Tottenham slipped out of the top four as Joao Gomes scored twice, securing a deserved 2-1 victory for Wolves in north London on Saturday afternoon.
Wolves took the lead on the stroke of half-time when Gomes headed in from a corner. Dejan Kulusevski leveled proceedings with a smart finish early in the second half. However, a burst of pace from Pedro Neto allowed Wolves to counter, and Gomes arrived in the box to smash in the winner, solidifying their position in the top ten.
In the build-up to the match, both teams faced injury setbacks. Tottenham was without influential full-backs Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie, while Wolves missed the goals of in-form forward Matheus Cunha due to a hamstring injury.
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Tottenham struggled to break down the well-drilled Wolves outfit during the first half, failing to register a shot on target. Wolves capitalized on this, with Gomes heading in a beautiful goal from a corner just before half-time.
Kulusevski’s slick run early in the second half brought Tottenham back into the game, but Wolves regained the lead after Neto’s impressive solo run set up Gomes for his second goal.
Despite a late triple change from the bench by Tottenham’s manager Ange Postecoglou, Wolves maintained their solid defensive display. Substitute Jean-Ricner Bellegarde had a chance to seal the game for Wolves, but his effort was blocked by Emerson.
Tottenham couldn’t mount a comeback in the final moments, and Wolves secured the victory, ending Tottenham’s five-match unbeaten run in the Premier League while extending their own unbeaten streak away from home to four matches.