Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min etched his name ever further into the club’s history books on Saturday evening.
Spurs, of course, were back in action a short time ago.
Fresh off an alarming 2-0 defeat at the hands of Sporting CP, Conte’s troops have welcomed Premier League basement dwellers Leicester City to north London, eyeing a return to winning ways.
And, when all was said and done, get back on track courtesy of a three-point haul is precisely what the Lilywhites managed.
After struggling throughout the first-half, giving rise to a 2-2 scoreline with 45 minutes on the clock, Spurs exploded into life following the interval, to eventually emerge on the right side of a remarkable four-goal triumph.
Maddison brings Leicester level with a majestic finish! 😮 pic.twitter.com/KaF61PkYHu
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 17, 2022
And one man and one man only proved the undisputed star of the show.
Introduced off the bench just shy of the hour mark, though, the explosive attacker provided any and all doubters with a timely reminder of his unquestionable talents in front of goal.
With the score at 3-2, and the game very much in the balance, Son added his name to the scoresheet on no fewer than three occasions, two of which came in spectacular fashion.
Son, who may have been left out for his goal drought, has come off the bench and scored a hat-trick!!! 😲
UNBELIEVABLE! pic.twitter.com/l6Fu330YgE
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 17, 2022
And, in the process, Son secured for himself an altogether noteworthy piece of history.
As per statisticians Opta, the South Korean international has established himself as the first Tottenham Hotspur player to ever notch a Premier League hat-trick, after being introduced as a substitute.
2015 – Son Heung-min is the first Tottenham player to score a Premier League hat-trick as a substitute, and the first overall in the competition since Steven Naismith against Chelsea in September 2015. Impact. pic.twitter.com/1jV9ejt3eA
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 17, 2022
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