Jose Mourinho would not blame Dele Alli for Tottenham's latest defeat and waved off calls to give Troy Parrott more minutes, despite accepting the makeshift striker's missed chance against Wolves was a critical moment.
Alli played as a central forward in the 3-2 home loss to Wolves on Sunday with Harry Kane and Son Heung-min out injured, Spurs suffering a third consecutive reverse across all competitions.
With Tottenham 2-1 up in the second half and on top, the England international sent a free header from Ben Davies' deep cross narrowly off target.
Editors' Picks
Two minutes later, Diogo Jota levelled the match and Raul Jimenez went on to score a late winner, but Mourinho felt Alli had been unfortunate.