Wolves vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Mario Lemina scores stunning winner
Ange Postecoglou juggles his squad with James Maddison and Cristian Romero among those missing
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Wolverhampton Wanderers produced a late turnaround to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the early kick-off. Pedro Porro set up Brennan Johnson to tap in from close range just two minutes in and despite the hosts having a shed-load of chances, their wastefulness looked set to see Spurs take the points.
However, Pablo Sarabia whacked in a 90th-minute equaliser, before Mario Lemina slid in a winner six minutes later to send the Molineux fans wild and hand Spurs a second successive league defeat.
Follow the latest reaction from the Premier League below and see the Premier League odds here.
Even wasteful Wolves showed Spurs’ sudden problems - Ange Postecoglou needs a quick fix
Two minutes: that’s how long it took for Tottenham Hotspur to ease a first few lingering nerves that a decimated defence might make them a less-effective team, following that wild and wacky defeat to Chelsea last time out. It wasn’t the end of them by any means, but it gave Spurs both an early lift and something to fight for.
And 88 minutes: that’s how long Ange Postecoglou had to observe and realise that – despite his makeshift team’s obvious effort, desire and willingness to go above and beyond – there just wasn’t the cohesion and balance needed to keep out the best attacks in the Premier League. And that was before the game’s late turnaround.
Brennan Johnson it was who scored early, tapping in after a typically fast-flowing move down the right flank but Spurs rarely threatened thereafter and it was a very different type of performance for the majority of the rest of the game. Even so, they still led until just when the injury time board was being raised; a magnificent first touch and volley from Pablo Sarabia later, matters were levelled. And with the latest of late sucker-punches, Mario Lemina slid in to send the home fans delirious, six minutes past the 90, for Wolves 2-1 Tottenham.
In between, a whole lot happened to give Postecoglou both reason for optimism and pause for thought.
Analysis:
Wasteful Wolves showed Spurs’ sudden problems - Postecoglou needs a quick fix
Ange Postecoglou drafted in Eric Dier and Ben Davies as a new-look centre-back partnership but they couldn’t quite hold out as Spurs lost 2-1 in injury time
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Tottenham Hotspur
And breathe! The full-time whistle sparks more wild celebrations at Molineux, where Wolves have scored two stoppage-time goals to condemn Tottenham to back-to-back defeats in the most remarkable fashion! Johnson's early tap-in looked like being enough for Postecoglou's men as Wolves squandered chance after chance, with Hwang and Kalajdzic guilty of their two most glaring misses in the second half. However, the late introduction of Sarabia was the catalyst for a stunning turnaround. The Spaniard levelled with a brilliant strike as the clock ticked into stoppage-time, then turned provider in the 97th minute as his low cross was turned home by Lemina! What a result for O'Neil's team – it's just the eighth time a team has won a Premier League game when they were losing going into the 90th minute, and half of those matches have involved Tottenham (two wins, two losses). Wolves go into the international break on a high with 15 points from 12 games, and they will face Fulham at Craven Cottage after the hiatus. Spurs, meanwhile, must regroup ahead of a huge showdown with Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 26. Thank you for joining us for our coverage of another crazy Premier League game – it's goodbye for now, and we'll see you next time!
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Yellow Card João Victor Gomes da Silva
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Tottenham Hotspur
Now Lo Celso catches Lemina with a poor challenge and Doyle takes a quick free-kick to set Hwang on the attack…
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Tottenham Hotspur
The referee is in danger of losing control here! Cunha is felled by Lo Celso, then Doherty flies into another late challenge which earns him a caution. Cunha is screaming at the fourth official – he is furious with that decision.
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Spurs load the box from the set-piece, but Kilman gets up to clear and the hosts break at speed through Cunha…
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