Richarlison scored for Tottenham against Aston Villa and reached 10 Premier League goals this season for the fifth time in his career. He now heads into the Leeds game with another record he could achieve for Spurs.
Richarlison has been one of Tottenham Hotspur’s most important players this season, especially with key attackers missing through injury including Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert and Mohammed Kudus. Even though he has not been fully consistent this season, he has stepped up when the team needed him most and has carried a lot of the scoring responsibility for Spurs in recent weeks.
The Brazilian is now the club’s top scorer and his goal against Aston Villa on Sunday night helped the team move out of the relegation zone. His 25th minute goal also took him to 10 Premier League goals this season and showed his importance in front of goal again. It came after he provided an assist against Wolves which means he has now made back to back goal contributions.
That kind of form has been very important for Tottenham as they try to stay steady in a difficult season and his impact on the team has been clear.
What record did Richarlison set for Tottenham against Aston Villa
Tottenham’s win over Aston Villa with goals from Conor Gallagher and Richarlison helped the team pick up an important result. Gallagher was praised for his performance but Richarlison also made history with his goal.
Richarlison’s Premier League season goals
Richarlison has now scored 10 or more Premier League goals in five different seasons, becoming only the second Brazilian to do so after Roberto Firmino. Two of those seasons have come at Tottenham, including this current campaign.
Despite the ups and downs around Spurs, the Brazilian has continued to step up and deliver important goals. He has played against 31 different Premier League teams in his career, and he has scored against 25 of them, including Aston Villa, showing how often he delivers against different opponents.
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Richarlison yet to score against Leeds for Spurs
Richarlison has six Premier League teams he has not scored against, and with Tottenham going through a tough time in attack, they will look to him again against Leeds. Those six teams are Swansea City, Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City, Tottenham during his time at Everton, Sunderland and Leeds United.
The Lilywhites are on a two game winning run and next is against Leeds, and Spurs will be hoping Richarlison can keep that run going and finally score his first goal against them.
His form in front of goal this season has been important for the team, and he will again be expected to lead the attack in the next match on Monday.