English Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Harry Kane header edges Tottenham past Wolves to continue unbeaten run

Harry Kane was Tottenham Hotspur's hero once again as his header helped the team to a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
  • 6': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes with a cross.
  • 7': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 7': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Nathan Collins (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 9': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho.
  • 11': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 11': Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Foul by Nathan Collins (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 17': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 21': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 22': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Eric Dier tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 29': Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 30': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 31': Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 35': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 35': Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Podence.
  • 39': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  • 43': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 44': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 44': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by José Sá.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 45'+2': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ben Davies.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 46': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
  • 47': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane with a cross.
  • 51': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Podence.
  • 54': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 56': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 56': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 58': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leander Dendoncker replaces João Moutinho.
  • 59': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez replaces Daniel Podence.
  • 61': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 63': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 64': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 64': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker.
  • 66': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
  • 67': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Nathan Collins (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Nathan Collins (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 71': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 71': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 72': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 72': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 76': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Son Heung-Min.
  • 76': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Ivan Perisic.
  • 81': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 81': Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  • 85': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
  • 86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 90': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
  • 90': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 3
50.1 Possession 49.9
20 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
399 Accurate Passes 411
477 Passes 472
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 6
19 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 52
32 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
9 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
6 Interceptions 4
17 Effective Clearances 17
17 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,298

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
Full Standings

Line-Ups

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
15 Eric Dier
33 Ben Davies
6 Davinson Sánchez
30 Rodrigo Bentancur
5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Yellow Card
14 Ivan Perisic
12 Emerson Royal
10 Harry Kane
7 Son Heung-Min
21 Dejan Kulusevski

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
4 Nathan Collins Yellow Card
23 Max Kilman
19 Jonny
28 João Moutinho
27 Matheus Nunes
8 Rúben Neves
3 Rayan Aït-Nouri Yellow Card
7 Pedro Neto
17 Goncalo Guedes
10 Daniel Podence

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