Diogo Jota hat-trick gives Wolves win over Leicester in seven-goal thriller
Re-live the action from Saturday's early Premier League kick-off
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Your support makes all the difference.Wolverhampton Wanderers may have feared the worst when their 2-0 first-half lead turned into 2-2 after the break as Leicester City came back into the game, but, in a thrilling game, the home side had the final laugh, winning 4-3.
The Premier League match’s most spectacular moment, from a wide selection, was reserved for Diogo Jota when he scored his third goal and won the game in the 93rd after Leicester had brought it back to 3-3 with minutes to spare through Wes Morgan.
Claude Puel’s job has been under increasing pressure and Morgan’s 87th minute header to seemingly salvage a point may have offered him some respite from difficult questions, but Wolves’ ability to calve open their visitors for a fourth time late in the game will certainly drag his future back into the spotlight.
Re-live the thrilling match in the blog below:
What time does it start?
Wolves vs Leicester City kicks off at 12:30pm (GMT) on Saturday 19th January.
Where can I watch it?
Wolves vs Leicester City will be shown live on Sky Sports’ Main Event and Premier League channels from 11:30am (GMT).
Sky subscribers can stream the match online via the Sky Go app.
Highlights will be shown at 10:20pm on BBC One.
Player to watch…
Ruben Neves: The 21-year-old has been a standout performer in Wolves’ midfield this season. Neves, who has nine international caps for Portugal, scored a trademark long-range winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup, and his partnership with compatriot Joao Moutinho has been a driving force in Wolves’ excellent season.
Form guide…
Wolves: LDWLWL
Leicester City: WWLWLL
Odds…
Wolves to win: 13/10
Leicester to win: 49/20
Draw: 43/20
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
GOAL! Wolves 3-2 Leicester (Diogo Jota, 64 minutes)
What a pass from Ruben Neves!
Magnificent!
Neves gets his head up as he brings down a headed clearance and spots Jota making a run beyond Wes Morgan.
He steadies himself with a couple of touches and flights a quite superb ball diagonally over the Leicester defence, carrying about 60 yards through the air, the arc of the flighted ball taking it perfectly onto Jota's toe.
Jota fires between Kasper Schmeichel's legs and Wolves are back in front.
66 minutes
Kasper Schmeichel plays with fire rather, choosing to continue to come out after a Ruben Vinagre cross and just about beating the Wolves midfield to the loose ball on the edge of the box, spooning out of play for a throw.
Any later and he'd have conceded a penalty. Leicester need to be careful defensively.
68 minutes
Ruben Vinagre again finds space down the left, but can't link up with Raul Jimenez at the far post.
Harvey Barnes does not make a goalscoring return to Leicester - his goal has been recorded as a Conor Coady own goal.
Two own goals in two games for Coady. Unfortunate.
70 minutes
Ruben Neves has an eye for the spectacular and nearly found the top corner earlier, but this is atrocious.
A good 10 yards wide with the volley.
71 minutes
Harvey Barnes has the legs on Jonny Otto down the left and quick feet from Demarai Gray nearly allow the pair to profit, but Conor Coady and Ryan Bennett step across to crowd them out.
Changes from both teams are imminent.
73 minutes
Matt Doherty reportedly has a newborn at home, but he'll get 20-minutes-or-so from the bench. Ruben Vinagre has shown very positively, with the young left-sided player prominent going forward. Jonny Otto will presumably swap sides with Doherty slipping in at right wing-back.
James Maddison replaces Harvey Barnes for the visitors.
75 minutes
Diogo Jota is fortunate that his misplaced pass back towards his own goal carries through to Ryan Bennett with the three Leicester players surrounding him unable to latch on.
Wolves will not feel at all secure. It could be a good last 15 minutes.
78 minutes
Ruben Neves' long pass is more hopeful than pinpoint on this occasion but Wes Morgan still has to be alive to head back to Kasper Schmiechel with Diogo Jota coming quickly.
80 minutes
Ricardo Pereira finds space for a cross, but it isn't met by a teammate in the box and carries through to Ben Chilwell.
Chilwell feeds James Maddison who curls beyond his support. Goal kick.
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