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
Leicester have lost all five of their Premier League away games this season – only once in their league history have they lost their first six on the road, doing so in the top-flight in 1957-58. It looks like that stat will not change after their first half dominance.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
That is the second time that Maddison has missed the ball after the ball was crossed low towards him after Barnes did the same ball across earlier in the match.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Justin wins the ball off of Traore and feeds it to Dewsbury-Hall. The duo play a one-two outside the box with the midfielder putting a searching ball across the area. On the right, Maddison bursts through the crowd to try and get onto it, but the ball evades him.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Traore attempts to beat Justin down the left after receiving a long switch from Neves, but the winger loses his footing. The ball rolls out for a goal-kick.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Getting onto a long ball forward, Daka looks to knock the ball over Kilman and run past him but the defender does well to recover possession.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Leicester lost 2-1 against Wolves in their last league meeting but haven’t lost consecutive matches against them since August 1992 in the second tier. It looks unlikely that they will lose today after two quick goals.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Costa barges into the back of Faes and concedes a free-kick. He is frustrated at how the game has slipped away from Wolves so quickly in the first half.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Daka almost closes down Sa, but the ball is flicked away from his path. That could have been game over already.
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