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Wolverhampton v Tottenham
Barclays Premier League
Venue: Molineux Date: Saturday, 10 September Kick-off: 1500 BST Coverage: Watch highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles
Venue: Molineux Date: Saturday, 10 September Kick-off: 1500 BST Coverage: Watch highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles
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McCarthy's men hope to maintain flying start against lowly Spurs
Wolves will be hoping to extend their unbeaten start to the season when bottom-of-the-table Tottenham travel to Molineux on Saturday afternoon.
Mick McCarthy's men opened their campaign with back-to-back victories over Blackburn and Fulham, before holding Midlands rivals Aston Villa to a goalless draw prior to the international break.
The manager has been careful not to get carried away but he will have been delighted with Wolves' early form and it already looks like the new campaign will be much more enjoyable for fans than last year's agonising relegation battle.
Wolves will therefore be confident of maintaining their fine recent record against Spurs, having drawn 3-3 with Harry Redknapp's side in the corresponding fixture last term and completed a league double over the North Londoners the season before.
Wolves are likely to name an unchanged team for the fourth Premier League match in succession if winger Matt Jarvis can prove his fitness.
McCarthy will assess Jarvis in training but is confident the former Gillingham midfielder will be available following a minor ankle problem.
The seven players who went away on international duty have returned unscathed, leaving Wolves missing only Dave Edwards (calf) and Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (knee).
Midfielder Adlene Guedioura is available after recovering from the ankle injury that has prevented him from playing so far this season.
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A number of factors contributed to a difficult August for Tottenham and they will perhaps regard the clash with Wolves as a fresh start.
On the pitch Spurs could hardly have had a tougher time, having seen their opening game against Everton postponed and then suffered heavy defeats to title contenders Manchester United and Manchester City.
The speculation that surrounded Luka Modric's future also proved unsettling for both the player and the club, but with the transfer window now closed and the Croatian still at White Hart Lane, it is time for everyone to focus on the task at hand.
As well as holding on to Modric, Redknapp also bolstered his squad with the signing of Scott Parker before the transfer deadline to go along with the earlier arrival of Emmanuel Adebayor.
While Parker is likely to slot straight into central midfield after joining from West Ham, Redknapp faces a tougher decision over whether to throw in Adebayor, who has not played since the end of last season when he was on loan at Real Madrid from Manchester City.
Redknapp does not have many other attacking options, though, with Peter Crouch having left for Stoke and Rafael van der Vaart sidelined with a hamstring injury that could keep him out for a few weeks.
Ledley King and Sandro, who this week signed a new five-year deal at Spurs, are still recovering from knee surgery during the summer.
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Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is likely to name an unchanged team for the fourth Premier League match in succession if Matt Jarvis passes a fitness test.
Midfielder Adlene Guedioura is available for selection after recovering from an ankle injury.
Tottenham's new signings Emmanuel Adebayor and Scott Parker are expected to go straight into the team.
Aaron Lennon, Steven Pienaar and Rafael van der Vaart all miss out.
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After being convincingly beaten by both clubs from Manchester in their two opening two league games so far, suddenly a trip to Molineux looks a little trickier for Tottenham than it did before a ball was kicked in early August.
A return of seven points from the first nine has been a tremendous lift to Wolves and has immediately given them a platform from which to build on.
Just to put things into perspective, it was 30 October last season before Mick McCarthy's team passed the seven-point mark, taking them 10 games to do it. They were playing catch up from an early stage and went on to concede 66 goals.
But the signing of Roger Johnson in the summer looks to be a masterstroke and clean sheets in each of the last two games is far more encouraging.
This will be the first time Spurs have taken to the field since the closure of the transfer window and Harry Redknapp has admitted the Luka Modric situation has taken its toll on the team. Spurs need Modric back in last season's sparkling form quickly, and if that happens alongside new signing Scott Parker, there'll be a whole new look to their midfield.
Whilst there was frustration at not adding a new face in defence, where Gary Cahill would have been a welcome addition, the introduction of Emmanuel Adebayor should help them convert more chances. What price a debut goal from the former Arsenal striker to make sure everyone is focusing around on the pitch events again?
Head-to-head
- This is the 92nd meeting between the sides. Tottenham have won 45 times, Wolves 27 and there have been 19 draws.
- Spurs have only lost one of their last five league games at Wolves.
- Tottenham won 3-1 when they clashed at White Hart Lane last year and the match at Molineux was a thrilling 3-3 draw.
- Wolves' Steven Fletcher and Tottenham's Roman Pavlyuchenko scored in both those matches. Fletcher hаѕ scored six goals in hіѕ last nine Premier League games in total.
Wolves
- Wolves have only lost one of their last seven league matches.
- They briefly topped the table for the second time this season after their 0-0 draw with Aston Villa. The last time before this season that they lead the top flight was 29th September 1962.
- Opta stats have recorded that Wolves have averaged 52.2% possession in league matches this season, a higher figure than Arsenal's 51.5%.
- Jamie O'Hara's eight shots off target this season is more than any other top-flight player has had.
Tottenham Hotspur
- Spurs won just three of their final 12 league games last season and have lost their first two matches this season. This is their worst run since November 2008.
- They have kept just one clean sheet in their last 10 top-flight matches.
- Brad Friedel is set to make his 269th consecutive Premier League appearance. He last missed a game in May 2004.
- Tottenham have conceded three goals in their first two matches of a Premier League season just once before, in 1998/1999. They lost 3-1 away at Wimbledon and 3-0 at home against Sheffield Wednesday. The last time they conceded three goals in their first three league games of a season was in the 1979-80 season (Middlesbrough 1-3 h, Norwich 0-4 a, Stoke 1-3 a).
- In a 20-team league season, no side has ever gone on to finish in the top four after gaining a point or less from their opening three matches.
- Tottenham have won only one of their last 24 Premier League away games in the month of September and none of the last 15 since beating Sunderland in 2001.
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