Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolverhampton Wanderers. Premier League.
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Ben Davies may not play again for Tottenham this season but Willy Boly is available for Wolves; watch Tottenham vs Wolves live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 2pm on Sunday - kick-off 2.05pm
Sunday 16 May 2021 16:21, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Tottenham vs Wolves in the Premier League on Sunday, live on Sky Sports (kick-off 2.05pm).
Ben Davies will be missing for Tottenham against Wolves.
The Wales left-back is still struggling with an ankle injury and interim boss Ryan Mason does not expect him to play again this term. Spurs have no other injury concerns as they try and get a firm grip on European qualification.
Willy Boly is available for Wolves' trip to north London after returning to training. The defender had been out after struggling to recover from Covid-19 but is expected to be available.
Marcal (hip) is close to a return but Pedro Neto (knee), Jonny (knee) and Raul Jimenez (fractured skull) are out.
Tottenham vs Wolves will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 2pm; kick-off 2.05pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
I nearly spat my coffee out when seeing what price Tottenham were here. How anyone could seriously back them at 1/2 with Sky Bet - it has to be up there as one of the worst prices of the season against a team that have won on their last two visits to playing Spurs away from home.
I don't like trusting teams that rely on individuals. Cohesion, teamwork and spirit remains such an underrated aspect of trying to analyse the functionality of a team. And, as we've seen for months now, Tottenham's can be questioned even despite the removal of Jose Mourinho.
The brilliance of Harry Kane and Heung Min-Son continues to paper over the cracks at the club. Their deadly finishing means Spurs have the best shot conversion (15.3 per cent) in the Premier League despite averaging only 11.4 shots per game as a team - which is the lowest Tottenham have averaged in a Premier League season since Opta started keeping records in 2003/04.
This means there is value to be had getting Wolves very much on our side. The 6/4 for Wolves to win or draw is a solid price for those that like a short one but I'll be playing Nuno's boys to win the game by one goal at 7/1 with Sky Bet. A one-goal margin victory has copped in 10 of Wolves' 12 wins this season.
BETTING ANGLE: Wolves to win by exactly one goal (7/1 with Sky Bet)
Defeat at Leeds means Tottenham remain eight points shy of the top four with just three games to go. So only three victories will do - had Chelsea beaten Arsenal, their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League would already be over.
More realistically, Tottenham are in contention to qualify for the Europa League - and the Europa Conference League if they finish best of the rest among sides not qualified for the Champions League or Europa League.
It's also worth noting that Tottenham's goal difference - plus 20 - is so superior to Everton's - plus 4 - that it effectively counts as an extra point over Carlo Ancelotti's team.
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