Hwang Hee-Chan is back! First goal of 2024

Hwang Hee-Chan (28, Wolverhampton Wanderers) roared in the Premier League for the first time in a long time.

He scored his 11th goal of the season in the 35th round of the 2023-24 English Premier League on Sunday (Sept. 27) against Luton Town at home at Molineux Stadium.

Spearheading the attack, Hwang rattled the net with a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty box in the 38th minute with the score 0-0 after a calm folding dribble past one defender. It was Wolverhampton's first goal and Hwang's 11th league goal.

Hwang is on a career high with 10 goals and three assists this season, but it's been a while since he's scored a goal. His last league goal was against Brentford last December.

It has been difficult to maintain consistent form. Earlier this year, he missed the beginning of the year as he participated in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar. After being out of form throughout the tournament, Hwang suffered a nagging hamstring injury upon his return. In 2024 alone, Hwang has made just five league 토토사이트 appearances.

However, he is gradually picking up his pace. After returning from injury against Nottingham Forest, he steadily increased his minutes against Arsenal and Bournemouth. He was disappointed to have his goal against Bournemouth disallowed. In the 20th minute of the second half, Hwang leapt up and rattled the post with his head, only to have the goal disallowed after a foul by a teammate in the box was revealed.

But it was definitely a sign of his improvement. Gary O'Neill said after the Bournemouth game: “We've got to get Hwang fitter. If he showed a little bit of what he can do today, he's not back to his old self,” O'Neill said after the game, adding, ”We need key players to step up. We were in a tough situation, but our performance level was good until tonight. (Tonight) was our worst performance so far this season. We have to do better.”

The disappointment of being chastised by the manager and having a goal disallowed was quickly made up for at Luton. “We started well, with a lot of movement. Early in the first half, he cut deep down the right and found himself one-on-one with the keeper. He had to swallow his disappointment when his right-footed shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, but he celebrated with a trademark diving effort that rattled the net in the 38th minute.

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