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.
Ben Knapton
