Wolves will be hopeful that Pablo Sarabia can repeat his wonderful performance against Fulham last season as they prepare to travel to the capital on Monday night.
The Spaniard may well get his chance in the starting XI next week after his sensational performance off the bench vs Spurs.
The attacker helped turn the game on its head as Wolves came from behind to win 2-1 at Molineux.
The performance was Sarabia’s most influential so far in a Wolves shirt since signing for the club in January.
However, the 31-year-old also put in some crucial performances last season as his side avoided the drop.
Wolves need Pablo Sarabia to repeat Fulham display
Sarabia was fantastic the last time Wolves travelled to Craven Cottage.
The attacker put the visitors ahead midway through the first half before Fulham equaliser just after the hour mark.
The 31-year-old was one of the best players on the pitch and helped dominate the hosts for large portions of the game.
According to Fbref, Sarabia had the most shots and the most on-target of any Wolves player on the pitch that day. This helped him also produce the most xG.
He was also very creative in his last visit and produced the most shot-creating actions at three as well as the most progressive passes at four.
His pass completion was also the third highest of any Wolves player at 85.2%.
In defence, he was also on top, as he produced the most tackles for the visitors, standing at three.
Pablo Sarabia was back to his best against Spurs
Despite struggling to get into the starting XI since Gary O’Neil’s arrival, Sarabia was Wolves’ most important player in their last game.
After making his way onto the pitch in the 87th minute, the attacker managed to get a goal and an assist.
This helped him produce the most xAG again, despite him only playing around 10 minutes of football.
His creativity was also spot on again, with Sarabia completing 100% of his passes on the day.
After the game, O’Neil was full of praise for the 31-year-old after he earned Wolves all three points.
He said: “He’s got unbelievable quality, especially for certain situations like today when we were having some joy but we were needing a bit more. We need to be a bit more incisive around the goal, and he brought two unbelievable bits of quality to make a difference.
“He forced my hand in the way that he trained this week, because we’re always discussing options, and Pablo just stood up and put in an unbelievable shift in training.
“I knew that if I needed him today he was going to be ready, and we were considering to do it earlier, but Jean [Bellegarde] was getting some joy down that side, but I was really pleased. When you can put a sub on and they have an impact like that, it’s obviously a big positive.”
Wolves need Pablo Sarabia to stay consistent
Sarabia is clearly a talented player.
However, in his short time at Wolves, fans have not seen enough of this.
With Pedro Neto remaining on the sidelines, Sarabia needs to step up and take his place.
The 31-year-old has the experience and the footballing mindset to become one of Wolves’ best players.
Sarabia now needs to show that against Fulham on Monday night and prove that his performance against Spurs was not just a one-off.