Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City, 20 February 2022

Score2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance31,497

View Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Drawn: 4 Leicester City won: 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 10 Leicester City scored: 11 The away team had now won one of the last 24 meetings in the top division since Leicester City's win at Molineux in League Division One on 28 March 1981.

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Bruno Lage

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Rúben Neves 9 G
Daniel Podence 66 G

Goals:

Ademola Lookman 41 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Romain Saïss
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Cağlar Söyüncü Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Patson Daka Forward
Ademola Lookman Forward

Substitutions:

HWANG Hee-chan for João Moutinho 58
Pedro Neto for Daniel Podence 81
Marçal for Rayan Aït Nouri 88

Substitutions:

Kelechi Iheanacho for Patson Daka 73
James Maddison for Wilfred Ndidi 74

Cards:

Rayan Aït Nouri 31 Y
Daniel Podence 38 Y
Leander Dendoncker 70 Y
Rúben Neves 76 Y

Cards:

Cağlar Söyüncü 29 Y
Marc Albrighton 36 Y
Ademola Lookman 38 Y
Ricardo Pereira 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Marçal
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Jonny
Midfielder Luke Cundle
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Trincão
Forward Fábio Silva

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupović
Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 7th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now conceded one or no goals in each of their last 13 league games for the first time since March 2014 in League One. Both teams had now scored in seven of Wolves’ 24 games so far in this Premier League season. After 24 games, they had now won as many games in this Premier League season than they did in the entire previous season (12).

Comments:

League position: 11th Leicester City had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 18 consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time. The Foxes had now conceded two goals in each of 11 of their last 19 games in the Premier League. Kasper Schmeichel became the fifth player (and second goalkeeper) to make 400 league appearance for City.

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Bruno Lage

Goals:

Rúben Neves 9 G
Daniel Podence 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Romain Saïss
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Substitutions:

HWANG Hee-chan for João Moutinho 58
Pedro Neto for Daniel Podence 81
Marçal for Rayan Aït Nouri 88

Cards:

Rayan Aït Nouri 31 Y
Daniel Podence 38 Y
Leander Dendoncker 70 Y
Rúben Neves 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Marçal
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Jonny
Midfielder Luke Cundle
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Trincão
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

League position: 7th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now conceded one or no goals in each of their last 13 league games for the first time since March 2014 in League One. Both teams had now scored in seven of Wolves’ 24 games so far in this Premier League season. After 24 games, they had now won as many games in this Premier League season than they did in the entire previous season (12).

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Ademola Lookman 41 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Cağlar Söyüncü Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Patson Daka Forward
Ademola Lookman Forward

Substitutions:

Kelechi Iheanacho for Patson Daka 73
James Maddison for Wilfred Ndidi 74

Cards:

Cağlar Söyüncü 29 Y
Marc Albrighton 36 Y
Ademola Lookman 38 Y
Ricardo Pereira 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupović
Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 11th Leicester City had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 18 consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time. The Foxes had now conceded two goals in each of 11 of their last 19 games in the Premier League. Kasper Schmeichel became the fifth player (and second goalkeeper) to make 400 league appearance for City.