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SPURS 2-0 WOLVES
Kane, Højbjerg
Kane, Højbjerg
Spurs: Lloris (c), Tanganga, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso (Winks), Bale (Sissoko), Dele (Ndombele), Son, Kane.
Subs: Hart, Doherty, Sanchez, Bergwijn, Lamela, Lucas.
Wolves: Patricio, Hoever, Coady (c), Saiss, Semedo, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Traore, Vitinha, Gibbs-White, Fabio Silva.
Subs: Ruddy, Ait-Nouri, Marcal, Neves, Jose, Boly, Cundle, Kilman, Corbeanu.
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We host Wolves in the Premier League on Sunday, with us looking to stay ahead of Everton in the table in the quest for a European qualification spot. Wolves, meanwhile, still have an outside chance of finishing in the top half for a third successive season.
Mason won his first two league games in charge, albeit with an expected defeat to league champions Manchester City in the EFL Cup final sandwiched in between, the 29-year-old came crashing back down to earth with a 3-1 defeat at Leeds United last weekend.
Stuart Dallas continued his remarkable campaign by opening the scoring from close range to extend his league tally to eight for the season, but Son quickly levelled the proceedings after an excellent through ball from Dele. Kane looked to have provided the us with the lead moments later, but he saw his strike controversially ruled out for a narrow offside call, with Leeds taking charge of the encounter thereafter. Mason would have been hugely disappointed with the manner in which we crumbled, helping forwards Bamford and Rodrigo take the game away from us either side of the break. Unlike most sides in the division in this unusual season without fans inside stadiums, though, Our home record is stronger than our away one, so there is every chance that we will bounce back against Wolves on Sunday.
Wolves have won both of their trips to our stadium since being promoted to the Premier League in 2018, though, so they will feel confident of springing another surprise here in North London. Jiminez scored in both of those victories, but Wolves have desperately missed their talisman's presence since he sustained a serious head injury against Arsenal in late November.
They have won three of their last five matches to move up to 12th in the table, with 10th-placed Leeds five points ahead of them with three matches of the season remaining. Admittedly, Wolves were second best against Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend until Dunk saw red in the 53rd minute. Brighton's captain had powered the Seagulls into a first-half lead with a towering header, but Traore and Gibbs-White punished the defender's cynical foul on Silva with two late strikes to turn the match on its head.
While a third consecutive top-half finish remains an unlikely prospect, a third successive win away to us would certainly significantly increase their chances of doing so, which would be a fine achievement after a difficult season.
Team News
We remain without Davies due to a calf injury, with Mason revealing that the left-back is unlikely to feature for us again this season.
Otherwise, though, Mason appears to have a clean bill of health to select from, with the likes of Winks, Ndombele and Moura hoping to start having only been on the substitutes' bench in recent weeks.
Alli could make way for Ndombele or Winks in order to bolster the centre of the pitch, with Moura an option to replace Bale, who disappointed at Elland Road last time out.
Doherty will be hoping to receive a chance to impress against his former club, especially after Aurier endured a torrid afternoon against the likes of Harrison and Raphina last time out, while Sanchez could replace Dier at centre-back after the England defender was caught napping on a few occasions against Bielsa's side.
Wolves, meanwhile, remain without Jonny and Neto, who are both facing several months on the sidelines due to serious knee injuries.
Nuno revealed in his pre-match press conference that the club will receive more information on May 18 regarding how quickly Jimenez may be able to take to the field for them again.
The Mexico striker has not played any minutes since his horrific head clash with Arsenal defender David Luiz in November, but he has returned to non-contact training, with taking part in full contact training set to be the next step of his rehabilitation.
Defenders Boly and Marcal have returned to full training in the past few days, but may not be risked against Spurs on Sunday, with the trip to Everton on Wednesday potentially representing a more realistic return for the pair.
Youngster Otasowie missed out on last weekend's win against Brighton after suffering a minor knock against West Bromwich Albion, but the midfielder should return to Nuno's squad on Sunday.
Ki-Jana Hoever and Max Kilman received surprise starts in defence last time out and will hope to keep their spots in the side, but Traore should replace Vitinha after impressing from the bench in that victory.
Gibbs-White, who scored his first Premier League goal for the club in dramatic fashion against the Seagulls, could miss out should Nuno opt for Dendoncker’s's physicality in midfield.
Head to Head
We have played each other 98 times with the first match was a 3-0 win for us on 1st September 1908.We have played each other 87 times in the 1st / 2nd / Premier League where we have won 42, drawn 17 and they have won 28.
We have played each other six times in the FA cup with we winning four and the other two drawn.
League Cup three times where we won one, one drawn and they winning one.
We played against them twice in Europe (UEFA Cup) with us winning one and the other drawn.
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