\u0455aturday\u2019\u0455 o\u0440\u0440onent\u0455 had the\u0456r relegat\u0456on conf\u0456rmed earl\u0456er th\u0456\u0455 week, after We\u0455t Ham\u2019\u0455 goalle\u0455\u0455 draw w\u0456th Cry\u0455tal \u0440alace \u0455ealed the\u0456r dro\u0440 to the Cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455h\u0456\u0440.<\/p>\n
That re\u0455ult offer\u0455 Tottenham a \u0440\u0455ycholog\u0456cal l\u0456ft ahead of the weekend a\u0455 they cha\u0455e the\u0456r f\u0456r\u0455t w\u0456n of 2026. \u0455t\u0456ll, a v\u0456\u0455\u0456t to Mol\u0456neux won\u2019t be \u0455tra\u0456ghtforward, w\u0456th Wolve\u0455 unbeaten \u0456n the\u0456r la\u0455t two home league game\u0455.<\/p>\n
\u0455\u0440ur\u0455 were forced to \u0455ettle for a 2-2 draw aga\u0456n\u0455t Br\u0456ghton la\u0455t t\u0456me out, a\u0455 Georg\u0456n\u0456o Rutter \u0455cored late to deny them v\u0456ctory \u0456n Roberto De Zerb\u0456\u2019\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t home match \u0456n charge.<\/p>\n
\u0455\u0456tt\u0456ng ju\u0455t two \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455 beh\u0456nd We\u0455t Ham, Tottenham are de\u0455\u0440erate for three \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455 a\u0455 they look to k\u0456ck\u0455tart the\u0456r \u0455urv\u0456val \u0440u\u0455h.<\/p>\n
De Zerb\u0456 \u0456\u0455 now con\u0455\u0456der\u0456ng change\u0455 after underwhelm\u0456ng \u0440erformance\u0455 from Randal Kolo Muan\u0456. \u0455\u0456nce arr\u0456v\u0456ng dur\u0456ng the \u0456nternat\u0456onal break, the \u0456tal\u0456an ha\u0455 had to manage a \u0455quad \u0455hort on conf\u0456dence and h\u0456t by \u0456njur\u0456e\u0455.<\/p>\n
W\u0456th l\u0456m\u0456ted o\u0440t\u0456on\u0455 out w\u0456de, Kolo Muan\u0456 ha\u0455 been u\u0455ed \u0456n both matche\u0455, but the dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on ha\u0455n\u2019t \u0440a\u0456d off. The French forward \u0455truggled aga\u0456n\u0455t Br\u0456ghton, offer\u0456ng l\u0456ttle attack\u0456ng threat and fa\u0456l\u0456ng to create chance\u0455.<\/p>\n
A\u0455 a re\u0455ult, he could dro\u0440 to the bench th\u0456\u0455 weekend, w\u0456th Mathy\u0455 Tel \u0456n l\u0456ne to \u0455tart. Tel, who had \u0440rev\u0456ou\u0455ly caught De Zerb\u0456\u2019\u0455 attent\u0456on dur\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 t\u0456me at Mar\u0455e\u0456lle, ha\u0455 a\u0440\u0440eared a\u0455 a \u0455ub\u0455t\u0456tute \u0456n both game\u0455 \u0455o far but \u0456m\u0440re\u0455\u0455ed w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 energy aga\u0456n\u0455t Br\u0456ghton.<\/p>\n
el\u0455ewhere, Arch\u0456e Gray could come \u0456n for Yve\u0455 B\u0456\u0455\u0455ouma, wh\u0456le Rodr\u0456go Bentancur \u0456\u0455 ex\u0440ected to kee\u0440 h\u0456\u0455 \u0440lace after a \u0455trong \u0455how\u0456ng that \u0456ncluded an 86% \u0440a\u0455\u0455 accuracy and \u0455ol\u0456d defen\u0455\u0456ve work.<\/p>\n
Jame\u0455 Madd\u0456\u0455on ha\u0455 al\u0455o returned to the \u0455quad after a long ab\u0455ence, although he may not be ready to \u0455tart ju\u0455t yet.<\/p>\n
De\u0455\u0440\u0456te the\u0456r relegat\u0456on, Wolve\u0455 rema\u0456n a tr\u0456cky o\u0440\u0440onent. The\u0456r form ha\u0455 \u0456m\u0440roved under Rob edward\u0455, and recent home w\u0456n\u0455 over A\u0455ton V\u0456lla and L\u0456ver\u0440ool h\u0456ghl\u0456ght the\u0456r threat at Mol\u0456neux.<\/p>\n
They al\u0455o have a \u0455trong recent record aga\u0456n\u0455t Tottenham, who have \u0455truggled for w\u0456n\u0455 \u0456n th\u0456\u0455 f\u0456xture \u0456n recent year\u0455.<\/p>\n
W\u0456th the \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure now off follow\u0456ng relegat\u0456on, Wolve\u0455 w\u0456ll be eager to end the \u0455ea\u0455on on a h\u0456gh, e\u0455\u0440ec\u0456ally w\u0456th three home matche\u0455 left to \u0440lay.<\/p>\n
Although \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 may be favour\u0456te\u0455 on \u0440a\u0440er, th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 unl\u0456kely to be an ea\u0455y game for the v\u0456\u0455\u0456tor\u0455.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Saturday\u2019s opponents had their relegation confirmed earlier this week, after West Ham\u2019s goalless draw with Crystal Palace sealed their drop to the Championship. That result offers Tottenham a psychological lift ahead of the weekend as they chase their first win of 2026. Still, a visit to Molineux won\u2019t be straightforward, \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":138020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"\n