20 August 2021, 14:09 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
English Premier League fixture, Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. vs. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. kicks off at 14:00 (GMT+1) on Sunday, August 22 at the Molineux Stadium.
Preview Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League, Aug 22, 2021
Preview Wolves picked up an opening day defeat to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium last Saturday. Wolves, - most notably, Adama Traore had plenty of chances but failed to find the required quality in front of goal. Shooting narrowly wide, Traore failed to find the target after accelerating past two blue shirts. Minutes later, an unquestionable moment of quality from the fox, Jamie Vardy (41') carved both sides apart four minutes to the stroke of half-time. Wolves saw two more chances go by, - one of them, a half-volley from Adama Traore. Bruno Lage aims to restart with the pack when they welcome Spurs to the Molineux Stadium on Sunday. Considering their performance against the Foxes, Wolves look good enough for a point on Match Day 2. Lage adopted a 5--4--1 formation but failed to find the preferred result. He may consider switching to his preferred 4--4--2 formation which could see Raul Jimenez and Fabio Silva in attack. On availability, Jonny Otto (knee surgery) and Daniel Podence (groin surgery) are ruled out of this fixture while central midfielder, Bruno Jordão remains doubtful.
Preview Tottenham Hotspur Premier League, Aug 22, 2021
Preview Spurs will return behind the 1-0 Europa Conference League defeat to Paços de Ferreira. It was an embarrassing result for the new Tottenham boss, Nuno who left the entire starting XI from the game against Manchester City behind for the trip to Portugal. Da Silva de Jesus (45') scored the only goal of the game. Nobody likes to lose a game, said Nuno. The feel-good factor disappeared, he added in his post-match interview after the narrow defeat to Paços de Ferreira. Spurs did much better on the opening day of the Premier League season, - defeating the champions, Manchester City by a lone goal. Having spent four years at Wolves before his departure, Nuno Espírito Santo would be armed with enough knowledge to inflict defeat on his former employers. Three points would be ideal but a draw on the road wouldn't be a bad result. Having rested the entire first team, he will have fresh legs from a fully fit squad available for selection when Spurs return to Premier League action. Left out in the game against Manchester City, question marks remain over the availability of Harry Kane for the second day of the season. According to several reports, a record-breaking £150M bid is being prepared by Manchester City for the English forward.