Tottenham forward, Son Heung-Min, wrote his name in the history books on Saturday by becoming the first Asian player to score 100 Premier League goals.
Son curled a superb effort into the top corner from outside the penalty area against Brighton to reach the milestone in another reminder of his stellar contributions to the English top-flight.
The homers won the game 2-1.
Son has been a huge hit at Tottenham since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 and has already chalked up a number of individual awards. Son claimed the 2019-20 Puskas award for his goal against Burnley and shared the Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah in 2021-22 after scoring 23 times in the English top flight. Son’s 100th goal means he now sits in 33rd place in the list of all-time Premier League top scorers.
Meanwhile, the visitors dominated large periods, and had two goals ruled out for handball, but the strikes from Spurs’ esteemed pair eased their recent struggles.
Son curled a superb 25-yard strike inside the far post after 10 minutes while Harry Kane’s shot in the 79th minute deflected past Brighton keeper Jason Steele.
Lewis Dunk had earlier levelled in the first half for Brighton – heading in Solly March’s corner unchallenged at the back post – shortly after Kaoru Mitoma was judged to have controlled with his upper arm before converting.
The Seagulls had the ball in the net again in the second half but Danny Welbeck’s shot flicked Alexis Mac Allister’s arm on the way in and the goal was disallowed by the video assistant referee.
VAR also turned down strong penalty appeals from Brighton with the score 1-1 when Mitoma went down under a challenge from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
The match became increasingly fractious and both managers – Brighton’s Roberto de Zerbi and Spurs interim Cristian Stellini – were sent off in the second half after a melee between the two benches.
The win keeps Spurs within three points of the top four, although they have played a game more than fourth-placed Manchester United, while Brighton drop to seventh.