Tottenham make unwanted Premier League history as Ange Postecoglou's men concede first once again

Tottenham created unwanted history in the Premier League with their 2-2 draw at home to Wolves on Sunday.

Ange PostecoglouThe men have become accustomed to going behind first in 2024 in front of their own fans.

And against Wolves it was no different: the visitors needed just seven minutes to take the lead.

A brilliantly taken free kick saw Hwang Hee-chan aim from outside the area where it tucked into the bottom right corner.

With that, Spurs They have become the first team since the inception of the Premier League in 1992 to concede the first goal in 15 home games in a single calendar year.

Spurs have now fallen behind first in seven top-flight home games this season from their ten fixtures at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Of those games, they have won just three times: coming from behind to beat Brentford, West Ham and Aston Villa.

Meanwhile, they lost three times (against Arsenal, Ipswich and Liverpool) and drew once, against Wolves.

In the seven home games in which Spurs have trailed this season, they have been forced to tie again at half-time three times.

Rodrigo Bentancur was the last to score the equalizer for Spurs in the 12th minute against the Midlands team.

The Uruguayan international, recently recovered from a suspension, took advantage of a corner taken by Pedro Porro at the near post to beat José Sa with a header.

Spurs could have completed the comeback in the 43rd minute after being awarded a penalty for a foul on Brennan Johnson.

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However, captain Heung-min Son could not find the back of the net, and Sa dived to his right to avoid the South Korean's penalty.

However, the comeback was completed in the third minute of first-half stoppage time thanks to Welsh striker Johnson.

Johnson combined brilliantly with Dejan Kulusevski down the right channel, with the former feeding the latter outside the box.

Kulusevski then slid into the box before backtracking towards his team-mate, who made no mistake as he shot towards the near post.

But Spurs were unable to build on their lead in the second half, and Destiny Udogie added to her injury woes by coming off with a suspected hamstring knock.

And to make matters worse for the hosts, Jorgen Strand Larsen tied the score in the 87th minute with a fantastic shot that sailed into the roof of the net.

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Both teams pushed for a late win, but had to settle for a point in their final game of the year.

A victory for Spurs, who have ended consecutive defeats, would put them in tenth place in the table.

But instead they remain in 11th place, having won just once in their last seven top-flight games.

As for Wolves, they remain unbeaten in their first three games under new boss Vítor Pereira, with the visitors now two points clear of the bottom three.

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