Tottenham’s ascent back to the Champions League under Antonio Conte received another huge boost with a Heung-min Son hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Aston Villa.
January signing Dejan Kulusevski bagged the other goal in a dominant win, with the Swede continuing to shine alongside Son and Harry Kane in an unstoppable front three.
Son gave Spurs an early lead when he guided in a Kane rebound inside three minutes, but it was Villa who dominated the first half.
“It’s been the Hugo Lloris show,” said talkSPORT’s Dean Ashton on commentary, but Son soon stole the headlines.
Kulusevski doubled Spurs’ lead straight after the break and then Son ran riot with two more sublime finishes.
“Tottenham on the break, just scintillating honestly,” said Ashton. “The movement, the interchanging of positions, the quality of the finishing as well.
“They’re going to be hard to beat in this form.”
Spurs are now three points ahead of Arsenal in the race for a top four finish with the Gunners losing 2-1 against Brighton earlier in the day.
It previously looked like Mikel Arteta was in control of Arsenal’s return to Europe’s top tier competition, but it’s now Conte’s Spurs who are in the ascendancy, with Son to thank.
The Korean fired in a perfect first-time effort in off the post, and Kulusevski matched his accuracy by somehow finding a way past Emi Martinez with a tight-angle shot.
A deft flick-on from Kane then set Son away for his second, before Kulusevski showed how at home he is flanking the two Spurs superstars, setting Son up for a hat-trick.
“They were up there with the confident Manchester City and Liverpool in the way that they played in that second half,” said Ashton.
“They were superb, they’ve come a long way in the space of four or five weeks, and they’re starting to look like the complete outfit.”
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By: Connor Andrews
Title: Tottenham’s ‘scintillating’ front three shine again as Heung-min Son bags hat-trick against Aston Villa to claim top four advantage over Arsenal
Sourced From: talksport.com/football/1083248/tottenhams-heung-min-son-aston-villa-arsenal/
Published Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 18:35:31 +0000
