WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers found a way to reverse the score against Tottenham Hotspur to win 2-1. It was Tottenham Hotspur to strike first with an early goal of Brennan Johnson at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 90′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mario Lemina gave the win to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 90′ minute. Tottenham Hotspur lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson with the help of Tim Wood and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.13 degrees Celsius or 46.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 - 1

Tottenham Hotspur

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 99 Attack 116
  • 66 Dangerous attack 40
  • 128 Ball safe 148
  • 16 Free Kicks 23
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 3
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 20 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur had a strong ball possession 58% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wolverhampton Wanderers was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wolverhampton Wanderers won the match​.

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 17 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 4 yellow cards (Rayan Aït Nouri, João Gomes, Craig Dawson and Matt Doherty). On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards (Yves Bissouma, Emerson Royal and Rodrigo Bentancur ).

Match Timeline

3'
Brennan Johnson(goal)Pedro Porro
45'
Emerson Royal- Yellow
45'
Yves Bissouma- Yellow
63'
Rodrigo Bentancur- sub ->Pape Matar Sarr
Matt Doherty- sub ->Nélson Semedo
67'
73'
75'
Bryan Gil- sub ->Brennan Johnson
76'
Giovani Lo Celso- sub ->Yves Bissouma
Thomas Doyle- sub ->Rayan Aït Nouri
87'
Pablo Sarabia- sub ->João Gomes
87'
89'
Rodrigo Bentancur- Yellow
Pablo Sarabia(goal)Matheus Cunha
90'
Craig Dawson- Yellow
90'
Matt Doherty- Yellow
90'
Mario Lemina(goal)Pablo Sarabia
90'
Rayan Aït-Nouri- Yellow
90'
João Gomes- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 15 points like Chelsea and Crystal Palace to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur will stay with 26 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Liverpool on the 19th of May with a 15-4 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will play away agasint Sheffield United on the 19th of May with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (2 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
6.8
D
Craig Dawson 15.England
6.8
90'
D
Max Kilman 23.England
6.7
D
Toti 24.Portugal
7.3
M
João Gomes 8.Brazil
7.3
87' 90'
M
Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria
8.1
87' 90'
M
Mario Lemina 5.Gabon
8.5
90'
M
Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea
6.3
M
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
7.5
67'
M
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 27.France
7.3
73'
F
Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil
7.7
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bentley 25.England
D
Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland
6.4
67' 90'
D
Hugo Bueno 17.Spain
D
Jonny Otto 19.Spain
M
Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali
M
Thomas Doyle 20.England
7.0
87'
M
Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain
9.1
87' 90'
F
Fábio Silva 9.Portugal
F
Sasa Kalajdzic 18.Austria
6.3
73'

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: José Sá (6.8), Max Kilman (6.7), Craig Dawson (6.8), Toti Gomes (7.3), Nélson Semedo (7.5), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (7.3), Mario Lemina (8.5), João Gomes (7.3), Rayan Aït Nouri (8.1), Hwang Hee-Chan (6.3) and Matheus Cunha (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Sasa Kalajdzic (6.3), Matt Doherty (6.4), B. Traoré, Fábio Silva, Hugo Bueno, Jonny, Tommy Doyle (7.0), Pablo Sarabia (9.1) and Daniel Bentley.

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 4 changes: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Sasa Kalajdzic (73′), Rayan Aït Nouri for Tommy Doyle (87′), João Gomes for Pablo Sarabia (87′) and Nélson Semedo for Matt Doherty (67′).

Best player: Pablo Sarabia​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Pablo Sarabia.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 2 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 87′.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy
7.0
D
Ben Davies 33.Wales
8.1
D
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
7.0
45'
D
Eric Dier 15.England
7.0
D
Pedro Porro 23.Spain
7.3
M
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark
6.7
M
Yves Bissouma 8.Mali
6.7
76' 45'
M
Pape Matar Sarr 29.Senegal
6.6
63'
F
Heung-min Son 7.South Korea
6.8
F
Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden
6.4
F
Brennan Johnson 22.Wales
7.5
75' 3'
Substitutes
G
Fraser Forster 20.England
D
Ashley Phillips 35.England
M
Giovani Lo Celso 18.Argentina
7.0
76'
M
Rodrigo Bentancur 30.Uruguay
6.7
63' 89'
M
Oliver Skipp 4.England
F
Bryan Gil 11.Spain
6.3
75'
F
Alejo Véliz 36.Argentina

Tottenham Hotspur started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Guglielmo Vicario (7.0), Pedro Porro (7.3), Eric Dier (7.0), Ben Davies (8.1), Emerson Royal (7.0), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.7), Yves Bissouma (6.7), Pape Matar Sarr (6.6), Dejan Kulusevski (6.4), Heung-min Son (6.8) and Brennan Johnson (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Oliver Skipp, Bryan Gil  (6.3), Giovani Lo Celso  (7.0), Fraser Forster, Rodrigo Bentancur  (6.7), Ashley Phillips, Alejo Véliz, Jamie Donley and Alfie Dorrington.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Pape Matar Sarr for Rodrigo Bentancur  (63′), Yves Bissouma for Giovani Lo Celso  (76′) and Brennan Johnson for Bryan Gil  (75′).

Best player: Ben Davies​

The most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Ben Davies.

His rating is (8.1) with 68 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​