English Premier League

FT Sunday, November 8, 2020
Wolverhampton Wanderers LWWDW 0
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Leicester City WWWWW 1
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WOL000
LEI101
King Power Stadium

Match Report

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Vardy penalty earns Leicester tight win over Wolves

Leicester City went top of the Premier League with a tense 1-0 win over Wolves in which Jamie Vardy scored one penalty and had another saved.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
50.4
Possession
49.6
8
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
415
Accurate Passes
406
505
Passes
492
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.1
69
Long Balls
42
34
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
5
10
Effective Clearances
19
10
Clearances
19

Head to Head

LEI leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LEI · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD
  3. 28Christian FuchsCD-L
  4. 3Wesley FofanaCD-R
  5. 24Nampalys MendyCM-L
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 33Luke ThomasLM
  8. 2James JustinRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 10James MaddisonCF-L
  11. 26Dennis PraetCF-R

WOL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 11Rui PatrícioG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 49Max KilmanCD-L
  4. 15Willy BolyCD-R
  5. 8Rúben NevesCM-L
  6. 32Leander DendonckerCM-R
  7. 3Rayan Aït-NouriLM
  8. 22Nélson SemedoRM
  9. 9Raúl JiménezF
  10. 10Daniel PodenceCF-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' VAR Decision: Penalty Leicester City.
  2. 15' Goal! Leicester City 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 38' VAR Decision: Penalty Leicester City.
  4. 39' Penalty saved! Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  5. 41' Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Luke Thomas.
  7. 50' Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 60' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Daniel Podence.
  9. 63' Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 72' Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces James Maddison.
  11. 76' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Marçal replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  12. 79' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Pedro Neto.
  13. 80' Substitution, Leicester City. Wes Morgan replaces Dennis Praet.
  14. 81' Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+3' Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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