Tottenham cling to win after Juan Foyth gives Wolves route for fightback
Wolves 2-3 Tottenham: Relive all the action at Molineux below
Tottenham surged into a three-goal lead but were left hanging on to beat Wolves3-2 after Argentine debutant Juan Foyth conceded two second-half penalties on his first start in the Premier League.
Erik Lamela burst into the penalty area before rolling his shot under home goalkeeper Rui Patricio to open the scoring.
Tottenham added a second goal three minutes later when Lucas Moura powered in a free header, and the three points seemed assured when Harry Kane scored his eighth goal of the season in the 62nd minute after Rui Patricio saved his initial effort.
Wolves grabbed a lifeline with 22 minutes left. Kieran Trippier lost possession, 20-year-old center back Foyth fouled Raul Jimenez and Ruben Neves buried his penalty.
Jimenez pulled another goal back with another spot kick in the 79th after Foyth brought down defender Jonny, but fourth-place Tottenham defied Wolverhampton's late bid for an equalizer to move within three points of leader Liverpool.
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Relive all the action below
21 mins: Bournemouth 1 - 0 Man Utd
Martial gets in a tussle with Steve Cook and turns the ball past the Bournemouth defender, but his touch is a little heavy and Begovic claims the ball. It was United's best effort so far and it wasn't really much of an effort
24 mins: Bournemouth 1 - 0 Man Utd
Bournemouth bomb forward with gusto again, they just look sharper than United, Wilson holds the ball up before giving it to Francis who squares it to Stanislas on the edge of the box. Stanislas hits it first time and De Gea makes the save.
27 mins: Bournemouth 1 - 0 Man Utd
Brooks goes down in the penalty area as Luke Shaw challenges him for the ball but the referee waves away the appeal.
30 mins: Bournemouth 1 - 0 Man Utd
United have been slow, sloppy and just really poor in the first 30 minutes of this game. Bournemouth threaten to break away again but Pogba tracks back well and wins the ball.
33 mins: Bournemouth 1 - 0 Man Utd
Pogba gives away a free kick on the edge of Bournemouth's area, the ball comes out and the visitors win it back, Martial gets the ball out wide on the left and he's able to cross it into the box. He finds Fred with the pass and Fred squanders his chance on goal.
34 mins: Bournemouth 1 - 1 Man Utd - Martial
Sanchez wins the ball on the halfway line and gives it to Ashley Young who is running down the right wing. Sanchez continues his run into the box and Young dinks the ball past Ake to Sanchez who pulls it back to Martial. Martial runs onto the ball and fires it home for the equaliser.
36 mins: Bournemouth 1- 1 Man Utd
Bournemouth have a free kick that's whipped into United's box, Ashley Young goes down after tussling with Lerma and the visitors are award a free kick of their own.
39 mins: Bournemouth 1 - 1 Man Utd
Better from Man Utd, the ball goes over the top and Sanchez heads it back to Mata waiting in the box, he tries to wrong foot Begovic but pulls his shot wide of the goal
42 mins: Bournemouth 1 - 1 Man Utd
Bournemouth break again and United's defenders are slow again. Stanislas breaks down the right past Shaw and feeds it into Fraser who takes a shot that De Gea pushes past the post. Corner for Bournemouth.
Fraser delivers and Fred gives away a free kick against Lewis Cook.
45 mins: Bournemouth 1 - 1 Man Utd
Stanislas waits over the ball, the wind picks up, De Gea organises his wall. 25 yards out and he hits the wall! But Bournemouth have a throw in and they continue their attack, Steve Cook throws it long but United get the ball clear courtesy of Ashley Young.
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