Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Predictions

• Tottenham have kept one clean sheet in their last 24 home league games
• Just four of Spurs’ last 27 home league matches have featured fewer than three goals
• Wolves have scored in seven of their last eight away league outings

Spurs defence is a massive concern

Tottenham were left to lick their wounds again on Boxing Day as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at this season’s surprise package Nottingham Forest, and Ange Postecoglou’s defensive woes give Wolves a great chance of leaving north London with the points on Sunday.

That loss came after a 6-3 home humbling by leaders Liverpool and the Spurs manager now has to patch up his team once again as they head into battle without their regular goalkeeper, their best two central defenders and left-back.

The potential unavailability of Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies and Djed Spence’s suspension only make matters worse and Wolves can take advantage at a venue where they gained a 2-1 victory on their last visit in February.

Wolves off to a great start under Pereira

Many have been surprised to see Wolves embroiled in the scrap at the bottom of the table but the signs are good that they will soon find themselves in mid-table under new boss Vito Pereira.

The new Portuguese gaffer has done a great job in solidifying the Premier League’s leakiest defence as they have kept clean sheets against Leicester and Manchester United in the two games since he replaced Gary O’Neil.

Those victories doubled their tally of league wins and hopes are high that they have turned the corner, so they look attractively priced to collect their points from Sunday’s game.

There are usually plenty of goals at Spurs and the home side have great attacking resources, so the visitors are likely to be tested, but a 3-2 away record could be of interest for those looking for a correct-score bet.

Cunha flourishing in struggling team

Matheus Cunha offers good value in the anytime-goalscorer market as the Brazilian has shone in a  struggling Wolves team, taking his season’s tally to ten goals with his opener in the 2-0 Boxing Day win over Manchester United.

That was the third successive game in which Cunha has found the net and the fact he has had multiple goal efforts in 12 of his last 13 league outings suggest he could go close to scoring again, particularly with the Spurs defence likely to have an unfamiliar appearance.