Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Leicester thrashed Wolves 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday for their first points away from home this season to move off the bottom of the standings and out of the relegation zone.
Back-to-back wins moved a clinical Leicester up to 16th in the standings while struggling Wolves fell to a fifth defeat in six games to drop to 19th as the home fans booed Steve Davis’ side at the final whistle.
Wolves started brightly but it was Leicester who drew first blood when a clearance fell to skipper Youri Tielemans and the midfielder fired a volley from more than 20 yards out that arrowed into the top corner.
A buoyant Leicester side then cut open the Wolves defence 11 minutes later as Harvey Barnes played a one-two pass with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall before firing a shot from an angle past goalkeeper Jose Sa to double the lead.
Leicester’s top scorer James Maddison put the game to bed in the second half when he made room for himself at the edge of the box before whipping in a low shot past Sa for his sixth goal of the season, leaving Wolves deflated.
Brendan Rodgers’ side completed the rout when they won the ball back from a sloppy Wolves side, with Timothy Castagne’s uncontested cross turned in by Jamie Vardy as the 35-year-old striker scored their fourth goal and his first of the season.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Substitution Patson Daka Jamie Richard Vardy
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Before today, the away team has never won in any of the 10 Premier League meetings between Wolves and Leicester (D4 L6). They’ve also failed to score on seven occasions, although the three times the away side scored was the Foxes (two 3-4 defeats and a 1-2 defeat). That may change today.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Neves avoids a booking after clattering into Maddison on the halfway line. However, Michael Oliver is chatting with the midfielder.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Bueno wins and then takes a corner for Wolves, but it goes straight to Ward who runs out to claim the ball. Leicester fans then sing the name of their goalkeeper who has done well so far.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
From the resulting corner, Moutinho's corner is met by Costa but his tame header from close range bounces into the gloves of Ward.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Podence drives down the left and slots the ball into the path of Neves, he then looks to slide it into the path of Traore but it is clipped behind for a corner.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Bueno's cross from the right is hooked clear by Faes. Podence then gets the ball outside the box and drives an attempt towards the goal but it goes well wide.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Neves curls a free-kick positioned outside the box just wide of the right post. He decided to go for the bottom corner of the goalkeeper's side but misses the target.
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