Tottenham’s title hopes suffered a damaging blow as Wolves came from behind to win 3-1 at Wembley.
By Jonathan Veal, Press Association Sport
December 29 2018 5:06 PM
Tottenham’s title hopes suffered a damaging blow as Wolves came from behind to win 3-1 at Wembley.
Spurs had looked like piling the pressure on leaders Liverpool in the Premier League title race after Harry Kane celebrated his new year MBE in style with a brilliant first-half strike.
But Wolves had other ideas and enjoyed a memorable first visit to the new national stadium as goals from Willy Boly, Raul Jimenez and Helder Costa in the final 18 minutes gave them a deserved three points.
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It was a game too far for Spurs, whose relentless run of fixtures finally caught up with them, and they could now end the weekend nine points behind Jurgen Klopp’s side.
A memorable year ended on a sour note for Kane, but his achievements in 2018 deserve acknowledging.
He bagged his 42nd goal in his 63rd appearance for club and country in a calendar 12 months that saw him win the Golden Boot on the way to captaining the Three Lions to the World Cup semi-finals.
Kane would undoubtedly swap all of that for the Premier League trophy at the end of the season, although that now looks a long shot, even if the afternoon started brightly.
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Spurs picked up where they left off against Bournemouth and went on the attack early, with Son Hueng-Min shooting just wide before Christian Eriksen’s curling effort brought a spectacular save out of Rui Patricio, who tipped on to the crossbar.
