Son Heung Min Surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo Thanks to Impressive Hat Trick vs Burnley

• Son Heung Min netted a hat trick as Tottenham beat Burnley 5-1 on Saturday, September 2
• The South Korean achieved a unique feat thanks to his treble
• He surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo’s Premier League goal tally in far fewer games

Tottenham winger Son Heung Min surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo for Premier League goals thanks to a sensational hat trick against Burnley on Saturday, September 2.

The LilyWhites did brilliantly to come from a goal down to thrash Vincent Kompany’s side 5-1 in a result that left them second on the log going into the international break.

Lyle Foster had given the home side the lead with a lovely finish, but Son restored parity with a neat chip 12 minutes later.

From then, Tottenham never looked back as they dominated the remainder of the first half, and they made their superiority count through Christian Romero, who curled in his side’s second goal.

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Nine minutes into the second half and it was 3-1 as James Maddison continued his superb form since joining the North Londoners with a curler past James Trafford.

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Son then found his second goal, side-footing past Trafford before completing his treble with a low finish after latching onto Pedro Porro’s through ball in the 66th minute.

Josh Brownhill scored for Burnley late on, but that goal proved to be nothing but a consolation.

The emphatic victory had a lovely subplot, particularly for Son, who hit a unique milestone thanks to his treble.

The South Korean now has more league goals that Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo, as he took his tally to 104 strikes, compared to the Al-Nassr star’s 103, according to ESPN.

Ronaldo, across two spells with Manchester United, took far less games to hit his 103 goals (236 games), while Son’s strikes have come in 271 games since joining Tottenham in 2015.

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As per Transfermkt, Son has 80 assists across all competitions.

Nicolas Jackson produces miss of the season

Elsewhere, Sports Brief reported on how new Chelsea signing Nicolas Jackson produced a potential miss of the season against Nottingham Forest.

Anthony Elanga came off the bench to secure Forest's only second away win in the Premier League since they were promoted back to the Premier League last season.

Chelsea’s best chance of the game fell to Jackson after Raheem Sterling, who has been in form in recent games, dodged a couple of challenges before making a way for the byline.

The England international then made a cutback, which was deflected slightly and fell kindly to Jackson, whose latched effort went over the bar.