User talk:'Emergency' Son Heung-min's top scorer race red flag...Competitors' goal feast → Already four goals behind No. 1 Holland
Son Heung-min needs to score in the upcoming games in order to win the golden boot.
Tottenham Hotspur will play against Nottingham Forest in the 32nd round of the Premier League (PL) in the 2023-24 season at 2 a.m. on the 8th (Korea time) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Tottenham ranks fifth with 57 points (17 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses), and Nottingham ranks 17th with 25 points (7 wins, 8 draws and 16 losses).
For Tottenham, today's game is very important. First of all, Aston Villa, ranked fourth, drew 3-3 against Brentford in this round, adding just one more point. Tottenham, who have played two fewer games, are just three points behind Villa. If they can get up to six points in their remaining two games, they can beat Villa to reclaim fourth place.
However, Ollie Watkins, one of Son's competitors for the top scorer, scored multiple goals in the match. Watkins scored the first goal in the 39th minute when John McGinn hit a cross from the right side with his head in front of the goal.
He also saved his team from danger. Villa, who contributed three goals in the second half, faced a crisis again with a 2-3 run, but Watkins headed a cross from the right in front of the goal in the 36th minute of the second half and scored multiple goals on the day, making it 3-3
Watkins, who scored multiple goals on the day, scored his 18th goal of the season and was ranked second in the scoring list. On the same day, Erling Holland of Manchester City also scored a goal to top the scoring list with 19 goals in the league.
This season, Son scored 15 goals and eight assists in the league, ranking sixth in scoring. Dominic Solanke, Mohamed Salah, and Cole Palmer (16 goals), including Holland and Watkins, have scored more goals than Son. If they score against Nottingham in their upcoming games, they may challenge for the top spot in their remaining seven games.
If you look at Tottenham's schedule, there is a possibility. Tottenham will face Newcastle United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Burnley, and Sheffield United. This means that there will be five teams that allowed Son Heung-min to score in the first half.
In particular, Son Heung-min scored a hat-trick against Burnley and multiple goals against Arsenal, and one goal and two assists against Newcastle. Most of them are in the relegation zone, so they are expected to be able to aim for the top scorer.
