This weekend, the Spurs captain will lead his team on an away journey to Newcastle, live on talkSPORT, with a piece of history at stake.

In the rematch in December, Tottenham, who have 65 goals and 45 goals allowed, are tied for fourth place with 110 points. They easily defeated the Magpies 4-1.

That day, Son not only assisted Destiny Udogie’s opening goal but also scored one himself, joining an elite group with another assist. In his previous 25 Premier League games, the Tottenham captain has contributed to 24 goals, scoring 15 and dishing out nine assists. If he contributes an assist against Newcastle, he would become the first player from Tottenham and only the sixth player in history to record double digits in goals and assists in three separate Premier League seasons.

Son may now accomplish the feat without Kane for the first time. Son has already done it twice, in the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.

He would join an elite group of Premier League greats that includes Wayne Rooney, Mohamed Salah, Frank Lampard, Eric Cantona, and Didier Drogba if he were to reach 10 assists once more. While Rooney leads the way with five different seasons with at least ten goals and ten assists, he would tie Drogba by accomplishing it three times.

Andy Townsend believes that Son’s statistics are insufficient to qualify him as a Premier League legend, despite his enormous accomplishments. “He [Son] is a top player, he’s a great,” he said to talkSPORT Breakfast when asked if earning a few medals will help him get the title. Only appropriate context should be used when using the word “legend.”

Then he made a joke, saying, “It’s not right that someone put that on your script about me earlier.” “I believe Son has been an excellent player and manager for the Spurs, but a legend? No.