In this photo, Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring a goal against West Ham United during the clubs' Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday. (Yonhap)
For the first time this season, Son Heung-min has scored twice in a match for Tottenham Hotspur.
Son's brace lifted Tottenham past West Ham United 3-1 in a Premier League contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday (local time). Son found the back of the net in the 24th and again in the 88th minutes. With 13 goals this season, Son climbed into a tie for second place in the Premier League with Diogo Jota of Liverpool. They are seven back of another Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah.
Son's trusted partner Harry Kane assisted on both of the South Korean's goals, as the duo extended their own Premier League record for most combined goals by a pair of teammates to 39.
With their second straight victory and fourth win in their last five matches, Tottenham jumped from seventh to fifth in the tables with 51 points. They are three points behind Arsenal, which have played one fewer match with 28.
Tottenham took a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute on Kurt Zouma's own goal, as the West Ham defender ended up deflecting Kane's pass intended for Son into his own net.
Kane and Son finally connected midway through the first half. Kane's through ball sent Son in behind defenders, and Son fired the ball high past goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.
