Sam Johnstone believes the performance Wolves displayed in their draw against Tottenham Hotspur should be the minimum the team need to produce for the remainder of the season.
The Old Gold had to settle for a point on their travels after Joao Palhinha’s last-minute goal denied Wolves a first Premier League win of the season, but Johnstone – who kept his side in the game during the first half with a number of key stops – feels the positive outing from his teammates gives something to build on for the rest of the campaign.
On settling for a point at Spurs
“It’s tough to take. We’ve been in a bad spot the last few weeks, so getting a point away at Tottenham, you take it, but we’re so close to getting three that the lads are absolutely gutted.
“They put in a great performance, put their bodies on the line right until the end. It’s gutting but hopefully we can work off that going into next week and into the rest of the season.”
On coming through a difficult start to the season
“No one likes losing and the Premier League's tough. Every game's tough. All we can do is work hard every day and try and put that into games.
“You saw tonight that there was a bit of reaction, especially after last week, losing at home to Leeds, it's not good enough for our standards. But tonight, that should be our baseline and we can go off from there.”
On first half save from Kudus’ close-range effort
“It was fast. He put some power behind it and just hit it. It just missed our defender, but I’m there to try and make saves and keep the lads in a game.
“Tonight, the couple of saves I made kept us in it, as well as the bodies on the line from the lads, and we come away with a point, which is good because it's a difficult place to come.”
We came close but still a hard-earned point on the road.
— Wolves (@Wolves) September 27, 2025
Thank you for your excellent support in London tonight 👏 pic.twitter.com/ZQz3CtRx4F
On the game being a turning point
“Yeah, 100%. Tonight is the baseline now going forward. It’s going to be a tough season. There's no easy game in the Premier League, but to come here and put in a solid performance like that and come away with a point, we have to take that going forward.”
