Chris Sutton thinks ‘brilliant’ Spurs player who was on bench last week will start v Wolves

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Tottenham Hotspur will hope to make it six unbeaten Premier League games in a row when they host Wolves on Saturday.

Spurs are also chasing a sixth consecutive league win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but must do so against one of their recent bogey teams.

Tottenham have lost three of their last four Premier League games against Wolves, including the last two in a row.

Spurs have had a number of player availability issues this season, but Ange Postecoglou’s squad is currently in really good shape.

With the Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup now over, the Tottenham players who competed are now fully back into the swing of things at N17.

Chris Sutton is confident that Son Heung-min, who was on the bench against Brighton last time out, will definitely start for Spurs on Saturday.

The pundit, writing on BBC Sport, also predicted a 3-1 win for Tottenham against Wolves, who are missing Matheus Cunha due to a hamstring injury.

“Spurs just find a way, don’t they, with ‘Ange-ball’? They never stop coming forward, which is why they keep scoring goals,” Sutton wrote.

“Son Heung-min is back from the Asian Cup and he will start this week.

“Tottenham will concede, even with Wolves forward Matheus Cunha out injured, but they are just relentless in attack, and they are going to give someone such a hiding soon.”

Son Heung-min raring to go for Tottenham after week without game

Son led South Korea in every minute of the competition up until the semi-finals, which included two knockouts that went to extra-time.

The ‘brilliant‘ forward reported back at Hotspur Way last Thursday, so the fact he featured for Spurs at all two days later speaks volumes to both his fitness and his character.

Now, Son will be fully rested and no doubt raring to go from the first minute for Tottenham. If all goes to plan, the Spurs captain should be back in the starting XI.