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Son Heung-min hits landmark Premier League goal milestone against Brighton

Son Heung-min joined an elite list of just 34 players to have scored as many as 100 Premier League goals with a trademark scorcher against Brighton on Saturday afternoon. Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean superstar is enduring a dreadful campaign in front of goal compared to his own lofty standards. After finishing joint-top scorer of the division with 23 strikes last season, Son's landmark effort was just his seventh in the top flight this term. Son is averaging slightly more attempts at goal this season compared to his Golden Boot-winning campaign but his conversion rate has plummeted from a staggering 27% to 10%. Players with 100 or more Premier League goals Tottenham's fleet-footed number seven didn't score in a Premier League start for Spurs until January - although, he did come off the bench to blast in a 13-minute hat-trick against Leicester City in September. Two of that quick-fire treble against the Foxes were typically audacious long-range efforts. In place ...