Tottenham vs Wolves

16 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Harry Kane 45’
  • Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 62’

Match summary

Tottenham beat Wolves 2-0. Tottenham led 1-0 at half-time.

Harry Kane put Tottenham ahead in the 45th minute, set up by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Tottenham created 3.46 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Wolves's 1.09 from 15.

Match stats

Tottenham Wolves
24 Shots 15
13 Shots on Target 3
10 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.14 xG 1.09
3.14 Non-penalty xG 1.09
7 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Tottenham Wolves
Kick-off
Harry Kane
Assist: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg1-0 (Tottenham)
45’
Half-time1-0
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg2-0 (Tottenham)
62’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Tottenham
  • Japhet Tanganga

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.46 1.09 45’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-0 45’ 62’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), 2-0 62’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.46 1.09 45’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-0 Kane 45’ 62’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), 2-0 Højbjerg 62’
Tottenham 3.46 xGWolves 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Tottenham attacking 
54’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 43’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.57 xG, blocked 62’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 54’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.49 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), set piece, 0.34 xG, saved 45’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 52’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 43’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 64’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 67’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 87’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 23’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 7’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Vitinha (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 55’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Vitinha (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 67’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 40’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 43’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.57 xG, blocked 62’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 54’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.49 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), set piece, 0.34 xG, saved 45’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 52’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 43’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 64’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 67’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 87’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 23’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 44’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Gareth Bale (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Vitinha (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 55’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Vitinha (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 67’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 40’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Hugo Lloris GK900 0.000.000
Japhet Tanganga DEF901 0.050.000
Toby Alderweireld DEF900 0.000.011
Eric Dier DEF901 0.120.021
Sergio Reguilón DEF901 0.050.000
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID90113 0.550.352
Giovani Lo Celso MID703 0.090.051
Gareth Bale MID903 0.170.174
Dele Alli MID834 0.660.581
Son Heung-Min MID901 0.070.264
Harry Kane FWD9017 1.700.092
Harry Winks Sub200 0.000.021
Tanguy NDombele Alvaro Sub70 0.000.000
Moussa Sissoko Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 63% Avg odds 1.54
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.49
Wolves win 16% Avg odds 5.95

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.