English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 22, 2024
Wolverhampton Wanderers WLLLL 3
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Leicester City LLWDL 0
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King Power Stadium · 31,818 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Vitor Pereira earns first win as Wolves pummel Leicester

Wolverhampton Wanderers kicked off the Vitor Pereira era with an impressive 3-0 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League on Sunday to snap a four-match losing streak and move a step closer to the safety zone.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
15
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
1
46.4
Possession
53.6
8
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
400
Accurate Passes
473
479
Passes
546
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
24
0.4
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
37
26
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
8
20
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
7
Interceptions
9
22
Effective Clearances
8
22
Clearances
8

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Danny WardG
  2. 23Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 4Conor CoadyCD-R
  4. 16Victor KristiansenLB
  5. 2James JustinRB
  6. 11Bilal El KhannoussAM
  7. 24Boubakary SoumaréLM
  8. 22Oliver SkippRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 10Stephy MavididiAM-L
  11. 18Jordan AyewAM-R

WOL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 4Santiago BuenoCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 2Matt DohertyCD-R
  5. 8João GomesCM-L
  6. 7AndréCM-R
  7. 19Rodrigo GomesLM
  8. 22Nélson SemedoRM
  9. 9Jørgen Strand LarsenF
  10. 10Matheus CunhaCF-L
  11. 29Gonçalo GuedesCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Leicester City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
  2. 22' Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 26' Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Goal! Leicester City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
  5. 44' Goal! Leicester City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  6. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Oliver Skipp.
  7. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Wout Faes replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
  8. 53' Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces James Justin.
  9. 53' Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  10. 74' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
  11. 83' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Craig Dawson replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
  12. 84' Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Jordan Ayew.
  13. 84' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  14. 89' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Carlos Forbs replaces Nélson Semedo.
  15. 89' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces João Gomes.

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