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.
Reuters
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Maddison sends a powerful cross into the box that is met by Albrighton. The Leicester substitute heads the ball well over but has a smile on his face. It is their first shot that has not resulted in a goal.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Yellow Card Nélson Cabral Semedo
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Semedo bundles into the back of Justin inside Leicester's defensive third. With men forward and the defender under pressure, there was no need to make that challenge.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Substitution João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho Boubacar Traoré
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Substitution Diego da Silva Costa Hee-Chan Hwang
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