and#039;They are effective#039; – Chris Sutton predicts Wolves vs Tottenham – Spurs Web – Tottenham Hotspur Football News
Tottenham Hotspur face Wolverhampton Wanderers in an early Premier League opener this weekend and Chris Sutton believes Spurs’ injury and suspension problems will catch up with them.
Tottenham saw their unbeaten run under Ange Postecoglou come to a dramatic end on Monday night as Chelsea took three points in a 4-1 win.
Spurs took an early lead through Dejan Kulusevski but began to unravel when both Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were sent off.
The Lilywhites also saw key players Micky van de Ven and James Maddison leave the pitch injured. All four are now likely to be ruled out of the weekend’s action. So Postecoglou’s men will be looking to bounce back from a chaotic defeat against Gary O’Neil’s Wolves side. They will also need to pick themselves up after last weekend’s defeat to Sheffield United.
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Sutton predicts a draw between Wolves and Tottenham
Chris Sutton, in his regular BBC column, left this game with a draw, largely due to Spurs missing players.
He said: “It was incredible to see what Ange
Postecoglou tried to do, holding such a high
line when Tottenham went down against
Chelsea with nine men. I was a fan of his at
Celtic and I know he likes to do things
differently but I’ve never seen anything like
that in my life – and I liked it. “They ended
up losing 4-1 but had chances at 2-1 and
were so close to a draw. Spurs now have
injuries to James Maddison and Micky van
de Ven and Cristian Romero and Destiny
Udogie, so that will be fixed. Against
Tottenham at Molineux.
“Postecoglou doesn’t change the way he
plays, but of course all those absences have
an impact. Wolves were very unlucky to lose
a late penalty against Sheffield United last
week – I thought it was a leap – and they’ve
improved a lot in recent weeks. I entered
the draw on that basis. “Sutton’s Prediction:
1-1.”
Spur online opinion
Both sides are extremely determined not to
lose here again and I think we will see a
much tighter game. Spurs lack a bit of
confidence due to players leaving, but I
think we still have enough to win 2-1.
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