Tottenham vs Wolves LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Joao Gomes brace earns win for visitors
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The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.
This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Davies looks for Maddison's run with a clever ball inside from the left touchline, and Sa has to race to the edge of his box to clear. Spurs come straight back and Maddison dummies a cutback for Richarlison, but he's crowded out and Wolves eventually survive.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tottenham fail to make anything of their early corner as Toti heads clear for Wolves. Spurs only needed three minutes to go ahead in the reverse fixture and led for 87 minutes, only to collapse spectacularly in stoppage time.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Spurs are immediately on the front foot as Kulusevski and Maddison work the ball out left to Son. The play eventually comes all the way back across to Richarlison, whose teasing delivery is headed behind by Kilman.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
We're under way at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Spurs kitted out in all white and Wolves in their red and green change kit.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Since their return to the Premier League in 2018, Wolves have posted three away wins over Tottenham, with only Chelsea and Liverpool (four each) recording more in that span. Can they cause Spurs more problems here? We're about to find out – kick-off is rapidly approaching!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
O'Neil, meanwhile, makes just one alteration to the Wolves team beaten by Brentford last Saturday. Cunha is sidelined with a hamstring injury, and it's Hwang – making his first appearance since the Asian Cup – who sees off competition from Bellegarde to start in his place. Elsewhere, Mario Lemina's younger brother Noha travelled with the squad for this game, but he misses out on a place on the bench.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tottenham make four changes to the side which beat Brighton in dramatic circumstances last week. The headline news is that Son makes his first start since returning from the Asian Cup, having come off the bench to assist Johnson's winner last time out. Bissouma, Emerson and Davies are also brought in, with Werner and Bentancur dropping to the bench and Destiny Udogie and Pedro Porro out injured.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
WOLVES SUBS: Matt Doherty, Santiago Bueno, Boubacar Traore, Hugo Bueno, Tommy Doyle, Dan Bentley, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Tawanda Chirewa, Nathan Fraser.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
WOLVES (3-4-3): Jose Sa; Maximilian Kilman, Craig Dawson, Toti Gomes; Nelson Semedo, Mario Lemina, Joao Gomes, Rayan Ait-Nouri; Pablo Sarabia, Hwang Hee-chan, Pedro Neto.
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