5 Premier League Goal of the Season contenders so far

Modified Jan 17, 2020 21:12 GMT

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4. Son Heung Min – Tottenham Hotspur vs. Burnley, 7th December 2019

Son Heung Min's slaloming run against Burnley was reminiscent of Diego Maradona

Son Heung Min has scored plenty of spectacular goals during his career at Tottenham Hotspur, but he somehow managed to outdo himself with a simply ridiculous goal in his side’s 5-0 victory over Burnley in early December. The Clarets’ defence was already struggling to contain Tottenham’s attacking verve, but when Son collected the ball on the edge of his own box, things were about to get worse.

The South Korean international set off on a mazy, slaloming run that caught Burnley’s whole team off guard; Son simply turned on the afterburners, with a quick flick of the ball taking him past five defenders, and another sending him past Erik Pieters and into the box. A simple finish past Nick Pope followed and the forward had scored one of the all time great Premier League goals.

Post-match analysis saw the strike compared to similarly great goals from Diego Maradona and George Weah, and in all honesty, it’ll take something absolutely spectacular to top it as Goal of the Season when 2019-20 comes to an end. In an up-and-down season for Spurs fans, this was clearly the highest point thus far.

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