Palhinha strikes in stoppage time to spare Tottenham blushes and deny Wolves
From zero to thwarted heroes, life breathes yet through Wolves. Though it should have been three points rather than three. Tottenham’s chance to break up the surprise party Crystal Palace, Sunderland and Bournemouth are enjoying in the top four was denied but so were Wolves. They had been full of a fight and determination hitherto lacking from their season, only for João Palhinha to strike an equaliser in the depths of stoppage time.
It had been close to a tactical triumph for Vítor Pereira, linked with the West Ham job that is now Wolves predecessor Nuno Espírito Santo’s. Pereira signed a new, three-year contract last week, despite his team being on nil Premier League points. From a home defeat by Leeds last week that heightened the growing disquiet at Molineux, his starting team selection featured nine changes, including an initial shift to four at the back.
