Jorgen Strand Larsen strikes late to earn Wolves draw at Tottenham

Ange Postecoglou watched Tottenham lose more ground in the Premier League after Jorgen Strand Larsen struck in the 87th minute to earn Wolves a 2-2 draw and continue Vitor Pereira’s unbeaten start.

A torrid month of December with poor results matched by a growing injury list had seen Spurs slip down the table, but they looked on track to finish 2024 with a win after a strong finish to the first half.

After Rodrigo Bentancur had cancelled out Hwang Hee-chan’s fine opener for Wolves, Brennan Johnson scored in first-half stoppage time after Son Heung-min had a penalty saved by Jose Sa to put the hosts’ in control.

Postecoglou’s depleted side could not add a third or hold on though as Wolves substitute Strand Larsen smashed home with three minutes left to ensure the spoils were shared in north London.

New Wolves boss Pereira had overseen two wins from two since he replaced Gary O’Neil and had faced Postecoglou before during the 2020 AFC Champions League.

Spurs were boosted by Radu Dragusin – their only fit centre-back – being able to start, but Wolves went ahead after only seven minutes.

A smart short free-kick routine saw Rayan Ait-Nouri tee up the unmarked Hwang and he curled into the bottom corner to mark his first league start since August with a goal.

It rocked the hosts but they found an almost instant reply when Bentancur powered home a header from Pedro Porro’s near-post corner in the 11th-minute.

Another set-piece almost provided Tottenham’s second but Dragusin nodded wide from Porro’s latest fine delivery.

Chances remained few and far between before the offside flag sparred the blushes of Spurs team-mates Dominic Solanke and Bentancur after they got in each others way from a Dejan Kulusevski cut back.

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