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)
82 minutes
My, oh my, James Maddison!
It is a superb opening with the substitute left completely unmarked, but he's got his footwork completely wrong.
Ricardo Pereira gets to the byline again and drives back to Maddison on the corner of the six-yard box, but he turns wide of the near post.
83 minutes
Final Leicester change: Kelechi Iheanacho for Danny Simpson.
Time running out for the away side.
85 minutes
Excellent tracking-back from Jamie Vardy to prevent Morgan Gibbs-White surging away after a Leicester free kick is cleared.
Jonny Otto steps in well as Ricardo Pereira looks to push forward, but his second challenge is mistimed and he'll go into the book as he side foots Nampalys Mendy's shin.
GOAL! Wolves 3-3 Leicester (Wes Morgan, 86 minutes)
Great ball from James Maddison and Leicester are again level!
From the right, Maddison swings the ball across goal, the bend taking it along the six-yard box.
Wes Morgan muscles his way through a brace of Wolves bodies and meets it with enough power to head back across goal, wrong-footing Rui Patricio tracking to his right somewhat and beating the goalkeeper's sprawling dive back to his left.
3-3!
88 minutes
Ryan Bennett misjudges a long ball and Jamie Vardy shields the ball out of play for a corner.
Will there be a grandstand finish at Molineux?
89 minutes
Nearly at the other end!
Diogo Jota finds space downs the left and cross with his left boot, Jonny Evans flicking it away. Raul Jimenez collects but loops the ball into the air with his touch, allowing James Maddison to race back and concede a corner.
90 minutes
The cross is lopped into the air by Ben Chilwell's defensive header at the near post, and Matt Doherty beats Ricardo Pereira to it but can only find the advertising hoardings alongside the goal.
Three added minutes.
90 + 2 minutes
Another magnificent cushioned pass from Ruben Neves sets Diogo Jota free again, and he seems set to notch the winner but can't find a telling touch as Kasper Schmeichel comes out and gathers.
Hold on...
GOAL! Wolves 4-3 Leicester (Diogo Jota, 90 + 3 minutes)
What a game! What an ending! Hat-trick for Diogo Jota and Wolves have snatched the win!
Raul Jimenez is free down the right, he squares for his striking cohort and Jota composes himself to slot home the winner.
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