WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers defeats Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 after A. Traoré scored just 1 goal (82′).
The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson assisted by Scott Ledger and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Paul Tierney. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.9 degrees Celsius or 39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 8 Total 21
- 5 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 9
- 74 Attack 104
- 33 Dangerous attack 52
- 127 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 18
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Wolverhampton Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Tottenham Hotspur that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Tottenham Hotspur had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Wolverhampton Wanderers succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 22 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Rúben Neves). Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (Dejan Kulusevski).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 27 points like Crystal Palace to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur will stay with 45 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Manchester United on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).
Tottenham Hotspur will play away agasint Aston Villa on the 13th of May with a 19-5 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers
67'
45'
82'
Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: José Sá , Nélson Semedo , Craig Dawson , Max Kilman , Jonny Otto , Rúben Neves , Mario Lemina , Pablo Sarabia , Matheus Nunes , Pedro Neto and Diego Costa .
The home team had on the bench: Rayan Aït Nouri, Nathan Collins , Raúl Jiménez , Daniel Bentley, Tote António Gomes, João Moutinho , Adama Traoré , Matheus Cunha and João Victor Gomes da Silva.
Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Raúl Jiménez (injured).
Substitutions
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: Diego Costa for Raúl Jiménez (28′), Mario Lemina for Nathan Collins (47′), Pedro Neto for Adama Traoré (47′), Pablo Sarabia for Matheus Cunha (67′) and Matheus Nunes for João Moutinho (67′).
Best player: José Sá
The most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was the goalkeeper: José Sá. His rating is 8.00. He performed 6 saves.
Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Antonio Conte played with: Fraser Forster , Cristian Romero , Clément Lenglet , Ben Davies , Pedro Porro , Oliver Skipp , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Ivan Perišić , Dejan Kulusevski , Heung-min Son and Harry Kane .
These were the players on the bench: Emerson Royal , Brandon Austin, Lucas Moura , Pape Matar Sarr, Eric Dier, Davinson Sánchez Mina, Japhet Tanganga, Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld and Richarlison .
Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Dejan Kulusevski for Lucas Moura (78′), Pedro Porro for Emerson (81′) and Ben Davies for Richarlison (85′).
Best player: Dejan Kulusevski
The most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Dejan Kulusevski.
His rating is with 23 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-0
- Southampton – Leicester City – 1-0
- Manchester City – Newcastle United – 2-0
- Chelsea – Leeds United – 1-0
- Brighton & Hove Albion – West Ham United – 4-0
- Aston Villa – Crystal Palace – 1-0
- Arsenal – AFC Bournemouth – 3-2
