{"id":296954,"date":"2023-11-12T00:24:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=296954"},"modified":"2023-11-12T00:24:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:24:27","slug":"wolves-2-1-tottenham-sarabia-and-lemina-strike-late-for-hosts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/wolves-2-1-tottenham-sarabia-and-lemina-strike-late-for-hosts\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves 2-1 Tottenham:\u00a0Sarabia and Lemina strike late for hosts"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nothing quite like the carnage of Monday night in Tottenham, perhaps, but there was more drama, late goals and another defeat for Ange Postecoglou on a Saturday lunchtime in Wolverhampton.<\/p>\n
Mario Lemina scored the winning goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time, turning in a cross from substitute Pablo Sarabia, who had scored the equaliser just six minutes earlier.<\/p>\n
It amounted to a late collapse by Spurs who had taken the lead with a goal by Brennan Johnson in the third minute and led until the board went up to indicate six minutes of stoppage time.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when Sarabia struck with a wonderful goal, controlling a pass by Matheus Cunha with his right foot and volleying it past Guglielmo Vicario with his left.<\/p>\n
Gary O\u2019Neil\u2019s side refused to settle for a point and went after the winner. It was scored by Lemina who capped an outstanding performance in midfield by came arriving late to convert Sarabia\u2019s low cross and spark wild celebrations inside Molineux.<\/p>\n
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Mario Lemina scored Wolves second goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time after a cross from Pablo Sarabia<\/p>\n
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Lemina flicked an effort beyond Tottenham goalkeeper\u00a0Guglielmo Vicario to complete a dramatic late turnaround<\/p>\n
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Sarabia levelled for the hosts six minutes early in fine fashion as he superbly controlled and fired an effort into the near post<\/p>\n
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With their injuries, suspensions and depleted team, Spurs could hardly have hoped for a better start, ahead inside three minutes with Johnson\u2019s first goal for the club.<\/p>\n
The Wales winger started the move wide on the left and by the time Dejan Kulusevski released Pedro Porro on the opposite flank, had made his way inside the six-yard box to tap in the low cross.<\/p>\n
It was the perfect response to Monday night\u2019s defeat, the first under Postecoglou, at home against Chelsea, but their main concerns were at the back.<\/p>\n
With Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie banned and Micky van de Ven injured, Postecoglou brought his team to Molineux without three of the usual back four.<\/p>\n
Eric Dier and Ben Davies were paired in the centre with Emerson Royal at left back, with teenage defenders Ashley Phillips and Alfie Dorrington as cover on the bench.<\/p>\n
The absence of Van de Ven\u2019s extreme speed in recovery is expected to leave them vulnerable behind the high defensive line Postecoglou insists upon, but they did compensate by adding extra bite in midfield by replacing injured James Maddison with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.<\/p>\n
Wolves, who made two changes to the team beaten at Sheffield United on their previous outing, did threaten on the counterattack in the first half but failed to convert promising situations into clear goal chances.<\/p>\n
Dier and Davies deserve credit. What they might lack in pace they make up for in their experience, instinct and a desire to defend, but the home team were very wasteful in front of goal and disappointing with the quality of delivery from wide areas and set-pieces, just as they had been at Bramall Lane.<\/p>\n
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Tottenham had led the match since the third minute when Brennan Johnson arrived to fire in Pedro Porro’s low cross<\/p>\n
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Johnson’s first goal for Tottenham had looked to be sending\u00a0Ange Postecoglou’s side back to the top of the Premier League<\/p>\n
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Wolves had failed to\u00a0convert promising situations into clear goal chances until Sarabia’s stunning individual effort<\/p>\n
WOLVES (3-5-2): <\/span>Sa 6; Kilman 7, Dawson 7, Toti 7; Semedo 5.5 (Doherty 66, 6), Bellegarde 6 (Kalajdzic 73, 5), Lemina 8, Gomes 7 (Sarabia 87), Ait-Nouri 6 (Doyle 87); Hwang 6, Cunha 7.5.<\/p>\n Subs:\u00a0Bentley, Doherty, Traore, Silva, Bueno, Jonny, Doyle, Sarabia<\/p>\n Goals:\u00a0Sarabia 90+1, Lemina 90+7\u00a0<\/p>\n Booked:<\/span>\u00a0Dawson, Doherty<\/p>\n Manager:<\/span> Gary O’Neil\u00a0<\/p>\n TOTTENHAM (4-3-3):<\/span>\u00a0Vicario 6.5; Porro 6.5, Dier 7, Davies 7, Royal 6.5; Hojbjerg 7.5, Bissouma 6 (Lo Celso 75, 6), Sarr 6 (Bentancur 63, 6.5); Kulusevski 7, Son 6, Johnson 7 (Gil 75, 6).<\/p>\n Subs: <\/span>Forster, Skipp, Gil, Lo Celso, Phillips, Veliz, Donley, Dorrington\u00a0<\/p>\n Goals: Johnson 3′\u00a0<\/p>\n Booked:<\/span>\u00a0Royal,\u00a0Bentancur<\/p>\n Manager:<\/span>\u00a0Ange Postecoglou 6<\/p>\n Referee:<\/span>\u00a0Tim Robinson 6\u00a0<\/p>\n Vicario was required to make only two saves in the first half. One, very impressive, low to his right to deny Lemina from an angle and another more routine to keep out a header a header by Toti.<\/p>\n A yellow card for Yves Bissouma for a foul on Lemina in stoppage time at the end of the first half is his fifth of the season and triggers a one-match ban. He will miss the game against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n Wolves created some clearer chances after the interval, with Cunha more influential, getting onto the ball in some dangerous areas, but continued to waste them.<\/p>\n Cunha sliced wide from the edge of the penalty box and in-form Hee-chan Hwang somehow missed the target when a shot by Joao Gomes deflected to him in front of goal. Jean-Ricnar Bellegarde fired another over.<\/p>\n Johnson could have soothed Tottenham\u2019s nerves had he been able to finish a sweeping break out of defence. Heung-min Son\u2019s spun a pass to Hojbjerg who found Johnson but his effort was high and wide.<\/p>\n Jose Sa saved from Giovani Lo Celso before Wolves finally found the net and the long wait seemed worthwhile as they took the points and left Spurs empty handed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The late turnaround had sparked wild celebrations at\u00a0Molineux as Gary O’Neil’s side secured another impressive victory<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Defeat compounds a difficult week for Spurs boss\u00a0Ange Postecoglou with his team impacted by injuries and suspensions<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yves Bissouma added to Spurs growing list of absentees with a yellow card triggering a one-match ban for the midfielder<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n