Tottenham came into this match with a great smile on their faces. Scoring 11 goals and conceding just two from the last previous two matches is the reason. Son Heung-Min started the season with zero goals in the seven opening matches of the league. In the span of just three weeks this December, he scored seven. He bagged a brace against Bournemouth in a thumping 5–0 win just days ago. Alongside him, the main protagonist, Harry Kane, also had his shooting boots on with three goals from two matches.
Meanwhile, Wolverhampton came into the Wembley game as the underdogs. Nuno Espirito Santos side lost 2-0 at home against Liverpool on 23 December. Prior to this match, they had failed to beat relegation battlers Fulham, only drawing 1–1. In the previous encounter at Molineux, Wolves were the inferior side; they lost 2–3 after a hard second-half battle.
Tottenham also came into this game with high expectations, a win necessary to keep their title ambitions alive. A slip for Manchester City at Selhurst Park gave them a moral boost facing this match. Unfortunately, the result was very far from what they hoped. The visitors bagged a convincing 3-1 comeback win with all their goals scored in the last 20 minutes of the game. What happened to Tottenham?
Starting XI
Mauricio Pochettino brought his best possible players into this match, with only Mousa Dembele missing from the teamsheet. Christian Eriksen started in the middle of the park alongside Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko. On-fire Kane started in front of Son and Dele Alli. On the bench, there were Lucas Moura, Danny Rose, and promising right-back Kyle Walker-Peters.
Leander Dendoncker got a chance to start this match ahead of Joao Moutinho, who moved to the bench. The Belgian was paired with Neves in midfield. Up front, Raul Jimenez was flanked by Ivan Cavaleiro and Adama Traore. Helder Costa and U-17 World Cup Champion, Morgan Gibbs-White, also started from the bench.
