Tottenham Hotspur will look to continue their impressive start to the 2025-26 Premier League season as they host bottom-of-the-table Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
Thomas Frank has got 10 points from his first five league games with Spurs, double what the club got in the last 12 games under Ange Postecoglou, and he'll be keen to keep that positive momentum going. Although Spurs haven't fancied matches against Wolves in the recent past, the outfit that is visiting on Saturday come on the back of five losses in five league games, where they've only scored three times and conceded 12.
Two wins against PL opposition in the Carabao Cup (3-2 vs West Ham and this week a 2-0 win over Everton) will give them a measure of confidence but Vitor Pereira will know that his side need to get on the board in the league this season, pronto. With much to play for, here's everything you need to know about Saturday's match:
How to watch:
The match will be available on Sky Sports in the U.K., NBC in the United States, Stan Sport in Australia, and JioHotstar in India. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Saturday, September 27, 8:00 p.m. BST (3:00 p.m. ET; 12:30 p.m. IST and 4:00 a.m. AEST Sunday).
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
Referee: Michael Salisbury
VAR: Stuart Atwell
Team news:
Tottenham Hotspur
James Maddison, M: ACL, OUT, est. return mid-February
Dejan Kulusevski, M: knee, OUT, est. return early November
Radu Dragusin, D: ACL, OUT, est. return mid-October
Dominic Solanke, F: ankle, DOUBT
Kota Takai, D: foot, DOUBT
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Andre, M: calf, DOUBT
Enso Gonzalez, F: knee, OUT, est. return early January
Expected Lineups:
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
GK: Guglielmo Vicario
RB: Pedro Porro | CB: Cristian Romero | CB: Micky van de Ven | LB: Djed Spence
CM: Lucas Bergvall | CM: Joao Palhinha
RW: Mohammed Kudus | CAM: Pape Matar Sarr | LW: Xavi Simons
CF: Richarlison
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)
GK: Jose Sa
CB: Yerson Mosquera | CB: Toti | CB: Emmanuel Agbadou
RWB: Matt Doherty | CM: Joao Gomes | CM: Marshall Munetsi | LWB: Hugo Bueno
AM: Jhon Arias | AM: Hwang Hee-Chan
CF: Jorgen Strand Larsen
Stats:
Spurs don't really like playing Wolves these days -- they have lost four of their last five league meetings with Wolves (D1) since a 1-0 victory early in the 2022-23 season.
This season, though, hasn't been the best start for the visitors. Wolves have lost all five of their PL games this season. Only three sides have lost each of their first six in the PL era -- Portsmouth 2009-10, Crystal Palace 2017-18, Norwich 2021-22.
Spurs are unbeaten in their last 15 PL games against bottom-of-the-table sides (W12 D3).
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