal from Thahit Chong just three minutes into the match. Son Heung-min had the decisive chance in the 19th minute. After beating the goalkeeper, he connected with a right-footed shot. However, the ball hit the near post and the far post in quick succession before hitting the ground. Timo Werner and Pape Sarr went close in quick succession, but they were unable to find the back of the net.

Enze Postecoglou made a change at the start of the second half, bringing on Brennan Johnson for Dejan Kulusebski. The total offense continued. Six minutes into the second half, the long-awaited equalizer arrived. Johnson's cross found the foot of Luton Town's Issa Kabore, who slotted the ball into the back of the net. It was a lucky own goal.

It seemed like it was only a matter of time before a goal would come, but it didn't. Son Heung-min stepped up to the plate. In the 41st minute of the second half.

Werner's cross found its way through Johnson and onto Son's toes. Son rattled the net with his right foot. The ball hit the foot of Luton Town's Japanese defender Daiki Hashioka and went straight into the back of the net.

The patented 'clicker' was back in action. Son reactivated his goal fireworks for the second time in two games, after a 4-0 win over Aston Villa on Oct. 10. It was his third goal in three games, including the third and fourth matches of the 2026 FIFA North American Championship Asia Second Qualifying Round against Thailand.

It was his 15th goal in the EPL this season. 안전놀이터 추천 He moved into fourth place on the all-time goalscoring list behind Elling Holland (Man City - 18), Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) and Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa - 16+).

Son also moved into sole possession of fifth place on Tottenham's all-time club goalscoring list. With 160 goals, he passed Welsh striker Cliff Jones (159), who played in the 1960s.

With the three points, Spurs remain in fifth place (56 points), while Aston Villa's 2-0 win over Wolverhampton puts them on 59 points. They have three points, but Aston Villa have one more game to play.

Son Heung-min was substituted for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the 43rd minute of the second half, shortly after scoring the winning goal. The fans responded with a standing ovation.

Son topped the Man of the Match poll on the league's official website with 80.4 percent of the vote, ahead of Johnson (8.4 percent), who also had an assist. 'I was really unlucky in the first half when I beat the keeper and then tried a shot from an unmarked area that hit both posts. We played a lot. We tried to find a breakthrough and kept creating threats," and "In the last 10 minutes of the game, a powerful shot was deflected for the winner. It was a captain's performance," and gave him a maximum rating of 8.

Soccer stats site FútbolScore.com also gave him a top rating of 8.21. Son was the only player on either side to receive an 8.

Coach Enze Postecoglou also gave him a thumbs up. "The great thing about Son Heung-min is that he has really high expectations of himself to always be the best, no matter who he is playing against or what kind of game he is playing, and it's really hard to do that," he said.

"It would be easier to be more relaxed as a person and as a player because you've already achieved so much, but he tries to be at the top of his game every time he plays, and when you look at his football, his effort, his leadership, it's all there." "He's been a brilliant footballer for this club for a long time and I hope he continues to be for a long time. He had a couple of good chances today but was denied by a couple of good saves and I thought he was unlucky. But when we needed him, he was there and he got the job done," he emphasized.

Son Heung-min captured Thailand after South Korea during the A-Match. "He must be tired," Postecoglou said. "When I was coach of the Socceroos, we had quite a few players playing in Europe and I spoke to them. They travel a lot of miles, there's jet lag, but Heung-min never uses that as an excuse," he explained.

"He always wants to play at the highest level when he can, and he always does. Playing for the national team is very important to him, and playing for this club is also very important to him, so he will not compromise by lowering his standards for either. We try to take care of him as best we can, and the proof is in the results he produces," he added.

Speaking to Sports Chosun after the match, Son Heung-min said, "I wish we could have had a more comfortable victory, but it's not easy. At the end of the day, I'm very happy that we were able to get three points in such an important game thanks to the dedication, hard work, and sacrifice of the players. We have a quick game coming up, so we need to recover well and aim to win on Tuesday."

As for Postecoglou's praise, he said: "I'm very grateful. I've been very lucky to have a lot of good coaches, so I've been training under them and learning a lot," he said, "and I'm learning a lot from him now. So I think I've grown as a player and as a person. I think the advice he gives me, I listen really carefully to the things that I need to do, and I think he's a little bit supportive of the things that I try my best to do even if I can't do what he wants. I think the players themselves realize that just having him look at me in a good way is a huge blessing and that it comes with a huge responsibility," he said.

"He trusts me and he's entrusted me with such an important role, so I always try to fulfill that role. I may not be able to satisfy him every time, but I'm trying very hard to satisfy him every time, and I think he sees those things that I'm trying to do and sees them beautifully." "I'm very grateful for those things and I really want to learn more from him, and he's a very good person, both in terms of football and in terms of humanity," he added.

On the thrill of scoring his 160th goal for Tottenham, he took credit for it. "Actually, this is my record, but I always want to say thank you to all the players I played with, the coaching staff, and the fans. It's not just me alone. I think I'm where I am today because of the teachings of many colleagues, many staff members, many coaching staff," he concluded.

He concluded by saying, "I think the fans are the reason why I'm always so good, because they support me day and night. That's always the first thing that comes to my mind, to be so grateful for that, and then of course the results, which I'm very proud of. I think in some ways I'm really lucky to have been able to play in the Premier League for nine years, almost 10 years, at one club, in what I consider to be a dream stage. I'm very proud to have been able to keep these records and hopefully I can achieve more," he smiled.