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Photo: Helder Costa looks gutted after Wolves miss

Wander Helder Costa of Wolves (L) attempts to take it past Pedro of Chelsea (R) during The Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Wolverhampton ...
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Wolverhampton Wanderers lost narrowly to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

Helder Costa could and probably should have opened his account for Wolverhampton Wanderers against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday night.

The 24-year-old striker missed a number of good opportunities – including one excellent one in the second half – as Wolves lost 3-2 to Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

It was 3-1 to Tottenham at the time of Costa’s miss, but Raul Jimenez converted a penalty two minutes later to pull another back for Nuno Espirito Santo’s troops at Molineux.

Costa has now gone 11 games without a Premier League goal which, for a striker, is a hell of a long time, and the man himself seemed to know how big the opportunity was after being photographed on the turf.

Tottenham had raced into a 2-0 half-time lead, with Erik Lamela and Lucas Moura netting before the half-hour mark, before Harry Kane ended the game as a contest on 67 minutes.

But two penalties from Ruben Neves and Jimenez gave Wolves a big lifeline with 11 minutes to go, though Spurs managed to hold off the fightback.