You'd have thought that winning your first Premier League game of 2026 amid a frightening relegation scrap was a good thing, but our victory at Molineux has actually proven to be rather damaging.
It was a slog of a contest after a bright enough start, with João Palhinha's back-post poach enough to separate the two teams in the closing stages.
While Roberto De Zerbi has undeniably had a positive impact on this group, there's only so much the Italian can do. He's working with scraps, especially in attacking areas, and our situation has only worsened since Saturday's relief.
First, we learned the devastating extent of Xavi Simons' knee injury. A torn ACL means he likely won't play again in 2026, and has surely ruled out a summer departure in the event of our relegation. Now, De Zerbi's optimism regarding the severity of Dominic Solanke's hamstring issue has proven to be erroneous.
Solanke's season likely over with hamstring injury
After confirming the striker had suffered a "muscular injury" on Saturday, the Tottenham boss said: "For Solanke, it's not a big problem. I don't know how many games we lose him."
It might not be torn ACL big, but the issue is significant enough to likely sideline him for the final few weeks of the season. According to The Telegraph, the early indications suggest Solanke has suffered a grade two hamstring injury, which can take as long as eight weeks to recover from. The best-case scenario is a three-week absence.
We'll learn more later in the week, but it looks like De Zerbi is going to have to lean heavily on Richarlison down the stretch. Solanke, in truth, hasn't offered enough during the run-in, and his Spurs career will be described as expensive but forgettable were he to leave the club this summer.
The club would almost certainly cut ties were we to succumb to the Championship, especially when you consider the youthful options De Zerbi could have at his disposal in the second tier. Will Lankshear has had an excellent season at Oxford United, 18-year-old Mason Melia is brimming with talent, and Dane Scarlett is still lingering.
Solanke had the impossible task of replacing one of our greatest-ever players. While there have been times during his two years at the club when the England international performed like a 'proper' centre-forward, he hasn't been prolific enough or at all reliable on the fitness front to justify his mammoth price tag.
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