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This video can not be played Palhinha rescues late point for Spurs against Wolves At a glance After losing first five games Santiago Bueno opens scoring for Wolves Joao Palhinha scores stoppage-time equaliser for Spurs Spurs four points behind Liverpool in third, Wolves bottom PLAYER RATINGS Joao Palhinha scored a stoppage-time equaliser to salvage a point for Tottenham Hotspur and prevent Wolves from claiming their first Premier League win of the season. Wolves were on course to pick up their first victory when Palhinha rifled his strike past Sam Johnstone in the fourth minute of added time - sending the home crowd at into pandemonium. After losing their opening five games, Santiago Bueno had poked home from close range for Wolves in the 54th minute. The Uruguayan failed to convert at the first attempt, but goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario parried his strike into team-mate Joao Palhinha and the ball landed kindly back at the centre-back's feet for a simple tap-in. But it proved not enough for Wolves, who will be disappointed to be leaving north London without all three points. Have your say on Tottenham's performance What did you make of Wolves' display? This video can not be played We deserved to win - Wolves boss Pereira on draw at Tottenham Having trailed at half-time in each of their nine previous Premier League games, Wolves manager Vitor Pereira will have been relieved to see his team enter the break on level terms for the first time since April. Tuesday's 2-0 victory over Everton in the Carabao Cup helped ease the misery around Molineux and it was evident that it had given the players a much-needed confidence boost. Pereira made nine changes from last weekend's defeat by Leeds - instead keeping faith in the side that triumphed against the Toffees. Sam Johnstone kept his place in between the posts and Wolves had the England goalkeeper to thank for keeping Spurs out for the majority of the game. Given the nod ahead of regular starter Jose Sa, Johnstone twice denied Kudus and commanded his box to deal with a barrage of Tottenham crosses. Despite Spurs' late equaliser, there will be a sense of optimism around Wolves as they proved they are improving and can indeed compete with the league's top teams. Even after Bueno's goal they continued to pile on the pressure and threatened to double their lead. But in the end there was little they could do to stop Palhinha's ferocious strike. This video can not be played We lost our structure after Wolves scored - Frank With Liverpool losing for the first time in the Premier League earlier on Saturday, Spurs had the chance to move up to second and narrow the gap on the league leaders to two points. Playing against a side who had gained just one point from the last 27 available, the opportunity was there for the taking. Frank's side often looked too predictable going forward as their numerous crosses into the box were easily dealt with by Johnstone. Perhaps Kudus could have done better with his header from close range, which was tipped on to the crossbar by the Wolves keeper, while Lucas Bergvall should have at least forced a save when he had clear sight on goal in the first half. The hosts appeared to lack spirit after going behind as they were sloppy in possession and struggled to create anything worthwhile in front of goal. But a moment of brilliance from Palhinha saved the day to keep Tottenham third in the Premier League, four points behind Liverpool. Tottenham travel to Norway on Tuesday to face Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League before Saturday's Premier League trip to Leeds United. Wolves will host Brighton in the league on Sunday, 5 October. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 27th September 2025 at 21: 58 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Thomas Frank Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Vítor Pereira Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Thomas Frank Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Vítor Pereira Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Tottenham Hotspur have lost four of their last five league meetings with Wolves (D1) since a 1-0 victory in August 2022, conceding 2+ goals in each of their last four against them. Wolves have only lost two of their last eight Premier League visits to Tottenham Hotspur (W4 D2), avoiding defeat in their most recent two (W1 D1). Wolves have lost all five of their Premier League games this season, with only three sides ever losing each of their first six in a single campaign (Portsmouth 2009-10, Crystal Palace 2017-18, Norwich 2021-22). Tottenham have earned 10 points in their five Premier League games under Thomas Frank so far (W3 D1 L1), double the amount they won in their final 12 games under Ange Postecoglou (W1 D2 L9). Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League games against sides starting the day bottom of the table (W12 D3). However, each of their last five such defeats have come against teams starting with the letter ‘W’ (West Bromwich Albion x3, Wigan x1, West Ham x1). Only Liverpool (7) have scored more second half goals in the Premier League than Tottenham (6) this season, while Spurs are the only side yet to concede after half-time. Wolves have been trailing at half-time in each of their last nine Premier League games – no team has ever gone into the interval behind in 10 consecutive matches before. Tottenham have scored 10 goals from an x G of 6. 1 in the Premier League this season – only Liverpool (11 goals, 7 x G) have overperformed their expected goals more than Spurs (3. 9). All three of Mohammed Kudus’ Premier League assists for Tottenham Hotspur this season have been for Richarlison. It’s the most any player has assisted another so far this term, while only Jack Grealish (4) has more assists overall. Spurs striker Richarlison has scored six goals in 12 Premier League games against Wolves – against no side has he netted more in the competition (also 6 vs Leicester). Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur). Attempt missed. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ladislav Krejcí. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur). Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur). Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces João Gomes. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro replaces Djed Spence. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Rodrigo Bentancur. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur). Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Santiago Bueno. Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 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. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.