Tottenham vs Wolves

29 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

  • Harry Kane 22’
  • Willy Boly 72’
  • Raúl Jiménez 83’
  • Hélder Costa 87’

Match summary

Wolves came from behind to win 3-1 away at Tottenham. Tottenham led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Harry Kane put Tottenham ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Son Heung-Min. In the second half, Willy Boly equalised with a header in the 72nd minute, set up by João Moutinho, Raúl Jiménez put Wolves in front in the 83rd minute, set up by Ivan Cavaleiro, and Hélder Costa made it 1-3 in the 87th minute, set up by Matt Doherty.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 1.21 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Tottenham's 0.28 from 10.

Match stats

Tottenham Wolves
10 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.28 xG 1.21
0.28 Non-penalty xG 1.21
3 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Tottenham Wolves
Kick-off
Harry Kane
Assist: Son Heung-Min1-0 (Tottenham)
22’
Half-time1-0
72’
Willy Boly
Assist: João Moutinho1-1 (Wolves)
83’
Raúl Jiménez
Assist: Ivan Cavaleiro1-2 (Wolves)
87’
Hélder Costa
Assist: Matt Doherty1-3 (Wolves)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Tottenham
  • Ben Davies
  • Christian Eriksen
  • Harry Kane
Wolves
  • Jonny
  • Raúl Jiménez

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.28 1.21 22’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-0 22’ 72’ Willy Boly (Wolves), 1-1 72’ 83’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 1-2 83’ 87’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), 1-3 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.28 1.21 22’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-0 Kane 22’ 72’ Willy Boly (Wolves), 1-1 Boly 72’ 83’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 1-2 Jiménez 83’ 87’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), 1-3 Costa 87’
Tottenham 0.28 xGWolves 1.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Tottenham attacking 
87’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 72’ Willy Boly (Wolves), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 83’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 13’ Kieran Trippier (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Ryan Bennett (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 45’ Harry Winks (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 72’ Willy Boly (Wolves), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 83’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 13’ Kieran Trippier (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Ryan Bennett (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 45’ Harry Winks (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Hugo Lloris GK900 0.000.000
Kieran Trippier DEF901 0.060.000
Toby Alderweireld DEF900 0.000.000
Davinson Sánchez DEF900 0.000.000
Ben Davies DEF900 0.000.000
Harry Winks MID901 0.020.031
Christian Eriksen MID902 0.050.063
Moussa Sissoko MID900 0.000.000
Dele Alli MID701 0.030.021
Harry Kane FWD9011 0.020.000
Son Heung-Min FWD9014 0.080.093
Lucas Moura Sub200 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 70% Bet365 odds 1.33
Draw 19% Bet365 odds 5.00
Wolves win 11% Bet365 odds 8.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 2-3 Tottenham, 03 Nov 18 Next meeting: Wolves 1-2 Tottenham, 15 Dec 19  All Tottenham vs Wolves meetings

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.