Son Heung-min is a huge doubt for Tottenham Hotspur as they take on Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The South Korea international has missed the last two Spurs games with a hamstring injury. He was substituted in last week’s 3-0 Europa League clash against Qarabag, with the problem causing him to miss the subsequent 3-0 win over Manchester United and Thursday evening’s 2-1 victory over Ferencvaros.
Spurs are back in Premier League action on Sunday afternoon when they take on Brighton at the Amex Stadium (4.30pm kick-off). Despite the game taking place on Sunday, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers have to make a decision on whether to keep Son in their team before the 11am deadline on Saturday morning.
With that in mind, here is everything you need to know about Son’s availability and if he is able to feature for Tottenham against the Seagulls.
Providing an update on Son in his pre-match press conference on Friday, Ange Postecoglou said that Son is ‘pushing hard’ for a return. “Sonny is unlikely, he’s pushing hard but it is too soon,” he said.
He also added that he doesn’t expect the forward to feature for South Korea over the international break. He added: “If he doesn’t play for us, it doesn’t seem like he’s close, it makes sense [to not too].”
Will Son be fit to face Brighton in FPL gameweek 7?
If Postecoglou’s comments are anything to go by, then he is unlikely to feature in the squad against Brighton at the weekend. That will disappoint 6.1% of FPL players who have Son remaining in their team, despite his absence last week.
Son comes at a cost of £9.9 million in the game, and has picked up 33 points so far this season, averaging at 6.6 points per match, the sixth best of midfielders available. The FPL website rates Son’s chances of featuring against Brighton at 25%.
