Wolverhampton Wanderers picked up a point on the road at Tottenham Hotspur as a 2-2 draw extended Vítor Pereira's unbeaten start to life in the Wolves dugout.

After beating Leicester City 3-0 and Manchester United 2-0, the Portuguese boss had brought a new lease of life to this Wolves side who are in a good patch of form over the festive period. Their tie with Spurs resulted in an important point as they enter 2025 out of the relegation zone.

South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan opened the scoring for Wolves after just seven minutes, the 28-year-old sweeping home a pinpoint effort from a well-worked free kick. Spurs responded just five minutes later though, Rodrigo Bentancur heading in from a corner.

As half time beckoned, Ange Postecoglou's men won a penalty, however José Sá was there to meet Son Hueng-min's strike from the spot to keep the score level. However, Spurs did take the lead in first-half stoppage time when Brennan Johnson put the ball past Sá following Dejan Kulusevski's low cross.

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With it looking like the hosts were going to claim all three points, Wolves battled on and found a late equaliser through Jørgen Strand Larsen who lashed home in the 87th minute.

The draw continued Spurs' turbulent form this season, but it was good news for Wanderers who now sit one place above the relegation zone and one point above Leicester City in 18th.

Long live the revival

After such a torrid start to the season under Gary O'Neil, new boss Pereira has been the breath of fresh air that Wolves have needed. With The Guardian highlighting the 'revitalisation' that has happened under the Portuguese coach, the two goals conceded against their North London opponents were the first two conceded in the Pereira era after picking up a duo of clean sheets in his first two games.

The Guardian labelled the first half 'strange' as Spurs finished on top despite their 'slapstick' moments, most notably when Dominic Solanke and teammate Bentancur tangled as they both went for a shot at the same ball.

The publication voiced the general consensus that everyone knew a late goal was possible, but noted that Matheus Cunha's withdrawal through injury was a cause for concern before they eventually did equalise.

Strengthen from strength

Whilst Wolves fans have every right to buzzing from Pereira's start to life in the Black Country, however, The Athletic was of no illusion that signings are still needed to bolster the Old Gold's leaky defence.

With the best place to strengthen being from a position of strength, the West Midlands club are in a good place to recruit going into the January window. They started at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a back three including just two centre backs in veteran Craig Dawson and the unproven Santiago Bueno. Their other options include other unproven prospect Yerson Mosquera and the injured Toti Gomes, meaning that Wolves desperately need some Premier League quality in their ranks ready for the second half of the season.

They currently have the joint-worst defensive record in the league with 42 goals conceded.

Purple is the colour

The purple third kit of Wolves coincided with their purple patch in their draw with Spurs, as pointed out by the Daily Mail.

With a verdict on Brazilian forward Cunha's ban for violent conduct looming, now alongside an injury question, Wolves started the game the better before their opponents grew into it. The late equaliser for Pereira's men resulted in the home crowd voicing their displeasure through loud boos at the full-time whistle.

Wolves' noisy travelling fans, though, were in full voice in N17 as they enjoyed the 'fighting spirit' of their 'rejuvenated' team.

No Cunha, no problem

Much to the worry of the Wolves faithful, their talisman Cunha was withdrawn at half time and seen on the bench in the second half with an ice pack under his knee. The 25-year-old has been outstanding for the struggling pack throughout the first half of the season, picking up 10 goals and four assists in the Black Country side's 19 Premier League games. His substitution could well have felt like Wolves would wave goodbye to any chance of claiming points on Sunday.

However, as The Telegraph emphasised, his replacement Jørgen Strand Larsen scoring meant that the Pereira's men recovered from the blow of losing their best player as they claimed a point on the road.

A passionate Pereira told The Telegraph: "I celebrate because I’m emotional and when I’m on the pitch it’s like I’m playing. I like to celebrate with my players. It’s a good result for us. The spirit that I saw in the second half, I’m very happy and I’m proud."

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