O'Neil outsmarts Ange as Wolves dent Spurs' top-four hopes

Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Kulusevski 46) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Gomes 42, 63) 

JOAO GOMES scored twice as Wolves put a huge dent in Tottenham's Champions League ambitions with their second win in London in the space of a fortnight.

Having thrashed Chelsea 4-2 two weeks ago, Wolves were good value for their victory at Tottenham, who looked well below their best and slipped out of the top four after Aston Villa won at Fulham.

While Ange Postecoglou's team huffed and puffed with little real cutting edge, Wolves counter-attacked superbly and took their chances clinically. It was another masterclass from manager Gary O'Neil, who is rapidly gaining a reputation as a smart thinker, and the only mystery is why Wolves are so inconsistent.

Their win at Chelsea was followed by a home defeat by struggling Brentford, yet they looked full of confidence against Tottenham, who have now lost four times at home in the league.

Wolves looked sharper from the start and deservedly took the lead shortly before half-time with the simplest of goals. Richarlison needlessly conceded a corner, and when Pablo Sarabia swung the ball in from the right, Gomes was unmarked seven yards from goal and directed his header into the far corner of the net.

The goal had been coming, with Spurs failing to make the most of their possession in the opposition half, while Wolves were excellent on the break, using the speed of Hee Chan Hwang and guile of Gomes to unsettle Tottenham's backline, which was without Destiny Udogie and Pedro Porro.

The absence of their first-choice full-backs should not have had such a negative impact on their attacking play, but just as in the previous few home games, Spurs could not get going.

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