Tottenham 1-1 Wolves: Joao Palhinha scores a stoppage-time equaliser

Having trailed at half-time in each of their nine previous Premier League games, Wolves manager Vitor Pereira will have been relieved to see his team enter the break on level terms for the first time since April.

Tuesday’s 2-0 victory over Everton in the Carabao Cup helped ease the misery around Molineux and it was evident that it had given the players a much-needed confidence boost.

Pereira made nine changes from last weekend’s defeat by Leeds – instead keeping faith in the side that triumphed against the Toffees.

Sam Johnstone kept his place in between the posts and Wolves had the England goalkeeper to thank for keeping Spurs out for the majority of the game.

Given the nod ahead of regular starter Jose Sa, Johnstone twice denied Kudus and commanded his box to deal with a barrage of Tottenham crosses.

Despite Spurs’ late equaliser, there will be a sense of optimism around Wolves as they proved they are improving and can indeed compete with the league’s top teams.

Even after Bueno’s goal they continued to pile on the pressure and threatened to double their lead.

But in the end there was little they could do to stop Palhinha’s ferocious strike.