Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham) has recovered from injury and is likely to play.
Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min is expected to start in the team’s 2024-2025 English Premier League (EPL) Round 10 home match against Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 11 p.m. ET on Wednesday, according to 90min.
Son has had three games off since the eighth-round home game against West Ham United, a 4-1 victory on Sept. 19. He was feeling discomfort in the hamstring he injured against Qarabag in the UEFA Europa League last September.
He has missed six of the last seven games as he continues to rehabilitate. Spurs have gone 4-2 without him, which is better than many feared.
“Son has missed Tottenham’s last three games since starting against West Ham two weeks ago, but there are hopes that he will be fit for the clash with Aston Villa,” the outlet emphasized, suggesting that Son will line up alongside Brennan Johnson and Dominic Solanke in the attacking third.
In fact,
Son showed up to training the day before, which Tottenham released on the club’s official website. After a light warm-up indoors, he practiced with his teammates on the outdoor training field to check his fitness.
Heung-min missed the last two EFL Cup round of 32 matches against Manchester City and Carabao Cup. Instead, he appeared in plain clothes, cheering on his teammates from the bench.
Tottenham are desperate to have him back. They have a number of backup wingers, including Timo Werner, Mikey Moore, and Wilson Odegaard, 토토사이트 but none of them have been able to match Son’s quality. Werner’s only goal of the season came in the Carabao Cup round of 16 against Man City in a 2-1 win.
Tottenham currently sit in 10th place in the league with 13 points. They lost 0-1 at Crystal Palace last time out, so a win is a must this time around. If they lose today, it will be their second straight defeat and they could drop to the bottom of the table.
Aston Villa, on the other hand, are in fifth place (18 points).
Although they were knocked out of the EFL Cup round of 16 by Crystal Palace in a 1-2 loss, they are in good form with an unbeaten run of seven games (four wins and three draws).
Tottenham have fallen behind in their head-to-head record against Aston Villa, with two wins and three losses in their last five games, and Aston Villa are on a two-game winning streak away from Spurs.
Son Heung-min has scored six goals and provided three assists in eight league games against Aston Villa. He also recorded three attacking points (one goal and two assists) in the 28th round meeting last season, which Spurs won 4-0.
Meanwhile, defender Mickey van der Vaart will not play against Aston Villa. Van der Vaan was substituted with a hamstring injury against Man City, and while it’s not considered serious, he won’t be available until after the November international break.