Wolverhampton Wanderers will sq. off in opposition to a haphazard Tottenham Hotspur within the Premier League on Sunday. Wolves managed to kind of shake off the stress of the relegation battle of their newest outing by beating Ipswich City 2-1 final weekend.
In the meantime, Spurs have been held to a 1-1 draw by Eintracht Frankfurt within the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie.
Regardless of heading into the sport fancying their possibilities, Wolves had their work minimize out for them final Saturday as Liam Delap put the Tractor Boys forward within the twelfth minute of the sport.
They needed to come again from behind to safe the victory and guarantee enough separation from the gravitational puill of the relegation zone.
It was super-sub Pablo Sarabia who impressed Wolves’ comeback, scoring the primary after which establishing Jorgen Strand Larsen to cap off the comeback.
The win helped them set up a 12-point hole between them and the relegation zone and with solely seven extra matches to play, it is onerous to think about Ipswich or Southampton leapfrogging them.
In the meantime, Molineux’s Sunday guests may end the week with simply two factors greater than the hosts. Ange Postecoglou’s once-promising Tottenham Hotspur facet have gone to rack and smash and the previous Celtic coach cuts a pissed off determine as of late.
Of their newest outing, they got here from behind to attract the primary leg of their Europa League quarter-final encounter in opposition to Eintracht Frankfurt in midweek. It was Pedro Porro who restored parity for the Lilywhites after Hugo Ekitike had put the German facet in entrance with a scorcher.
Spurs have misplaced every of their final three away matches with out scoring a single purpose. They’ve been overwhelmed 9 occasions in away matches within the English prime flight this time period, third solely to relegation scrappers Southampton (13) and Leicester Metropolis (11).
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Tottenham Hotspur Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Tottenham are winless of their final 4 league matches in opposition to Wolves.
- Wolves have gained their final two residence league conferences with Spurs.
- Wolves have gained every of their final three Premier League matches. No different facet is at the moment on an extended profitable run within the competitors.
- Solely Nineteenth-placed Leicester Metropolis (13) and Twentieth-placed Southampton (13) have suffered extra losses on the highway within the ongoing Premier League season than Tottenham Hotspur (9).
- Since Vitor Pereira took over from Gary O’Neil in December, solely 5 groups have gained extra Premier League matches than Wolves (seven).
Wolverhampton Wanderers Prediction
Regardless of being seventeenth within the desk, Wolves are presently one of the in-form sides within the Premier League.
Postecoglou is more likely to relaxation just a few key gamers or a minimum of restrict their involvement on Sunday as they’ve the all-important Europa League quarter-final second leg in opposition to Eintracht Frankfurt developing in midweek.
Even when Spurs have been to carry the entire cavalry, a win at Molineux over Wolves is more likely to elude them.
Prediction: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Tottenham Hotspur Betting Suggestions
Tip 1: Consequence – Wolverhampton Wanderers to win
Tip 2: Recreation to have over 2.5 objectives – Sure
Tip 3: Each groups to attain – Sure
Edited by Shambhu Ajith