Match Threads Wolves vs Spurs - Match Thread - EPL Day 2 - KO 2:00 pm

[shelfboy68]

1-1 or 2-2 today

 

[PCozzie]

We certainly shouldn't expect to win this just because we beat Man City. We saw how our first full home crowd gave us a bit more bite last week, and Wolves will benefit from that today. First and foremost we need to fight for the right to play before looking to be expansive. Think this will be tight, either a win by one goal or a score draw.

 

[Donki]

1-1 or 2-2 today

Fucking smash them .

 

[shelfboy68]

Fucking smash them .

That would be great mate

 

[PCozzie]

Fucking smash them .

Harry Kane's pre-match speechwriter reveals himself.....

 

[spanishspur]

Is it on the box …. Like anywhere ?

glad I am in Poland at the moment as it is on canal plus today - hooray

 

[markt]

I think our main chances will come out wide. Moura, Bergwijn and Reguilon will be key if Kane is out and Son up top.

I also think Gil could be useful off the bench last 20.

 

[homer hotspur]

This is exactly the sort of game we have become well used to us simply not turning up over the last few seasons, especially following a good performance. Home teams have been regaining the advantage so far and their fans will be rocking for this one. Everything about this suggests a disappointing defeat to me, so it would be massively positive if we come out and put in an energetic and front foot showing at least resembling last week's effort. The apparent spirit in the camp last week should surely at least last for a week.

 

[thecook]

I'm quite confident today, which is a concern. I really see us getting at them early and taking a 2-0 lead into half time

 

[Serpico]

Is it on the box …. Like anywhere ?

Radio box

 

[IfiHadTheWings]

Did Romero pick up an injury on Thursday then?.

Also i cannot see his thread either here on the transfer forum.

 

[chrissivad]

Did Romero pick up an injury on Thursday then?.

Also i cannot see his thread either here on the transfer forum.

Not sure, hopefully nothing serious and we are just giving him extra time to recover

His thread:

Player Watch - Player Watch: Cristian Romero

https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/cristian-romero-tottenham-pierluigi-gollini-21091593 Tottenham in advanced talks to sign Atalanta duo Cristian Romero and Pierluigi Gollini Fabio Paratici and Tottenham are making their move in the transfer market as they look to...

www.spurscommunity.co.uk

 

[Serpico]

Play with the same conviction as with city-shouldnt lose today.

 

[bubble07]

Doubt we'll see Kane until after the transfer window has closed tbh.

There's no excuses now. I accept he will be on the bench but if we are drawing or losing he will come on

 

[shelfboy68]

This is exactly the sort of game we have become well used to us simply not turning up over the last few seasons, especially following a good performance. Home teams have been regaining the advantage so far and their fans will be rocking for this one. Everything about this suggests a disappointing defeat to me, so it would be massively positive if we come out and put in an energetic and front foot showing at least resembling last week's effort. The apparent spirit in the camp last week should surely at least last for a week.

Agree this is the sort of fixture that normally brings us back down to earth again, usually with a limp performance when no one turns up.

 

[TheChosenOne]

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We will be looking to make it back-to-back wins at the start of our 2021-22 Premier League season when we travel to Molineux on Sunday to take on Wolves. We opened our campaign with an impressive 1-0 victory over the champions Manchester City last weekend, while Wolves began life under new head coach Bruno Lage with a 1-0 loss at Leicester City.

Wolves gave a good account of themselves at the King Power Stadium last weekend, but a clever finish from Vardy in the latter stages of the first half allowed Leicester to secure an important three points. Lage will now lead his new side into their first home match of the new season and will hope to make it an uncomfortable Molineux return for Nuno , who enjoyed a lot of success at the club before leaving at the end of the 2020-21 campaign, with the Portuguese later being appointed our boss. It has been a busy summer for Wolves in terms of both incomings and outgoings, and Jose Sa and Francisco Trincao made their debuts in the loss at Leicester on the opening weekend. Luno achieved finishes of 7th, 7th and 13th in his three Premier League seasons in charge of the club, and it will be fascinating to see what happens under Lage, who led Benfica to the 2018-19 Primeira Liga title. Wolves found it difficult to show consistency at Molineux last term, losing 8 of their 19 matches, scoring just 21 times in the process, and their home record will certainly be tested in their next two league fixtures against us and Man Utd before the end of the Month.,

However, we made the perfect start to their 2021-22 Premier League campaign last Sunday, as a second-half effort from Son allowed us to record a 1-0 victory over Man City. We will enter this match off the back of a defeat, having lost 1-0 to Paco de Ferreira in the first leg of our Europa Conference League playoff tie on Thursday, although it was a much-changed side from the one that took to the field last weekend, and there will be a host of changes at Molineux.

Nuno continues to answer questions on the future of a certain Harold, but there is a strong chance that the England captain could be involved on Sunday amid the constant speculation surrounding his future; Manchester City continue to fight for his signature but time is starting to run out in this transfer window. Another victory this weekend would lead us nicely into back-to-back Premier League matches with Watford and Crystal Palace either side of the international break, and it will be interesting to see whether any more new players arrive at our club before the end of the month. Last term, we claimed 7th, but we were only five points off the top four, and the performance against the champions last weekend would certainly have boosted confidence in our camp.

Team News

Wolves did not suffer any fresh injury problems in the defeat at Leicester on the opening weekend, but the club remain without the services of six first-team players for this match.

Jonny, Boly, Netyo, Podence, Mosquera and Bueno are still on the sidelines, which could lead to Lage selecting an unchanged side for the match with uss.
New signing Trincao supported Jiminez and Traore in the final third against Leicester and that could again be the case this weekend, with Neves and Moutinho featuring in central midfield. A back three could also again include Kilman, Semedo and Silva but Semedo, Silva and Dendoncker are all knocking on the door in terms of spots in the first XI.

As for us, Nuno has said that he has not yet decided whether Kane will feature on today, with the head coach set to make a final call on yesterday after a training session.

Roden and Carter-Vickers and will both be absent due to injuries, while Ndombele will not be involved amid the speculation surrounding his future.
Our squad is otherwise in good shape, and it would not be a surprise to see the same XI from the Man City fixture again take to the field for the first whistle. As a result, Harold’s possible return could come off the bench, with Son playing through the middle, and Lucas and Bergwijn and operating in the wide areas for us.

Head to Head

We first played against each other on Tuesday 1st September 1908, in the Old 2nd division.

We have met each other 99 times already, where we have won 49, they 29 and 21 drawn Matches. Of the 99 times, 88 have been in the League where we won 43, they 28 and 17 drawn

6 of the games were in the FA cup where we won 4 and drawn 2


3 in the League Cup where we won 1, they 1 and 1 drawn
We played them in 2 other competitions where we won 1 and the other drawn.

Lets hope we are victorious in this our 100th meeting playing against each other!

Banner courtesy of @chrissivad

Considering those two matches were 49 years ago I remember them well - because I was at them both. A win at Molyneux and a draw at WHL. 1972.

Looking for a win today, optimistic which is more than I can say of how I felt last year during our non-creative/anything can happen period.

Thanks @Bulletspur & @chrissivad for your usual great work.

COYLWs - make an old man very happy

 

[JCRD]

This is going to the the opposite of the Man City game. The tactics and our strengths suited that game in terms of winning the ball high up and counter attacking.

This game we will have more of the ball and dont think we will break them down much

Having said that Spurs 4-1 winners

COYS

 

[teok]

Looking forward to the game today.

 

[kursaal]

I'm not expecting Kane to start today but what are the chances of him coming on later?

 

[spanishspur]

Considering those two matches were 49 years ago I remember them well - because I was at them both. A win at Molyneux and a draw at WHL. 1972.

Looking for a win today, optimistic which is more than I can say of how I felt last year during our non-creative/anything can happen period.

Thanks @Bulletspur & @chrissivad for your usual great work.

COYLWs - make an old man very happy

I was at the 2nd leg as well - great evening, was it a first for all english final for a european final