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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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Sunday 23 October 2022 16:35 BST
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Leicester celebrate their opener scored by Youri Tielemans, left
Leicester celebrate their opener scored by Youri Tielemans, left (REUTERS)

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

23 October 2022 15:36

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City

23 October 2022 15:35

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City

Substitution Harvey Lewis Barnes Marc Kevin Albrighton

23 October 2022 15:34

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City

Campbell's inswinging corner comes out to Moutinho whose first-time shot from outside the box is blocked. It was going well wide.

23 October 2022 15:33

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City

Maddison's corner goes over the head of Barnes in the middle of the box.

23 October 2022 15:32

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City

Neves now chips a ball forward from deep but it bounces into the gloves of Ward. Costa was nowhere near it.

23 October 2022 15:30

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City

Substitute Campbell whips a cross into the box but it has too much power on it and it goes out for a goal-kick.

23 October 2022 15:29

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City

Wolves should count themselves unlucky that they are three goals behind. Leicester have scored from all three shots that they have had. The away side have accumulated an xG of just 0.37.

23 October 2022 15:27

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City

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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City

23 October 2022 15:23

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