Wolves run riot to turn up heat on troubled Postecoglou

As preparation goes for the biggest game of Tottenham's season by some distance, this was an ominous if not pathetic performance.

- Ben Fisher

If it did not do so already, then it increasingly feels like win or bust in the Europa League for Ange Postecoglou. After this defeat, a sixth in seven away games in all competitions, it is plausible to think Spurs could finish as low as 17th in the Premier League and the numbers suggest they should; only the bottom three have lost more matches in the division than them this season.

Spurs did not recover from conceding after 85 seconds and a comical own goal by Djed Spence and a Jørgen Strand Larsen tap-in - after an error by their captain, Cristian Romero - were in keeping with a dreadful display. Wolves' fourth goal, courtesy of Matheus Cunha, was arguably the worst of the lot from a Spurs perspective, Lucas Bergvall punished for daydreaming close to halfway.

Postecoglou made six changes with the bigger picture in mind, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie among those rested, but the manner of this defeat will surely dent confidence for the trip to Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday. The body language as Spurs' players traipsed off the pitch said as much.

"They shouldn't be in a bad headspace," Postecoglou said. "We need to recover physically and mentally... The game on Thursday is massive."