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Tottenham’s winless streak extended to four Premier League matches as their attempt to defend an advantage for 90 minutes failed, and the Wolves came back. to claim a deserved 1-1 draw.
The Spurs got ahead through Tanguy Ndombele after just 57 seconds, but then, just as they did at Crystal Palace a fortnight ago, they pulled out en masse and couldn’t get the job done.
The relentless pressure from the Wolves finally paid off in the 86th minute when Romain Saiss headed home from a corner and it was the least the hosts deserved.
The performance and the result, which meant the Spurs were unable to make up ground at the top of the table, will put José Mourinho’s focus in sharp focus as they shot away points from a winning position for the fourth time this season.
The victory would have brought Spurs in third place, four points behind leader Liverpool, but they showed no ambitions to add to their early goal, which came within the opening minute.
The wolves could even have snatched the victory from the death, only for Fabio Silva to headbutt from close range.
But it was the Spurs who got off to a perfect start.
After Son Heung-min broke the offside trap to earn a corner, the ball fell to Ben Davies at the far post and hit Ndombele, whose 25-yard low shot went through a crowd of bodies and into the Lower corner.
The Frenchman was proving why the Spurs paid a record fee for him 18 months ago while running the show, playing a key role in the Spurs transition from defense to attack.
He maneuvered through a multitude of bodies to unleash an attack, which ended in him crossing for Sergio Reguilón to head a barely deflected effort, before carrying the ball 40 yards to create a three-on-two situation, only to choose the wrong option. . passing Reguilon instead of Harry Kane when the Spanish side shot directly at Rui Patricio.
But there was little intent to attack from the Spurs and the Wolves began to move.
They were causing problems for the visitors, particularly on the right, where they created two chances to equalize.
First Nelson Semedo was given room to cross and ran into Silva, who fired a deflected shot from the near post.
Then Daniel Podence had an even better chance five minutes before the break when a weak header from Davinson Sánchez landed perfectly on him, but he launched his shot straight at Hugo Lloris.
Just as they did at Palace earlier this month, the Spurs invited the Wolves in the second half and the hosts didn’t need to ask twice as they increased the pressure.
They did not open their visitors and came closer with shots outside the area, since Rubén Neves and then Pedro Neto had deflected shots.
Neves again had a chance from a distance by testing Lloris, but the France goalkeeper equalized with a clever save to his left.
There was an air of inevitability about the Wolves draw that came with four minutes remaining.
Saiss lunged for the near post and sent a header into the second post as the Spurs’ weakness on set pieces stood out again.
The hosts were the ones pushing for the winner and it could have come right in at death, but Silva did not connect well with a header and Mourinho’s side held on for a point.
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