Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Predictions

• Spurs have won their last five home league games with both teams scoring each time
• Wolves have scored in five of their last seven away league matches, losing four of them
• Heung-Min Son has scored three and assisted three more goals in his last four home league appearances

Spurs sharper with skipper back in the fold

Tottenham’s winning momentum should carry them to a sixth home victory in a row when they entertain Wolves this weekend.

Ange Postecoglu’s side recovered from going a goal down to Brighton last Saturday, grabbing their stoppage-time winner with the last meaningful kick of the game, and should be stronger from the start on this occasion.

That is because captain and talisman Heung-Min Son is in line to start his first game for the club since New Year’s Eve. The South Korean scored three goals at the Asian Cup and returns in decent nick — adding more goal power to a side that has plundered 22 goals in their last nine league matches.

Wolves are without their Brazilian star

Wolves’ campaign probably peaked with their 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago and last weekend’s 2-0 reverse at Brentford was a major reality check. The result could have turned on a disallowed Craig Dawson equaliser that was only fractionally offside, but the bigger blow to their chances of pushing into the top half was the loss of Matheus Cunha to injury.

The Brazilian forward had been in belting form and his extended absence over the next few weeks could cost Wolves dear, especially if Hee Chan Hwang is not fit enough to start games on his return from Qatar.

Gary O’Neil otherwise lacks proven replacements, although Pedro Neto’s form offers enough encouragement to back Wolves to score on the road again – as they have done in five of of their last seven away league assignments.

Spurs and BTTS is the smart choice

But the smart choice here is to back Spurs to win with both teams to score as Postecoglu’s process is to attack first and worry about defending later. It is an approach that has yielded enough in the way of results and entertainment for him to rival Mauricio Pochettino in the popularity stakes.

Only Brighton have seen more games where both teams have bagged than Spurs this season and it looks more likely than not to happen again this weekend. But Son’s return and the loss of Cunha tip the balance of this clash in favour of the home side.