Alan Shearer hails £22m Tottenham player in today’s win over Luton

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Tottenham Hotspur moved up into the top four of the Premier League following their narrow win over Luton Town on Saturday.

Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs were dominant for most of the game but had to come from behind to narrowly secure all three points.

Tottenham fell behind after just three minutes with a Tahith Chong finish into the corner which gave Lilywhites keeper Guglielmo Vicario no chance.

A stunned Spurs set about trying to get back into the game and had numerous opportunities to get on the scoresheet in the first half.

However, Tottenham failed to do so by the break, leading to some boos from the home stands as the players went into the dressing rooms.

Spurs didn’t have to wait long before restoring parity, Brennan Johnson flashing a ball across the face of goal that Issa Kabore turned into his own net on 51 minutes.

Then, in the 86th minute, Johnson laid the ball off for Son Heung-min to run onto and apply the finish with the help of a deflection off Daiki Hashioka.

What has Alan Shearer said about Tottenham captain Son Heung-min?

Alan Shearer loved what he saw from the Tottenham captain, singing his praises on Premier League Productions after he scored the winner for Spurs.

“If there’s one player you want the ball to fall for in that position, it’s Son Heung-min,” said Shearer. “A little deflection for the goal and the goalkeeper has no chance.”

Tottenham enjoyed 70 percent possession and weighed in with 17 efforts throughout the afternoon, but just four of those were on target.

Luckily, Son was on hand to make the most of the opportunity handed to him by Johnson, who was really impressive off the bench.

The £22million man does it again, keeping Tottenham firmly in the Champions League chase in face of such a battling opponent in Luton.