Son Heung-min extended his 10-goal, 10-assist season to 5 seasons.

Tottenham Hotspur won 4-1 against Ipswich Town in the 26th round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League (PL) at Portman Road in Ipswich, England. Tottenham rose to 12th place in the league (33 points), widening the gap with the relegation zone and laying the foundation for a leap to the upper-middle ranks.

Son Heung-min was the starting player as usual on this day. Tottenham used a typical 4-2-3-1 formation, with Matisse Tell in charge of the front line, and Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski, and Brennan Johnson supporting the attack. Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Berival were in the midfield, while Destiny Udogi, Archie Gray, Kevin Danzo, and Jed Spence formed the defensive line, and Guglielmo Vicario wore the goalkeeper gloves.

Son Heung-min contributed to the team's victory with multiple assists. In the 19th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min calmly timed the ball with two defenders in front of him in the left penalty box, and sent a low cross between the goalkeeper and the defender near the goal line to create the first goal for Brennan Johnson. Then, in the 26th minute of the first half, he came into the center from the left and looked for a chance to score himself, but took advantage of the defense being focused on him and passed to the center to help Johnson score another goal.

Son Heung-min's body movements were light in this game as the burden of the midweek game was gone, and the London local newspaper 'The Standard' also acknowledged this effect, saying, "He is enjoying the benefit of the reduced game by assisting Johnson's two goals with his unique lively side play." In particular, the scene where he played around with Ben Godfrey, who was the opposing right back, with various tricks such as sprinting, dribbling, and first touches was excellent. Godfrey, who received a warning because of Son Heung-min, ended the game as a substitute at the start of the second half.

Son Heung-min reached 10 goals and 10 assists for the season through this game. Son Heung-min recorded 6 goals and 9 assists in the PL, 3 goals and 1 assist in the UEFA Europa League (according to the official website), 1 goal in the English Carabao Cup (League Cup), and 1 assist in the English FA Cup. Depending on the statistics company, 1 assist in the Europa League may not be recognized, but with Son Heung-min accumulating 2 assists, the debate over 10 goals and 10 assists for the season became meaningless.

This is the fifth time that Son Heung-min has recorded 10 goals and 10 assists in a single season. Son Heung-min surpassed 10 goals and 10 assists in a season for the first time with 18 goals and 11 assists in the 2017-2018 season, and has since reached this record four times: 18 goals and 11 assists in the 2019-2020 season, 22 goals and 17 assists in the 2020-2021 season, and 17 goals and 10 assists in the 2023-2024 season.

Son Heung-min is also challenging for his fourth league goal and 10 assist. Son Heung-min has reached 10 goals and 10 assists in the 2019-2020 season, 2020-2021 season, and 2023-2024 season. This season, he needs to score 4 more goals and 1 more assist with 6 goals and 9 assists in the league. Only Eric Cantona, Frank Lampard (both four times) and Mohamed Salah (six times) have recorded 10 goals and 10 assists four times in the PL.