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Time for Spurs' captain to rediscover his scoring touch?

Son Heung-min celebrates
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In the build-up to the north London derby, goals have been the pressing subject given how poor Arsenal's finishing has been over the past week.

In fairness, Tottenham's was not up to much either, labouring to victory in extra time against non-league opposition hardly the stuff FA Cup dreams are made of.

However, when it comes to current players in the north London derby, Ange Postecoglou will be able to call upon the man with the best goalscoring record in this fixture - and someone who understands what it means to break Arsenal hearts.

Captain Son Heung-min has seven goals in 19 Premier League appearances against the Gunners, including two on his most recent visit to Emirates Stadium last season.

Graph showing current players' goalscoring records in the north London derby
Son - 7
Saka - 3
Odegaard - 2
Gabriel - 1
Kai Havertz - 1
Gabriel Jesus - 1
Cristian Romero - 1
Thomas Partey - 1
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The South Korea forward only has five league goals so far in 2024-25, putting him an unusually lowly joint fourth for Tottenham, alongside Dejan Kulusevski.

James Maddison tops that particular list with eight, while Brennan Johnson and Dominic Solanke both have seven.

Wednesday's visit to his side's fiercest rivals would be an opportune time for 32-year-old Son to rediscover his scoring touch and break Arsenal hearts.

After all, beyond Son, only Cristian Romero among the current crop has even scored against the Gunners.

Oh for the blistering record of Son's predecessor as Tottenham's captain Harry Kane, whose 14 goals in this fixture is unlikely ever to be matched.