Wolves have actually won each of their last three meetings with Spurs, achieving this for the first time in the 116-year history of this fixture, actually winning four of their last six visits to either Wembley or the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, most-recently prevailing 2-1 in N17 in February.
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Will Wolverhampton Wanderers' remarkably recent form continue? A week ago, Vítor Pereira took charge of Wolves for the very first time and could not have dreamt of a better start, overseeing a 3-0 demolition of Leicester, all the goals coming in a 25-minute first half spree. Then on Boxing Day, the Old Gold were victorious again, this time defeating ten-man Man United 2-0 at Molineux; Matheus Cunha scoring straight from a corner, before the Brazilian turned provider, putting it on a plate for Hwang Hee-chan to rubber stamp victory in stoppage time. Prior to Pereira's appointment, Wolves had lost four on the spin, but these back-to-back victories have seen them leap out of the bottom three, now seeking three successive Premier League wins for the first time in 364 days.
Tottenham Hotspur meantime are in desperate need of victory, kicking off 11th, 13 points worse off than at this stage a year ago. On Boxing Day, Ange Postecoglou's team were beaten once again, this time defeated 1-0 at the City Ground by Nottingham Forest. As a result, Spurs have now lost four of their last five league outings, their sole league victory of December, in six attempts, coming against bottom of the table Southampton.
Yes the Lilywhites' high-scoring games against Chelsea, Man United and Liverpool are what garner all the headlines, but it's low-scoring defeats at the hands of Palace, Ipswich, Bournemouth and now Forest that are really holding this team back. After this, Tottenham's next two league fixtures are against in-form Newcastle and then a North London derby at Arsenal, with the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final against Liverpool in-between. So, should Spurs fail to win this one, a tough-looking start to 2025 will only appear even more daunting.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Head-to-Head Record
- Matches Played: 106.
- Tottenham Hotspur Wins: 52. Draws: 21. Wolverhampton Wanderers Wins: 33.
Tottenham Hotspur Team News
Ange Postecoglou is extremely short of defensive options right now. Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Ben Davies are all sidelined, Radu Drăgușin is a doubt, having hobbled off on Boxing Day, while Djed Spence's late red card against his former employers means he is suspended. Thus, Pedro Porro will return, while Sergio Reguilón could feature for Tottenham in the Premier League for the first time in 988 days; he's represented three other clubs during the intervening period.
Rodrigo Bentancur's ban is now over, with the Uruguayan starting at the City Ground, but will either Yves Bissouma or James Maddison return to midfield, after both began on the bench on Thursday? In Guglielmo Vicario's continued absence, Fraser Forster will start a tenth successive match, while attackers Mikey Moore, Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are also sidelined. Maddison and Bentancur would sit out next Saturday's visit from Newcastle if cautioned.
Tottenham Hotspur predicted lineup vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: (4-2-3-1): Forster; Porro, Gray, Drăgușin, Udogie; Bissouma, Bentancur, Kuluševski, Maddison, Son Heung-min; Solanke.
Tottenham Hotspur Player to Watch vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Son Heung-min has seven goals to his name this season, although he's never previously netted in 12 attempts against Wolves, by far the most occasions he's faced a single opponent without scoring- eight outings against Bayer Leverkusen is the next most.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Team News
Vítor Pereira has instantaneously discovered a winning formulae at Wolves, making just a solitary change from his first game to his second, with Rayan Aït-Nouri, returning from suspension, reinstated at left-wing-back. Given that they've won both matches, minimal changes are forecast. Yerson Mosquera, Boubacar Traoré, Mario Lemina and Saša Kalajdžić are all injured, while Hwang Hee-chan will be hoping to see some more minutes, having belatedly opened his account for the campaign on Boxing Day. Star striker Matheus Cunha has been charged by the FA due to his behaviour following the defeat to Ipswich, meaning a ban is imminent, although, for now, he's still available. Toti and Aït-Nouri meantime would miss next Monday's clash with Nottingham Forst if cautioned.
Wolverhampton Wanderers predicted lineup vs Tottenham Hotspur: (3-4-2-1): José Sá; Doherty, Toti, Bueno; Semedo, André, João Gomes, Aït-Nouri; Guedes, Strand Larsen, Cunha.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Player to Watch vs Tottenham Hotspur
We've already mentioned him, but Matheus Cunha is Wolves' star man, scoring his tenth of the season against Man United so, assuming he's available, can he add to his tally?
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Prediction
We are backing Spurs for victory in this one, even if Wolves will more than fancy their chances. Given that the last eight matches played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have produced 40 goals, with both teams scoring in all eight, an entertaining affair is guaranteed: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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What is the date and kick-off time for Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League?
Tottenham vs Wolves takes place on Sunday 29 December 2024, with kick off at 15:00 (GMT), 10:00 (EDT) & 7:00 (PST).