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WOLVES 1-2 SPURS
Traore .. Lucas, Vertonghen
Spurs: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Dier, Sissoko, Dele (Winks), Son (Foyth), Lucas, Kane (C).Traore .. Lucas, Vertonghen
Subs: Whiteman, Sessegnon, Skipp, Eriksen, Lo Celso.
Wolves: Patricio, Saiss, Coady, Dendoncker, Otto, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty, Diogo, Raul Jimenez, Adama.
Subs: Ruddy, Bennett, Neto, Cutrone, Vinagre, Kilman, Ashley-Seal.
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Six players back into the starting line-up after they were either rested or on the bench for our midweek Champions League match at Bayern Munich - Serge Aurier, Davinson Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen, Dele, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane all return. It's the same line-up that toppled Burnley 5-0 last weekend.
Referee: ___ Stuart Attwell
TEAM FORM ____ Wolves __DDWDW _____ Spurs __ WWLWL ____ (All Competitions)
Wolves won their last Premier League (PL) meeting with us 3-1 ay Wembley in December 2018. They have not won consecutive games against us since completing the league double over is in the 2009-10 campaign. They are unbeaten in 11 PL games (W5 D6), last having a longer run without defeat in the top flight between Feb and Sept 1959 (18).
Since the start of last season, Wolves have takn more points from the 2018-19 top six than any other team who finished outside of these places (21 - W5 D6 L5). Raul Jiminez has been directly involved in 40% of wolves' 191 shots in the PL this season (49 shots; 28 chances crreated) - the highest ratio of any player in the division.
We have lost only one of our five PL away games against Wolves (W3 D1), going down 0-1 in February 2010. We have won three of our four PL matches under Mourinho (L1), as manay as we did in our final 15 under Poch (W3 D6 L6). We scored 3 goals per game under Mourhino, compared to 1.3 in those final 15 under Poch.
We have lost 10 of our last 14 PL away games (W1 D3) - our previous 10 defeats on the road came across a 44 game spell. We last suffered more away league deeats in a single calender year back in 2006 (11). We have faced 58 shots on target in away games in the PL this season, more than any other side. Our record of facing 7.3 shots on target per away game is the highest on record for us since 2203-04 and the highest of any PL team since Fulham in 2013-14 (7.6)
Dele has been involved in 8 PL goals in 9 games this season (5 Goals 3 Assists), as many as he was in 25 appearances in the competition last season. Kane has scored 9 PL goals this season, and could become the first player to score 10+ in six consecutive top-flight campaigns for us since Robbie Keane (2002-03 to 207-08).
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