Spurs will look to give their survival hopes a real boost on Saturday afternoon as they travel to Molineux to take on rock-bottom Wolves.
Roberto De Zerbi was denied his first win as Spurs boss last weekend as his new side conceded deep into stoppage time to draw 2-2 at home to the Italian’s former side, Brighton & Hove Albion.
Tottenham are still yet to win in the Premier League this calendar year, and remain two points from safety, but they will view this clash as a must-win against their already-relegated hosts.
Wolves’s relegation was finally confirmed, as they suffered back-to-back away defeats against two of Spurs’s relegation rivals, West Ham United and Leeds United, shipping seven goals across those defeats, and failing to score once.
However, Rob Edwards will take confidence from the fact that his side have taken seven points across their last three Premier League encounters in front of their supporters (W2-D1-L0), including back-to-back wins over Champions League-chasing Liverpool and Aston Villa.
How the bookies view it: Spurs favourites
Despite having yet to win in the Premier League this calendar year, Tottenham come into this clash as favourites, with bet365 pricing an away success at just 8/11.
Wolves are 16/5 underdogs to claim a third consecutive victory at Molineux, whilst the draw is 10/3.
Head to head: Six unbeaten for Wolves
Wolves are unbeaten in each of their previous six Premier League meetings with Spurs (W4-D2-L0), winning each of the last three in front of their supporters.
Players to watch: Simons to strike again?
Xavi Simons put in a ‘Man of the Match’ performance against Brighton last time out, as he was involved in both of their goals in their agonising 2-2 draw with the Seagulls.
The Dutch international has now scored three times and provided six assists since his summer move from RB Leipzig, and is an appealing 11/10 to Score or Assist on Saturday.
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Predicted line-ups:
Wolves will be missing the injured Jose Sa, Sam Johnstone and Enso Gonzalez and the suspended Yerson Mosquera, whilst Ladislav Krejci, Angel Gomes and Matt Doherty are doubts.
Spurs will be without the injured Guglielmo Vicario, Christian Romero, Destiny Udogie, Dejan Kulusevski, Ben Davies, Wilson Odobert and Mohammed Kudus.
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Bentley, Toti, S. Bueno, Krejci, Tchatchoua, Andre, J. Gomes, H. Bueno, Bellegarde, Mane, Armstrong
Tottenham Hotspur: Kinsky, Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence, Bentancur, Gallagher, Bissouma, Simons, Kolo Muani, Solanke
Anything else catch the eye?
Spurs will view this clash as a must-win, but they have failed to win in the Premier League this calendar year and don’t appeal at 8/11, especially against a Wolves side that has taken seven points from their last three matches at home.
Instead, backing goals seems the sensible play, with Both Teams to Score landing in 11 of Tottenham’s last 14 Premier League outings, whilst 10 of the previous 13 have gone Over 2.5 Goals.
What’s more, Wolves have scored seven goals across their last four at home, with Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals also landing in three of them.
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