Terry Gibson made a prediction during Tottenham Hotspur’s narrow victory over Newcastle United on Saturday.
Terry Gibson stunned a host of Tottenham fans on social media after joking midway through their game with Newcastle that he should fast forward to the final 10 minutes when Fernando Llorente will knock the ball down for Son Heung-min to score the winning goal.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side went second in the Premier League until Manchester City beat Arsenal the following day. But Spurs were made to work hard for their victory.
The Magpies looked to frustrate Spurs for much of the contest at Wembley. And it appeared that the home side were going to rue Lucas Moura missing a glorious chance in the first-half and Erik Lamela hitting the woodwork, as the game remained goalless heading into the final 10 minutes.
However, Son made it two goals in two appearances since his return from international duty with a thunderous strike from edge of the box that Martin Dubravka could not keep out. And it was Llorente who provided the assist for the South Korean.
Some may have predicted a 1-0 win for Tottenham. Plenty would have probably envisaged Son scoring the goal that separated the two sides. But hats off to former Spurs forward Gibson who produced what proved to be an incredible prediction during the game.
The pundit not only expected Son to score in a 1-0 win, but he also predicted Llorente assisting the goal with a knock-down for his teammate, and was not far off at all when suggesting when the goal would come.
Unsurprisingly, plenty of Spurs fans have since asked Gibson for the lottery numbers following the win…
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