Wolves earn first point of season but denied win by last-gasp Tottenham equaliser

LONDON :Wolverhampton Wanderers earned their first Premier League point of the season but were denied victory when Joao Palhinha's last-gasp equaliser gave Tottenham Hotspur a 1-1 draw on Saturday.

Santiago Bueno's scrappy goal early in the second half looked like deciding the contest for the visitors but Palhinha guided in a superb finish in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

Wolves had lost their opening five league games.

Tottenham would have gone second with a win but produced a laboured display and were fortunate not to suffer their second home league defeat of the season.

Mohammed Kudus had a goal ruled out for offside in the first half for Tottenham but Thomas Frank's side struggled to break down a resolute Wolves rearguard until Palhinha popped up to spare their blushes, although he was far from happy.

"I'm not happy at all. These are the games we need to win. We did a great first half. The second half not really. We could have created more chances," summer signing Palhinha said.

"I'm sad, me and my teammates and the staff, because it is mandatory for us to win these games. It feels like a loss."

Wolves remain bottom with one point while Tottenham moved to third with 11 points after a second successive draw.

The visitors arrived in London having made their worst-ever start to a league season in their 127-year history.

But despite not winning, Vitor Pereira's side gave the visiting fans plenty of reasons to be cheerful, especially in the second half when they appeared to be in control.

"We deserved the three points and almost in the end it's difficult to accept," Pereira said.

"The spirit was there. Everything was there but the last minute, it's football. The first half we had some problems but the second half my team were