In a year of false starts and injury crises, the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers encapsulates Spurs' repeated frustrations in one neat package.

Ange Postecoglou has admitted that Tottenham Hotspur “need to reinforce” their squad in the January transfer window. Spurs have been hit by an injury crisis with seven players unavailable including first-choice centre-backs Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero as well as goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.