Son Heung-min played full time in the first North London derby of this season, but failed to prevent his team Tottenham's defeat.
Tottenham lost 1-0 to Arsenal in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League EPL at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London yesterday 15th.
Tottenham are having a difficult early season after losing two consecutive games against Newcastle in the third round.
Tottenham had only four points with one win, one draw and two losses.
Arsenal 3 wins and 1 draw are in second place with 10 points.
Son Heung-min, who led South Korea to victory against Oman with one goal and two assists in the second round of the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup in Oman on the 10th, wore the captain's armband in his first game after returning to his team, but bowed his head.
Son Heung-min started as a left-wing striker and was at the forefront of the offense with one-top Dominic Solanke.
From the left, James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski supported them.
Son Heung-min tried to score with Solanke and Kulusevski in the fifth minute of the first half.
When Solanke slightly stabbed forward, Son Heung-min penetrated by breaking down the defensive line and connected with a cutback near the left goal line, and Kulusevski, who rushed to the front of the left post, fired a shot, but was blocked by goalkeeper David Raya.
In the 10th minute of the first half, he got a free kick near the left touchline.
Son Heung-min, who worked diligently on the left side and center throughout the game, came down to a low position in the second half and added strength to the midfield, but failed to produce a noticeable scene.
SofaScore gave Son a 7.0 rating.
Like a North London derby, there was a violent physical fight and a fiery war of nerves throughout the game.
Both teams committed a total of 23 fouls on the day.
The warning came out in eight chapters 5 Tottenham and 3 Arsenal.
Tottenham led the first half by increasing ball possession time against Martin Odegaard, who was injured during the A-match, and Arsenal, who were absent from the previous round with Declan Rice, who was sent off.
Arsenal mainly played a tight defense to prevent Tottenham from entering the penalty box, while running the game in the form of a counterattack immediately after cutting off Tottenham's pass.
Tottenham tried to score first with a shot from Kulusevski following Son Heung-min's cutback in the fifth minute of the first half, and a shot from Brennan Johnson's back foot in the seventh minute of the first half.
In the 18th minute of the first half, Arsenal had a golden opportunity.
Kai Havertz header a cross from the left side by Gabrieu Marcinelli in the attack that unfolded as Arsenal's free kick after a struggle in the midfield, but goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario managed to block it.
In the 35th minute of the first half, a bench clearing took place, with Wirien Timber and Vicario receiving yellow cards.
Timber hit his ankle while taking the ball from Pedro Porro, and an outraged Vicario protested, holding Timber by both shoulders.
Then Timber also grabbed Vicario by the collar, and players from both teams gathered to create a vicious atmosphere.
In the extra time of the first half, Johnson connected the ball that Kulusevski took out to the right in the mixed situation of the gate with a right foot shot, but failed to score after crossing the crossbar.
Immediately after the start of the second half, when the score was 0-0, Tottenham knocked on the goal with Solanke's diving header and Mickey Panderpen's header, but it was ineffective.
Tottenham, which missed all the scoring chances, gave Arsenal's Gabriel Magalyangis the first goal in the 19th minute of the second half.
Magalyangis, who jumped from the gate with a ball kicked by Marcinelli in the right corner, shook the net with a powerful header to decide the match.
In extra time in the second half, Kulusevski's left-footed mid-range shot went over the crossbar, and Tottenham could not avoid defeat.