Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City, 07 February 2021

Score0-0
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Kick-off: 2.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 2 Drawn: 4 Leicester City won: 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 8 Leicester City scored: 9 Only one goal had now been scored in the last four meetings in the Premier League.

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

0 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rui Patrício
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Jonny
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Jonny Evans Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ki-Jana Hoever for Jonny 46
Fábio Silva for Willian José 61
Morgan Gibbs-White for Pedro Neto 88

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Ayoze Pérez 61
Jamie Vardy for Kelechi Iheanacho 61

Cards:

Rúben Neves 45 Y

Cards:

Jonny Evans 32 Y
Cağlar Söyüncü 54 Y
James Maddison 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Nigel Lonwijk
Defender Lewis Richards
Defender/Midfielder Owen Otasowie
Defender/Midfielder Romain Saïss
Midfielder Vitinha
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Fábio Silva

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Forward Jamie Vardy

Comments:

League position: 14th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won one of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost five). Wolves failed in their attempt to win consecutive games for the second time in this Premier League season. They had now failed to score in three of their last four games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 3rd Leicester City had now lost one of their last ten games in the Premier League (won five). The Foxes had now failed to score in two of their 12 away games so far in this Premier League season. They had now taken 27 points from their away games so far in this Premier League season; the most in the division along with Manchester United.

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rui Patrício
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Jonny
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

Substitutions:

Ki-Jana Hoever for Jonny 46
Fábio Silva for Willian José 61
Morgan Gibbs-White for Pedro Neto 88

Cards:

Rúben Neves 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Nigel Lonwijk
Defender Lewis Richards
Defender/Midfielder Owen Otasowie
Defender/Midfielder Romain Saïss
Midfielder Vitinha
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

League position: 14th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won one of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost five). Wolves failed in their attempt to win consecutive games for the second time in this Premier League season. They had now failed to score in three of their last four games in the Premier League.

0 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Jonny Evans Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Ayoze Pérez 61
Jamie Vardy for Kelechi Iheanacho 61

Cards:

Jonny Evans 32 Y
Cağlar Söyüncü 54 Y
James Maddison 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Forward Jamie Vardy

Comments:

League position: 3rd Leicester City had now lost one of their last ten games in the Premier League (won five). The Foxes had now failed to score in two of their 12 away games so far in this Premier League season. They had now taken 27 points from their away games so far in this Premier League season; the most in the division along with Manchester United.