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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
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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Leicester scored four goals with their first four shots to secure their first away win of the season and move out of the relegation zone. Wolves started brightly, but a stunning goal from Tielemans gave Leicester an early lead. A free-kick was cleared to his feet, with the Belgian sending a first-time shot into the top corner. Barnes then doubled the Foxes’ advantage, slotting the ball through the legs of Sa after a smart one-two with Dewsbury-Hall before Costa and Podence both went close. However, Wolves could not swing the momentum in their favour, with Maddison and Vardy both scoring after the break. The two combined, with Vardy sliding the ball to the midfielder to drill a shot into the bottom corner from outside the box before the striker got his first goal of the season. The 35-year-old latched onto Castagne’s cross to smash the ball in from close range.
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