Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2 with Jorgen Strand Larsen’s 87th-minute equalizer for Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday afternoon.
There was a collective pause before a roar from the far end bounced around Tottenham Hotspur Stadium within sight of Hwang Hee-chan’s first goal in the seventh minute. Granted the freedom of the D by Wolves” wily line of blockers, the South Korea international flicked a well-worked set piece past Fraser Forster.
Hwang’s first goal represented the 15th Premier League 2024 home game in which Spurs have fallen behind. How to choose he noted, this is more than any other side in the history of the competition.
Tottenham didn’t stay ahead for long. In a slightly more prosaic set-piece routine, Rodrigo Bentancur rose above the purple shirts to head home the equalizer from Pedro Porro’s corner in the 12th minute.
Spurs had a chance to take the lead before the half-time whistle as Brennan Johnson drew Andre into an unnecessary lunge that resulted in a penalty. However, Son Heung-min had his firm effort denied by Jose Sa.
The bitter half-time reaction that those in the stands had been preparing for was quickly erased by Johnson’s goal in first-half stoppage time. Keeping his composure at the end of a move set in by Bentancur, the Welsh winger slotted home the corner with virtually the last strike of the first half.
As a nervous crowd grew more and more wary and Spurs sank deeper and deeper, Wolves struck a dagger into Tottenham’s morale with an 87th-minute equalizer. Jorgen Strand Larsen broke the offside trap and fired a powerful effort into the roof of Forster’s net from an acute angle.
More dropped points leave Tottenham in 11th place, while Wolves’ extended unbeaten start under new manager Vitor Pereira has lifted them two points above the relegation zone.
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player |
Valuation |
|---|---|
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GC: Fraser Forster |
5.8/10 |
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RB: Pedro Porro |
7.2/10 |
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CB: Radu Dragusin |
6.1/10 |
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CB: Archie Gray |
6.6/10 |
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LB: Destiny Udogie |
6.9/10 |
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CM: Yves Bissouma |
6.5/10 |
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CM: Rodrigo Bentancur |
7.7/10 |
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A.M.: Dejan Kulusevski |
7.2/10 |
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RW: Brennan Johnson |
8.1/10 |
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ST: Dominic Solanke |
6.4/10 |
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LW: Son Heung-min |
6.4/10 |
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SUB: Sergio Reguilon (50′ for Udogie) |
6.7/10 |
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SUB: James Maddison (64′ for Bissouma) |
6.1/10 |
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SUB: Pape Sarr (64′ for Son) |
6.5/10 |
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SUB: Timo Werner (64′ for Johnson) |
6.7/10 |
Subs not used: Brandon Austin (GK), Alfie Dorrington, Callum Olusesi, Lucas Bergvall, Will Lankshear.
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player |
Valuation |
|---|---|
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GC: Jose Sa |
6.3/10 |
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CB: Matt Doherty |
6.3/10 |
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CB: Santiago Well |
6.5/10 |
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CB: Craig Dawson |
6.1/10 |
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RWB: Nelson Semedo |
7.0/10 |
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CM: Andrew |
5.9/10 |
|
CM: João Gomes |
7.3/10 |
|
LWB: Rayan Ait-Nouri |
8.7/10 |
|
RF: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
5.8/10 |
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LF: Matthew Cunha |
6.6/10 |
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ST: Hwang Hee-chan |
7.5/10 |
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SUB: Goncalo Guedes (46′ for Bellegarde) |
5.9/10 |
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SUB: Jorgen Strand Larsen (46′ for Cunha) |
7.0/10 |
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SUB: Tommy Doyle (69′ for Andre) |
6.4/10 |
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SUB: Rodrigo Gomes (79′ for Dawson) |
6.4/10 |
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SUB: Carlos Forbes (79′ for Hwang) |
6.2/10 |
Subs not used: Sam Johnstone (GK), Alfie Pond, Bastien Meupiyou, Pedro Lima.
