Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 22 April 2023

Score2-1 to Leicester City
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,053

View Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Leicester City won: 5 Drawn: 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Leicester City scored: 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 11 . Leicester City completed a league double over Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first time since 1995-96 in League Division 1.

2 Leicester City

Manager: Dean Smith

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

Goals:

Kelechi Iheanacho penalty 37 P
Timothy Castagne 75 G

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 13 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Victor Kristiansen
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Tetê
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

José Sá Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Max Kilman Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Toti Defender
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
Matheus Cunha Midfielder/Forward
Pablo Sarabia Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Jamie Vardy 46
Wilfred Ndidi for Youri Tielemans 67
Dennis Praet for Tetê 76
Nampalys Mendy for Kelechi Iheanacho 85

Substitutions:

Rúben Neves for Mario Lemina 46
HWANG Hee-chan for Pablo Sarabia 58
João Moutinho for Diego Costa 58
Daniel Podence for Matheus Nunes 81
Pedro Neto for Toti 84

Cards:

Boubakary Soumaré 60 Y

Cards:

José Sá 34 Y
Toti 42 Y
Matheus Cunha 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Harry Souttar
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Wanya Marçal-Madivádua
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

Comments:

League position: 17th . Leicester City avoided equalling their club record of five consecutive home league defeats, set in March 1959 in League Division One. . The Foxes had now taken 11 points from 15 games in the Premier League in 2023; fewer than any other team in the division in the same period. . City had now recovered 11 points from losing positions so far in the 2022-23 season.

Comments:

League position: 13th . Wolverhampton Wanderers failed in their attempt to equal their club record of three consecutive wins in the Premier League. . Wolves had now conceded 26 goals in first-half of their last 63 games in the Premier League. . They had now scored 14 goals in second-half of their last 35 games in the Premier League.

2 Leicester City

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Kelechi Iheanacho penalty 37 P
Timothy Castagne 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Victor Kristiansen
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Tetê
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Jamie Vardy 46
Wilfred Ndidi for Youri Tielemans 67
Dennis Praet for Tetê 76
Nampalys Mendy for Kelechi Iheanacho 85

Cards:

Boubakary Soumaré 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Harry Souttar
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Wanya Marçal-Madivádua
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet

Comments:

League position: 17th . Leicester City avoided equalling their club record of five consecutive home league defeats, set in March 1959 in League Division One. . The Foxes had now taken 11 points from 15 games in the Premier League in 2023; fewer than any other team in the division in the same period. . City had now recovered 11 points from losing positions so far in the 2022-23 season.

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 13 G

Starting lineup:

José Sá Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Max Kilman Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Toti Defender
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
Matheus Cunha Midfielder/Forward
Pablo Sarabia Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

Rúben Neves for Mario Lemina 46
HWANG Hee-chan for Pablo Sarabia 58
João Moutinho for Diego Costa 58
Daniel Podence for Matheus Nunes 81
Pedro Neto for Toti 84

Cards:

José Sá 34 Y
Toti 42 Y
Matheus Cunha 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

Comments:

League position: 13th . Wolverhampton Wanderers failed in their attempt to equal their club record of three consecutive wins in the Premier League. . Wolves had now conceded 26 goals in first-half of their last 63 games in the Premier League. . They had now scored 14 goals in second-half of their last 35 games in the Premier League.