Son suspension presents golden chance for Sessegnon to kickstart Tottenham career

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Tottenham Hotspur winger Heung-min Son will face a three-match ban, after his appeal was rejected.

The South Korea international was sent off against Chelsea at the weekend for kicking out at Antonio Rudiger.

Initially missed by referee Anthony Taylor, VAR intervened to reduce Spurs down to 10 men.

It is Son’s second red card of the season, although the first one against Everton was rescinded, and his third of 2019.

He will now miss games against Brighton (Boxing Day), Norwich (Saturday), and Southampton (New Year’s Day), and Jose Mourinho has a decision to make.

One possible change he could make is to bring young Ryan Sessegnon into the fold and provide him with the chance to kickstart his Spurs career.

TBR’s view – Golden chance for Sessegnon

Sessegnon is obviously no stranger to playing as a left-winger, and he surely has to get the nod from Mourinho.

Injury has meant it’s been a frustrating start to life in London for the England U21 international – he’s been limited to just four appearances, only one of which has been a start.

Perhaps with Son out of the picture for a few games, Sessegnon can get a bit of momentum going and perhaps retain his place if he does well enough.

Son is sure to come back into the side regardless, but perhaps Sessegnon can play well enough to see him move over to the right or up to with Harry Kane.