Son Heung-min Set to Make Injury Comeback in Key Tottenham Clash Against Aston Villa

Tottenham is raising the mood again. After losing to Brighton & Hove Albion last month, they looked to be recovering with back-to-back wins against West Ham United and AZ Alkmaar, but lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace in the 9th round of the league. Then, in League Cup midweek, they revived their mood by beating Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City 2-1.

Tottenham, who have been experiencing some ups and downs against expectations since the start of the season, are set to jump up the rankings, and the best news is the return of ‘ reliever and captain’ Son Heung-min from injury.

Mac Heung-min suffered the injury during a match against Karabakh in the league stage of the UEFA Europa League in September last month. After that, he missed games against Manchester United, Ference Varos, and Brighton.

At the time, he was also named in the October A match, but because he had to withdraw at the player’s request, he was also unable to participate in the 3rd and 4th rounds of the 2026 World Cup. North and Central America Asia 3rd qualifying round. against Jordan and Iraq.

After that, Son Heung-min returned to the match against West Ham which was held on the 19th of last month. Mac Heung-min, who started as a starter with the captain’s armband, led the team’s attack, encouraging the opponent’s own goal, and scored his third goal in the league, breaking his silence after two months and lead the team to victory with a return goal in the return game.

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Son Heung-min. Photo=AFPBBNews=News1

However, he was injured again and was out of action. Fortunately, the minor injury required additional rest. Amid a packed schedule, he missed the last games against Alkmaar, Palace and Manchester City.

After two weeks of rest, Son Heung-min plans to take the field again. Tottenham coach Anze Postekoglou said at a pre-match press conference on the 1st, “Sonny (Son Heung-min) trained with us today. “If I train tomorrow, I’ll be fine for the weekend,” he said, referring to his return.

And on the 2nd, the official SNS of the Tottenham club showed Son Heung-min returning to the training ground and training with his team mates in a bright mood.

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Son Heung-min. Photo=AFPBBNews=News1

Son Heung-min aims for his 4th league goal. With his 3rd league goal against West Ham, he recorded 123 goals in the Premier League. He was 19th on the Premier League’s all-time scoring list, ranking in the top 20, alongside Dwight Yorke (retired) and Raheem Sterling (Arsenal).

If he scores one or more goals in the Villa game, he will pass Nicolas Anelka (125 goals) and move into 18th place.

[김영훈 MK스포츠 기자]