Tottenham made it simply two wins of their final 10 video games as Wolves struck late on to bag a 2-2 attract entrance of a disgruntled house crowd.
Spurs regarded to have the sport within the bag as targets from Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson put them 2-1 up after Hee-Chan Hwang’s opener.
Nevertheless, regardless of shedding key man Matheus Cunha at half-time to damage, Wolves discovered a late leveller by Jorgen Strand Larsen, that means they’ve taken seven factors from Vítor Pereira’s first three video games in cost.
The draw means Spurs, who additionally missed a penalty by Heung-Min Son at 1-1 and have been booed off at full-time, have didn’t win of their final 5 house video games and leaves them down in eleventh within the Premier League desk with solely 24 factors from 19 video games.
It additionally leaves boss Ange Postecoglou beneath big strain.
A torrid month of December, with poor outcomes matched by a rising damage record, had seen Spurs slip down the desk, however they regarded on monitor to complete 2024 with a win after a robust end to the primary half.
Postecoglou’s depleted aspect couldn’t add a 3rd or maintain on, although, and their damage curse struck once more as Future Udogie limped off within the second half with a hamstring damage.
Ange: It hurts me immensely
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Ange Postecoglou reacted to Tottenham’s 2-2 draw towards Wolves on the Tottenham Hotspur stadium and stated they paid the value for not changing the probabilities they created
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou:
“It hurts me as I’m responsible.
“After I see how exhausting they’re making an attempt, it hurts much more. I wished them to get rewards for his or her effort. It hurts immensely. It is my accountability for the place we’re at proper now.
“I’ll keep going mate, we’ve got work to do in getting some help with these players. Our role is to help them perform to their best. I can see how hard they’re trying. If we were at our sharpest we’d have got that third and fourth goal, we were inches away. We are lacking the dynamic movement we need. Where does Deki [Kulusevski] get the energy from? Dom, Sonny. These guys are fighting energy and aren’t as sharp as we can be.
“We’re coping with a good bit and we’re not getting a clean run at something by way of getting gamers again to permit us to clean up the crew. After we get one again, we lose one.”
Analysis: Kulusevski is a machine
Tottenham’s operating man: Dejan Kulusevski
Sky Sports activities’ Lewis Jones:
Should you might bottle and promote Dejan Kulusevski’s secret components you’d make thousands and thousands.
Ange Postecoglou stated after watching star man: “Where does Deki [Kulusevski] get the energy from?”
Such is his relentless power, there’s an argument forming that he may not be human.
Taking part in his fifth straight 90 minutes in simply 14 days, he but once more was Tottenham’s finest participant in possession, making a purpose and three different possibilities, and their most hard-working with out it.
No participant on the pitch ran additional than Kulusevski’s 12.3km whole and his 16 sprints was additionally essentially the most of any participant.
He should sleep properly at night time.
It is clear Spurs are operating on empty although. Not solely are they lacking their finest defenders, however their key males in assault additionally want a relaxation. Heung-Min Son simply cannot cope enjoying one of these relentless schedule now and his penalty miss confirmed it while Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson are giving it their all however are a yard in need of their finest. Good job Spurs have Kulusevski then.
His shoulders have to be aching carrying this aspect.
Opta: House struggles for Spurs
- Tottenham (D2 L3) have didn’t win in 5 successive house Premier League video games for the primary time since October 2008 (a run of eight), in what have been Juande Ramos’ ultimate eight such video games in
- Pereira is simply the fourth supervisor to go unbeaten in his first three top-flight league video games accountable for Wolves (W2 D1) after Andy Beattie in 1964, Ronnie Allen in 1967 and Sammy Chung in 1977.
- Tottenham conceded the opening purpose at house within the Premier League for the fifteenth time in 2024, essentially the most a aspect has performed so in a single 12 months within the competitors.
- Son Heung-min’s saved penalty towards Wolves is simply the second time he is didn’t convert a penalty for Tottenham, seeing a spot kick towards Aston Villa within the Premier League in February 2020 saved by Pepe Reina.
