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Erling Haaland sends message to Jorgen Strand Larsen after fifth goal in four games for Wolves

Wolves recorded yet another win in the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, and Jorgen Strand Larsen was on target once more.

Wanderers beat Spurs 4-2 at Molineux to increase the gap down at the bottom to 14 points.

With the win, Wolves were able to jump up to 16th place in the table – the highest position they’ve been all season.

In truth, yesterday’s game was made easy at times by Spurs.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
13 EvertonEverton32 8 14 10 34 38 -4 38
14 Man UtdManchester United32 10 8 14 38 45 -7 38
15 TottenhamTottenham32 11 4 17 60 49 11 37
16 WolvesWolves32 10 5 17 47 61 -14 35
17 West HamWest Ham32 9 8 15 36 54 -18 35
18 IpswichIpswich32 4 9 19 33 67 -34 21
19 LeicesterLeicester32 4 6 22 27 72 -45 18

Some of their defending was calamitous, and Wolves were able to punish the visitors.

And there was yet another goal for Jorgen Strand Larsen, who took to Instagram after the game to check in with fans.

Wolves star Jorgen Strand Larsen sends message after goal vs Tottenham, Erling Haaland responds

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC - Premier League
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It has been a terrific past few weeks for Strand Larsen.

With Matheus Cunha having been suspended for four games, the onus has been on him to deliver in the final third.

And he has certainly done that.

He scored four goals while Cunha was unavailable and on Sunday against Spurs, he scored again to make it five in four Premier League matches.

He was there to tap home after good work by Rayan Ait-Nouri down the left.

He’s now in the best form he’s been in all season, and Strand Larsen took to Instagram last night to share a message with fans.

He said: “Hehehe… goosebumps that last photo, thanks @r.aitnouri ❤️‍🔥.”

Hundreds of people replied, including none other than his international teammate Erling Haaland, who was clearly impressed and said: “Mannnnn🔥🔥.”

Strand Larsen shining

It is fantastic to see Strand Larsen in such good form.

We know that he works extremely hard for the team, and now he is finally getting his rewards. Data showed that he again worked hard against Spurs, winning five duels in addition to scoring.

Strand Larsen had to wait months before one of his goals actually came in a Wolves win. Now, he can’t stop scoring and Wolves can’t stopping winning.

A graphic to show some of Jorgen Strand Larsen's best stats in Wolves' win over Tottenham Hotspur.
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He’s a very selfless player, so it’s great to see his hard work paying off.

Pereira has attributed Strand Larsen’s improvements to the presence of Marshall Munetsi, so it won’t be any surprise to see those two playing a lot more minutes together this season.