English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 27, 2025
Wolverhampton Wanderers WLLLW 1
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Tottenham Hotspur LWWDW 1
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Match Report

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Late Palhinha equaliser spares Tottenham's blushes vs. Wolves

João Palhinha rescued a 1-1 draw for Tottenham Hotspur with a stoppage-time leveller to deny Wolves a first Premier League victory of the season.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
2
48.7
Possession
51.3
9
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
321
Accurate Passes
325
394
Passes
398
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
9
15
Crosses
32
0.3
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
48
22
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
12
31
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
10
41
Effective Clearances
19
41
Clearances
19

Head to Head

WOL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 17Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 13Destiny UdogieLB
  5. 24Djed SpenceRB
  6. 15Lucas BergvallAM
  7. 30Rodrigo BentancurLM
  8. 6João PalhinhaRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 7Xavi SimonsAM-L
  11. 20Mohammed KudusAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Archie GraySUB
  2. 29Pape Matar SarrSUB
  3. 44Dane ScarlettSUB
  4. 23Pedro PorroSUB
  5. 4Kevin DansoSUB
  6. 31Antonín KinskySUB
  7. 28Wilson OdobertSUB
  8. 11Mathys TelSUB
  9. 22Brennan JohnsonSUB

WOL · 4-3-3

  1. 31Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 37Ladislav KrejcíCD-L
  3. 4Santiago BuenoCD-R
  4. 3Hugo BuenoLB
  5. 2Matt DohertyRB
  6. 7AndréCM
  7. 8João GomesLM
  8. 5Marshall MunetsiRM
  9. 9Jørgen Strand LarsenF
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanLF
  11. 10Jhon AriasRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Rodrigo GomesSUB
  2. 12Emmanuel AgbadouSUB
  3. 1José SáSUB
  4. 24Toti GomesSUB
  5. 38Jackson TchatchouaSUB
  6. 6David Møller WolfeSUB
  7. 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeSUB
  8. 14Tolu ArokodareSUB
  9. 28Fernando LópezSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 35' Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Emmanuel Agbadou replaces Matt Doherty.
  5. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jackson Tchatchoua replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  6. 54' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  7. 62' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  8. 63' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro replaces Djed Spence.
  9. 64' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces João Gomes.
  10. 65' Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr replaces Lucas Bergvall.
  12. 78' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Wilson Odobert replaces Xavi Simons.
  13. 84' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tolu Arokodare replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  14. 84' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel replaces Destiny Udogie.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti Gomes replaces Jhon Arias.
  16. 90'+4' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pape Matar Sarr.
  17. 90'+4' João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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