English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 19, 2019
Leicester City WLWLL 3
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Wolverhampton Wanderers DWLWL 4
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WOL224
Molineux Stadium · 31,278 att.

Match Report

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Diogo Jota scores three as Wolves edge Leicester in seven-goal thriller

Diogo Jota scored a stoppage time winner to earn Wolves an amazing 4-3 win over Leicester City in one of the best games of the season so far.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
4
54.4
Possession
45.6
16
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
327
Accurate Passes
269
447
Passes
381
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
4
22
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
73
25
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
20
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
13
19
Effective Clearances
30
19
Clearances
30

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-2

Lineups

WOL · 3-5-2

  1. 11Rui PatrícioG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 27Romain SaïssCD-L
  4. 5Ryan BennettCD-R
  5. 28João MoutinhoCM-L
  6. 32Leander DendonckerCM-R
  7. 8Rúben NevesAM
  8. 29Ruben VinagreLM
  9. 19JonnyRM
  10. 18Diogo JotaCF-L
  11. 9Raúl JiménezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Hélder CostaSUB
  2. 37Adama TraoréSUB
  3. 17Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB
  4. 7Ivan CavaleiroSUB
  5. 2Matt DohertySUB
  6. 21John RuddySUB
  7. 23Ryan GilesSUB

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 15Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 3Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 2Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 7Demarai GrayAM
  7. 25Wilfred NdidiLM
  8. 24Nampalys MendyRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 19Harvey BarnesAM-L
  11. 14Ricardo PereiraAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Jonny EvansSUB
  2. 38Hamza ChoudhurySUB
  3. 8Kelechi IheanachoSUB
  4. 10James MaddisonSUB
  5. 12Danny WardSUB
  6. 11Marc AlbrightonSUB
  7. 28Christian FuchsSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 4' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Leicester City 0. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross.
  3. 12' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Leicester City 0. Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
  4. 44' Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+2' Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 47' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Leicester City 1. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy following a fast break.
  8. 48' Substitution, Leicester City. Jonny Evans replaces Harry Maguire because of an injury.
  9. 51' Own Goal by Conor Coady, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Leicester City 2.
  10. 58' Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 64' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Leicester City 2. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a through ball following a fast break.
  12. 73' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Rúben Vinagre.
  13. 73' Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Harvey Barnes.
  14. 81' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces João Moutinho.
  15. 83' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Danny Simpson.
  16. 86' Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 87' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Leicester City 3. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
  18. 90'+3' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Leicester City 3. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.

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