Pallade Veneta - Palhinha rescues point for Tottenham against winless Wolves

Palhinha rescues point for Tottenham against winless Wolves


Palhinha rescues point for Tottenham against winless Wolves
Palhinha rescues point for Tottenham against winless Wolves / Photo: Ian Kington - AFP

Joao Palhinha rescued a 1-1 draw for Tottenham deep into stoppage time and deny bottom-of-the-table Wolves their first Premier League win of the season on Saturday.

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The visitors, who had lost all of their previous five league games, were on course for a deserved win through Santiago Bueno's goal on 54 minutes.

However, Palhinha provided the quality Tottenham had lacked all night with a brilliant finish four minutes into added time to salvage a point.

Spurs move up to third in the table despite winning just one of their last four league games.

The home side had started brightly as Sam Johnstone turned Mohammed Kudus' header from close range onto the bar.

Kudus then arrowed a fine strike into the top corner after a one-two with Lucas Bergvall, but the Ghanaian was flagged offside.

After a slow start, Wolves began to gain a foothold and were close to a half-time lead themselves when former Tottenham defender Matt Doherty hit the woodwork.

Much has been made of Spurs' improvement from set-pieces since Thomas Frank replaced Ange Postecoglou.

However, it was from a corner that Tottenham conceded the opening goal.

Ladislav Krejci's header was parried by Guglielmo Vicario but the ball fell perfectly for Santiago Bueno to turn into an empty net.

The goal suddenly infused Wolves with belief as they bossed the second half and should have added to their lead.

A brilliant team move teed up Hugo Bueno, who could only fire straight at Vicario with only the goalkeeper to beat.

Spurs had failed to even register a shot on target in the second period until deep into added time, Mathys Tel cushioned a cross into the path of Palhinha, who curled into the far corner from outside the box.

Wolves remain rooted to the foot of the table, but do close to within three points of safety.

L.Barone--PV

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