Comments, predictions Tottenham vs Wolverhampton: Tit for tat

Two teams struggling in the bottom half of the Premier League will face off in the final game of 2024 on Sunday, as struggling Tottenham Hotspur host resurgent Wolverhampton Wanderers in north London.

Tottenham's Boxing Day game against Nottingham Forest ended in a disappointing 1-0 defeat, while just hours later, Wolves under Vitor Pereira won 2-0 against Manchester United.

Latest Tottenham vs Wolverhampton squad information

Postecoglou was faced with a weakened defence before Christmas, and his situation will be even worse for Sunday's game, with Djed Spence absent through suspension after picking up a red card against his former club on Boxing Day.

Radu Dragusin is also a major doubt after picking up an ankle injury in the defeat to Forest, while Ben Davies (hamstring), Mikey Moore (illness), Guglielmo Vicario (ankle), Micky van de Ven (thigh), Cristian Romero (thigh), Wilson Odobert (hamstring) and Richarlison (hamstring) remain in hospital.

Dragusin's absence could leave Postecoglou without all the veteran centre-backs in his squad, forcing him to play 19-year-old Alfie Dorrington alongside 18-year-old Archie Gray, unless Yves Bissouma has to play an emergency centre-back role.

As for Wolves, they have no concerns for Sunday's trip, and there is hope that key midfielder Mario Lemina will be fit to play after missing the win over Man United with a calf injury.

However, Spanish winger Pablo Sarabia is expected to miss out due to a similar issue, while Sasa Kalajdzic, Boubacar Traore, Enso Gonzalez and Yerson Mosquera are still on a long road to recovery from knee injuries.

Most of Wolves' starters from the Boxing Day win will be retained, but Hwang may have proved himself capable of replacing Goncalo Guedes after scoring his first Premier League goal of the season last time out.

Latest expected lineup Tottenham vs Wolverhampton

Tottenham Hotspur:

Forster; Porro, Gray, Dorrington, Udogie; Bergvall, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke

Wolverhampton Wanderers:

Sa; Doherty, S. Bueno, Toti; Semedo, Andre, J. Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Guedes, Cunha; Larsen

Latest football commentary Tottenham vs Wolverhampton

It is worth pondering what went through Daniel Levy’s mind when the final whistle blew at the City Ground on Thursday. The man who Levy sacked after just 17 games in 2021 has helped Nottingham Forest strengthen their Champions League chances and destroyed Tottenham’s European hopes.

Nuno Espirito Santo's failed managerial stint at Tottenham is best relegated to the back of his CV, but the Portuguese got a chance to avenge his sacking in 2021 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when Anthony Elanga scored his third goal in three games, slotting past goalkeeper Fraser Forster.

While Tottenham's attack had been so exciting earlier, they were left without any ideas by the brilliance of centre-backs Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo, as Ange Postecoglou's side continued their run of second straight Premier League defeats and fourth defeat in their last five games in the English top flight.

Postecoglou's current side are a stark contrast to the formidable Tottenham side he led in his first weeks in charge. Despite still being second in the Premier League in terms of goals scored behind Liverpool, Tottenham are currently stuck in the bottom half of the table and have won just three of their last 12 games in all competitions.

However, if there is one thing Postecoglou’s Tottenham have been good at, it is putting on entertaining games at home in north London. The last three games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have seen a total of 23 goals – an average of more than seven per game – and both teams have scored in Spurs’ last eight home games.

Just as Tottenham did when Postecoglou arrived, Wolverhampton Wanderers are now enjoying a wave of excitement after changing managers, with Pereira following up an opening-day win over Leicester City with an impressive win over Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United on 26 December.

Playing most of the second half with a numerical advantage thanks to Bruno Fernandes' red card, Wolves fired Molineux into life when Matheus Cunha scored directly from a corner, with the Brazilian then providing a superb assist for Hwang Hee-chan to seal the win.

Wolves' second successive Premier League win, coupled with Leicester City's 3-1 defeat to Liverpool, lifted the visitors out of the relegation zone, but just one more result would see Wolves, currently in 17th place, fall back into danger.

Wolves, though, have reason to hope for a positive result this weekend, with history and a belief in luck, they could well win three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since they also won their final three games of 2023, against Chelsea, Brentford and Everton.

With 2-1 wins in both Premier League meetings in the 2023-24 season, Wolves have beaten Tottenham in each of their last three encounters.

Tottenham vs Wolverhampton score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Tottenham vs Wolverhampton match:

• Sportsmole: Tottenham 1-1 Wolverhampton

• WhoScore: Tottenham 2-1 Wolverhampton
• Our prediction: Tottenham 2-2 Wolverhampton

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