Same Old Spurs, New Week, Same Nerve-Shredding Stakes at Molineux

If you were hoping for a calm, routine run-in to the end of the season, I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong club. This Saturday, we head to Wolverhampton Wanderers for what can only be described as a gloriously chaotic relegation six-pointer—despite the small detail that Wolves have already booked their trip to the Championship.

Yes, Molineux plays host to a “blockbuster basement battle,” which feels a bit like calling a soggy biscuit a banquet—but here we are. For us, the stakes are painfully real. For Wolves, it’s more of a farewell tour with a hint of “let’s take someone down with us.”

From Ecstasy to… Well, Spurs

Our latest emotional rollercoaster came against Brighton & Hove Albion, a match that perfectly summed up life under Roberto De Zerbi—flashes of brilliance wrapped in a layer of mild chaos.

Enter Xavi Simons, who decided to briefly become the best player on the planet. A gorgeous assist for Pedro Porro followed by a curling effort that had us dreaming—dangerous, I know—of three points.

Naturally, those dreams didn’t last.

Georginio Rutter popped up late on to level things, leaving us with a 2-2 draw and that familiar hollow feeling. You could see it in Simons at full-time—equal parts frustration and disbelief—as if he’d just realised what playing for Spurs in a relegation scrap actually entails.

That result means we’re still hovering below the dreaded dotted line, winless in 15 league matches. Fifteen. At this point, even the most optimistic among us are starting to glance nervously at the record books—and not for the right reasons.

Wolves: Down, But Not Quite Out of Bite

As for Wolves, their fate was sealed earlier this week. Relegation confirmed. Curtains drawn. Cue the violins.

Under Rob Edwards, there was a brief flicker of resistance—a three-game unbeaten run that suggested a miracle might be brewing. It wasn’t.

Back-to-back heavy defeats, including a 3-0 loss to Leeds United, have brought things crashing back to reality. Twenty-two league defeats tells its own story, and yet… this is still Spurs we’re talking about.

Because if there’s one thing Wolves do have going for them, it’s a rather annoying habit of not losing to us. Six games unbeaten against Spurs, in fact. Even now, even relegated, you just know they’ll fancy their chances of extending that run.

Team News: A Slightly Less Crowded Treatment Room

On the injury front, there’s a rare glimmer of positivity for us. James Maddison finally made a matchday squad appearance. Granted, he didn’t actually play, but at this stage we’ll take “visible and upright” as progress.

We’re still without a rather sizeable list of absentees—Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Dejan Kulusevski, and others remain sidelined—but there’s at least a sense the crisis is easing slightly. Slightly.

There could be changes too. Lucas Bergvall is pushing for a start after making an impact off the bench, while some of last week’s underperformers may find themselves “rested,” which is football’s polite way of saying “please do better next time.”

Wolves, meanwhile, have their own issues. Injuries to Angel Gomes and Ladislav Krejci haven’t helped, and with a few others missing, Edwards may be forced into a reshuffle that leans more attacking than he’d ideally like.

Which, let’s be honest, probably suits us about as much as a leaky roof.

So… What Happens Next?

This is the part where we’re meant to make a confident prediction. A statement of intent. A bold claim that this is finally the moment we turn things around.

And yet, being a Spurs fan, you approach these moments with a certain… caution.

On paper, we should win. Wolves are down, struggling, and defensively shaky. We’ve got quality—Simons in particular looks like he’s warming to life in our colours—and surely that 15-game winless run has to end at some point.

Surely.

But football doesn’t work on logic, and Spurs definitely don’t.

Still, if there’s ever a time to grind out that elusive first Premier League win of 2026, this feels like it. It might not be pretty. It probably won’t be comfortable. And there’s every chance it takes a few years off our collective life expectancy.

But a win’s a win—and right now, we’d take one however it comes.

Just don’t expect it to be straightforward. This is Spurs, after all.