Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueTottenham's top four bid dented with Wolves defeat
Tottenham's bid for the top four stumbled on Sunday following a 2-0 home defeat to Wolves.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 5': Foul by Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 5': Luke Cundle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 6': Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Coady.
- 6': Attempt saved. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 6': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 9': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Ryan Sessegnon is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 13': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 14': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur with a through ball.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 18': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 20': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Davies.
- 21': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 22': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
- 23': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 23': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 28': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
- 29': Foul by Luke Cundle (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 29': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Luke Cundle (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 29': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Winks tries a through ball, but Lucas Moura is caught offside.
- 34': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 36': Attempt saved. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 37': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 40': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 40': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 48': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 48': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 53': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Cundle with a through ball.
- 53': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 53': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez tries a through ball, but Rayan Aït-Nouri is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a through ball.
- 58': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 61': Foul by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 61': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 64': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 65': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 65': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 65': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by José Sá.
- 68': Hand ball by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 68': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 70': Attempt missed. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 71': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Lucas Moura.
- 71': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 71': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 74': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 76': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 77': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Davies with a headed pass.
- 78': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 79': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 80': Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 81': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 81': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Daniel Podence.
- 81': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Matt Doherty.
- 83': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 84': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Trincão replaces Luke Cundle.
- 85': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
- 86': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 88': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
- 88': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 89': Attempt saved. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by José Sá.
- 89': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 89': Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+1': Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+3': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+4': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Statistics
 WOL |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Saves | 5 |
| 41.4 | Possession | 58.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 310 | Accurate Passes | 478 |
| 412 | Passes | 572 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 6 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 32 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 56,452
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 56,452
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 12 | +16 | 31 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 4 | Cristian Romero |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur  |
| 8 | Harry Winks |
| 19 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 27 | Lucas Moura |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 39 | Luke Cundle |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 10 | Daniel Podence |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
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