{"id":95872,"date":"2023-11-10T08:24:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T08:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95872"},"modified":"2023-11-10T08:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T08:24:15","slug":"merson-explains-why-he-would-be-shocked-if-tottenham-beat-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/merson-explains-why-he-would-be-shocked-if-tottenham-beat-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"Merson explains why he would be &apos;SHOCKED&apos; if Tottenham beat Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Paul Merson sticks the boot into Tottenham AGAIN as he backs Wolves to beat Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side this weekend&#8230; after pundit had hit back at fans who mocked him for correctly predicting Chelsea to win at Spurs on Monday<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paul Merson has predicted Tottenham to lose for the second week in a row\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He faced backlash as he correctly predicted Spurs to lose to Chelsea on Monday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why we should get excited about Cole Palmer &#8211; Listen here to It&#8217;s All Coming Up<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paul Merson for the second week in a row has exclaimed that he would be shocked if Tottenham beat their Premier League opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side face Wolves\u00a0on Saturday off the back of their first league defeat of the season, with a 4-1 loss to Chelsea on Monday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Merson earlier this week hit back at &#8216;clueless critics&#8217; who mocked him for suggesting Chelsea would beat Spurs on Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s return to the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Arsenal and England midfielder has now explained why he feels that Wolves will hand Tottenham their second straight defeat &#8211; predicting a 2-1 victory for Gary O&#8217;Neil&#8217;s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He told Sportskeeda: &#8216;I\u2019ll be shocked if Tottenham, with their injuries and suspensions, beat Wolves on Saturday. I was looking at Spurs\u2019 situation and they have some bad injuries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/06\/77639649-12733453-image-a-1_1699597282655.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Paul Merson for the second straight week has predicted Tottenham to lose in the Premier League<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/06\/77639653-12733453-image-m-3_1699597310938.jpg\" height=\"397\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Merson faced backlash for predicting Chelsea to beat Tottenham &#8211; only to be proven right as Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s side handed them their first defeat of the season with a heavy 4-1 win<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/06\/77639713-12733453-image-a-4_1699597369119.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Merson has predicted Wolves to beat Spurs claiming injuries and suspensions will affect Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Micky van de Ven is out and they\u2019ve got Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie who are set to miss a couple of weeks due to suspension.\u00a0James Maddison is going to be out too and Richarlison is set to undergo surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Ange Postecoglou will be fielding a makeshift backline and they are not going to be the same side that got off to a flying start to the season due to their injuries.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Van de Ven went off against Chelsea clutching his hamstring, with the Dutchman expected to face an extended spell on the sidelines &#8211; though he reportedly won&#8217;t need surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Maddison also limped off against Chelsea, while Richarlison has undergone surgery on a pelvic injury.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Spurs&#8217; superb form heading into the clash against Chelsea, Merson \u2014 a fan of the Stamford Bridge club \u2014 admitted a Tottenham victory would &#8216;shock&#8217; him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m very confident for Chelsea on Monday night,&#8217; Merson said on Sky Sports. &#8216;I&#8217;ll be shocked if they lose.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/14\/77508453-12720945-image-a-4_1699368526575.jpg\" height=\"131\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former Arsenal and England star successfully predicted that Spurs would struggle against Chelsea and hit back at those who ridiculed his confidence in Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s side<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/06\/77639655-12733453-image-m-6_1699597437790.jpg\" height=\"363\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham showed a lack of discipline as Destiny Udogie and Cristian Romero were sent off for Postecoglou&#8217;s side<\/p>\n<p>Several fans swiftly mocked the former England star on social media, with one Tottenham supporter writing on X, formerly known as Twitter: &#8216;When we beat Chelsea, Paul Merson needs to retire as a pundit.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Biting back with an amusing response after Chelsea&#8217;s win, Merson replied: &#8216;You will have to put up with me 4-1 more year at least. COYB.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He also said in a separate post: &#8216;All them people that called me clueless, hope your off to bed. 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