TOTTENHAM pair Rodrigo Bentancur and Dominic Solanke left fans in stitches after colliding in the box as they lined up to shoot during their 2-2 draw with Wolves.
Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou came into his side’s clash with Wolves under huge pressure following back-to-back defeats against Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
beIN SportsDominic Solanke and Rodrigo Bentancur both went for the ball as it rolled across the box[/caption]
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beIN SportsThe moment left fans on social media in hysterics[/caption]
They kicked off in the bottom half of the Premier League table with nine defeats from 18 games.
And things got even bleaker for fans of the North London side when Hwang Hee-chan fired in to give the visitors the lead.
Bentancur levelled with a header from a corner, before the calamitous incident occurred between the Uruguayan and Solanke.
As the ball rolled across the box they both ran onto it and took each other out.
Fortunately, the flag went up for offside in the build-up.
But that did not stop fans from making fun of the hapless moment.
One said: “Solanke shoving Bentancur off the ball (or was it the other way around?) is the most Spursy thing I’ve ever seen.”
Another added: “That Bentancur-Solanke collision in the box sums up our whole season lmao.”
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ReutersHwang Hee-chan gave Wolves an early lead at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium[/caption]
GettyBentancur levelled from a corner with a powerful header[/caption]
A third replied: “If you could describe SPURS in a clip… Solanke and Bentancur going for the same ball .”
While a fourth responded: “The way Solanke and Bentancur tackled each other best comedy show on earth.”
Spurs went in front through Brennan Johnson but then conceded late on through Jorgen Strand Larsen.
Postecoglou really needed a win here after a run of just one victory in six league games had left his injury-hit side languishing in mid-table.
He looked like he might have it after goals from Bentancur and Johnson before half-time overturned Hwang’s opener.
But Strand Larsen came to the rescue to preserve Vitor Pereira’s unbeaten record since taking over.
And it left Postecoglou, whose side were booed at full-time, looking on shaky ground as chairman Daniel Levy watched from the stands.
Pereira has had such a quick impact at Wolves since succeeding Gary O’Neil just before Christmas that the away fans were singing his name before kick-off.
They were belting it out after seven minutes though when Hwang broke the deadlock.
The South Korean was starting his first league game since August as a reward for his killer strike against Manchester United on Boxing Day.
His strike showed no signs of rustiness though as Rayan Ait-Nouri rolled a free-kick off to the forward on the edge of the area and Hwang did the rest, curling beautifully in off the post.
Brennan Johnson scored to put Spurs in frontGetty
Spurs were trying to claim a foul on Johnson from Santiago Bueno in the build-up but it looked an optimistic claim at best.
Matheus Cunha, who had won the set-piece in the first place, has been Wolves’ star man in a dreary campaign.
And the Brazilian showed just why he is being coveted by the likes of Arsenal with some Champions League-quality tricks and flicks throughout the first half.
Spurs hit back five minutes later though with a corner routine that had worked a charm against Ipswich last month, even if it was overlooked by Spurs losing that game.
Just as they did against the Tractor Boys, Pedro Porro sent in the delivery to the near post where Rodrigo Bentancur rose highest to crash home a header.
Spurs were not playing well and yet they were still creating chances.
Radu Dragusin probably should have levelled with a header from another Porro corner that whistled the wrong side of the post.
Yves Bissouma had a blast over the bar when Kulusevski neatly laid it off to him.
While there was a farcical moment when Dominic Solanke and Bentancur clattered into each other trying to latch onto the same cutback from Kulusevski, who was offside anyway.
Son Heung-min has looked out of sorts for some time now given the amazing service he has given Spurs over the last ten years.
He was anonymous here until out of nowhere, he was presented with a golden chance to put Spurs ahead.
PAJorgen Strand Larsen netted a late equaliser for the visitors[/caption]
GettyIt extends Wolves’ unbeaten run to three matches since Vitor Pereira’s arrival[/caption]
Johnson had been needlessly tripped by Andre in the box as tried to latch onto Kulusevsi’s lock-picking pass.
Son picked up the ball as the penalty-taker but just like Erling Haaland against Everton last week, the master goal-scorer looked so short of confidence that you feared a miss was coming.
So it proved as his tame effort to Jose Sa’s right was repelled by the Wanderers stopper.
Postecoglou must have felt this is just how things are going for him right now.
But then Johnson offered him a reprieve in the third minute of first-half stoppage time.
The Welshman played a one-two with the excellent Kulusevski – who at times seemed to be carrying Spurs – and then smartly converted the return pass for 2-1.
Wolves were dealt a surprise blow when Cunha was part of a double-sub at half-time and was spotted soon after with ice under his left knee.
While Postecoglou surely could not believe his luck when Destiny Udogie went down with a hamstring injury, given how decimated his defence already was.
The Italian gingerly walked off to be replaced by the lesser-spotted Sergio Reguilon, who was making his first league appearance for Spurs since April 2022.
Since then he has been out on loan at Atletico Madrid, Manchester United and Brentford.
The smart money is on him being shipped out permanently next month too, although Spurs may have to assess the damage to Udogie first.
Both sides looked tired and short of quality in a clunky second half.
Spurs were desperately trying to see it out but then on 87 minutes, Rayan Ait-Nouri slipped in sub Strand Larsen who belted the ball past Fraser Forster high into the roof of the net.
Spurs old-boy Matt Doherty almost nicked all three points too for the visitors but his header was repelled by Forster.
But Strand Larsen’s strike was enough of a hammer blow to Postecoglou – who also saw Bentancur pick up a fifth yellow of the season with a wild late tackle on Rodrigo Gomes, meaning he is now suspended for Newcastle.
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