English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 22, 2023
Wolverhampton Wanderers LLDWW 1
–
Leicester City DLLLL 2
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WOL101
LEI112
King Power Stadium · 32,053 att.

Match Report

Leicester out of EPL drop zone after beating Wolves

— Leicester ended a 10-match winless run by beating Wolverhampton 2-1 to climb out of the English Premier League relegation zone on Saturday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
1
5
Saves
2
58.2
Possession
41.8
16
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
406
Accurate Passes
270
497
Passes
364
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
52
25
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
12
12
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
8
11
Effective Clearances
24
11
Clearances
24

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Daniel IversenG
  2. 4Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L
  3. 3Wout FaesCD-R
  4. 16Victor KristiansenLB
  5. 27Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 14Kelechi IheanachoAM
  7. 42Boubakary SoumaréLM
  8. 8Youri TielemansRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 20Patson DakaAM-L
  11. 37Mateus TetêAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Luke ThomasSUB
  2. 26Dennis PraetSUB
  3. 40Wanya Marcal-MadivaduaSUB
  4. 18Daniel AmarteySUB
  5. 1Danny WardSUB
  6. 15Harry SouttarSUB
  7. 24Nampalys MendySUB
  8. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallSUB
  9. 25Wilfred NdidiSUB

WOL · 4-4-2

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 23Max KilmanCD-L
  3. 15Craig DawsonCD-R
  4. 24Toti GomesLB
  5. 22Nélson SemedoRB
  6. 5Mario LeminaCM-L
  7. 35João GomesCM-R
  8. 21Pablo SarabiaLM
  9. 27Matheus NunesRM
  10. 29Diego CostaCF-L
  11. 12Matheus CunhaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 64Hugo BuenoSUB
  2. 25Daniel BentleySUB
  3. 10Daniel PodenceSUB
  4. 11Hwang Hee-ChanSUB
  5. 8Rúben NevesSUB
  6. 37Adama TraoréSUB
  7. 28João MoutinhoSUB
  8. 4Nathan CollinsSUB
  9. 7Pedro NetoSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Leicester City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
  2. 34' José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Goal! Leicester City 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 42' Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Jamie Vardy because of an injury.
  6. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves replaces Mario Lemina because of an injury.
  7. 58' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  8. 58' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Moutinho replaces Diego Costa.
  9. 60' Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 65' Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 67' Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Youri Tielemans.
  12. 75' Goal! Leicester City 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross.
  13. 77' Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Tetê.
  14. 81' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Matheus Nunes.
  15. 84' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Toti.
  16. 85' Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.

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