English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 20, 2022
Leicester City DLLDW 1
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Wolverhampton Wanderers WWLLW 2
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LEI101
WOL112
Molineux Stadium · 31,497 att.

Match Report

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Wolves boost European hopes with 2-1 win over Leicester

Wolverhampton Wanderers' boosted their chances of European football next season as they held off a resurgent Leicester City to secure a 2-1 win.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
10
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
6
63.7
Possession
36.3
17
SHOTS
11
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
497
Accurate Passes
251
567
Passes
320
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
34
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.4
37
Long Balls
49
22
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
6
Interceptions
6
10
Effective Clearances
37
10
Clearances
37

Head to Head

LEI leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

WOL · 3-5-2

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 27Romain SaïssCD-L
  4. 23Max KilmanCD-R
  5. 28João MoutinhoCM-L
  6. 32Leander DendonckerCM-R
  7. 8Rúben NevesAM
  8. 3Rayan Aït-NouriLM
  9. 22Nélson SemedoRM
  10. 10Daniel PodenceCF-L
  11. 9Raúl JiménezCF-R

LEI · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 4Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L
  3. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  4. 33Luke ThomasLB
  5. 21Ricardo PereiraRB
  6. 25Wilfred NdidiCM
  7. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallLM
  8. 8Youri TielemansRM
  9. 29Patson DakaF
  10. 37Ademola LookmanLF
  11. 11Marc AlbrightonRF

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Leicester City 0. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
  2. 29' Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 36' Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 38' Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 38' Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 41' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Leicester City 1. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
  8. 58' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces João Moutinho.
  9. 66' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Leicester City 1. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  10. 67' VAR Decision: Goal Wolverhampton Wanderers - Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Leicester City (Daniel Podence).
  11. 70' Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 73' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Patson Daka.
  13. 74' Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  14. 76' Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 81' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Daniel Podence.
  16. 88' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Marçal replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri because of an injury.
  17. 90'+2' Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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