Leicester City recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LEICESTER. Leicester City managed to turn the tables against Wolverhampton Wanderers to win 2-1.

April 23, 2023

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LEICESTER. Leicester City was able to turn the tables against Wolverhampton Wanderers to win 2-1. It was Wolverhampton Wanderers to strike first with a goal of Matheus Cunha at the 13′. Then it was a penalty in the 37′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Timothy Castagne gave the win to Leicester City in the 75′ minute. Wolverhampton Wanderers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley with the collaboration of Simon Long and Richard West. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Leicester City

2 - 1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

42 Ball Possession 58

Shots

15 Total 16
8 On Target 3
4 Off Target 7
3 Shots blocked 6

89 Attack 137
29 Dangerous attack 39
84 Ball safe 89

1 Penalties 0
1 Corners 7
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

17 Total 16
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Wolverhampton Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 58% while Leicester City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wolverhampton Wanderers was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Leicester City found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Leicester City shot 15 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 16 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Boubakary Soumaré). Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (José Sá, Toti and Matheus Cunha).

Match Timeline

13'

Matheus Cunha(goal)

34'

José Sá- Yellow

Kelechi Iheanacho(penalty)

37'

43'

Toti- Yellow

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall- sub ->Jamie Vardy

46'

58'

Hee-chan Hwang- sub ->Pablo Sarabia

58'

60'

66'

Matheus Cunha- Yellow

Wilfred Ndidi- sub ->Youri Tielemans

67'

75'

Dennis Praet- sub ->Tetê

77'

81'

84'

Pedro Neto- sub ->Toti

85'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this contest, Leicester City will have 28 points like Everton to sit in the 17th place. On the other side, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stay with 34 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will host Liverpool on the 15th of May with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away agasint Manchester United on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City

Daniel Iversen 31.Denmark

6.4

Timothy Castagne 27.Belgium

7.2

75'

Wout Faes 3.Belgium

7.4

Çağlar Söyüncü 4.Turkey

7.6

Victor Kristiansen 16.Denmark

7.3

Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium

6.0

67'

Boubakary Soumaré 42.France

7.4

60'

Kelechi Iheanacho 14.Nigeria

7.1

85'

37'

P. Daka 20.Zambia

6.1

Tetê 37.Brazil

6.6

77'

Jamie Vardy 9.England

7.1

46'

Substitutes

D. Ward 1.Wales

Harry Souttar 15.Australia

Luke Thomas 33.England

Daniel Amartey 18.Ghana

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England

6.9

46'

Nampalys Mendy 24.Senegal

85'

Wilfred Ndidi 25.Nigeria

7.0

67'

Dennis Praet 26.Belgium

7.0

77'

Wanya Marçal 40.Portugal

Leicester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen (6.4), Timothy Castagne (7.2), Wout Faes (7.4), Çağlar Söyüncü (7.6), Victor Kristiansen (7.3), Youri Tielemans (6.0), Boubakary Soumaré (7.4), Tetê (6.6), Kelechi Iheanacho (7.1), Patson Daka (6.1) and Jamie Vardy (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Danny Ward, Harry Souttar, Luke Thomas, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (6.9), Nampalys Mendy, Wilfred Ndidi (7.0), Daniel Amartey, Dennis Praet (7.0) and Wanya Marcal-Madivadua.

Leicester City could not rely on the presence of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (injured) and Dennis Praet (injured).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 4 changes: Jamie Vardy for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (46′), Youri Tielemans for Wilfred Ndidi (67′), Tetê for Dennis Praet (77′) and Kelechi Iheanacho for Nampalys Mendy (85′).

Best player: Çağlar Söyüncü

The most impressive player for Leicester City was Çağlar Söyüncü even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 44 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 11.

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers

José Sá 1.Portugal

6.2

34'

Craig Dawson 15.England

6.2

Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal

6.6

Max Kilman 23.England

6.8

Toti 24.Portugal

6.7

84'

43'

Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain

6.7

58'

Mario Lemina 5.Gabon

7.0

46'

Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal

7.0

81'

João Gomes 35.Brazil

6.8

Diego Costa 29.Spain

6.1

58'

Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil

7.6

66'

13'

Substitutes

Daniel Bentley 25.England

Hugo Bueno 64.Spain

Nathan Collins 4.Republic of Ireland

João Moutinho 28.Portugal

6.3

58'

Daniel Podence 10.Portugal

81'

Rúben Neves 8.Portugal

6.8

46'

Pedro Neto 7.Portugal

84'

Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea

6.2

58'

Adama Traoré 37.Spain

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Julen Lopetegui Argote played with: José Sá (6.2), Nélson Semedo (6.6), Craig Dawson (6.2), Max Kilman (6.8), Toti Gomes (6.7), Matheus Nunes (7.0), João Gomes (6.8), Mario Lemina (7.0), Pablo Sarabia (6.7), Matheus Cunha (7.6) and Diego Costa (6.1).

They had on the bench: Hugo Bueno, Daniel Bentley, Pedro Neto, João Moutinho (6.3), Hee-Chan Hwang (6.2), Nathan Collins, Adama Traoré, Daniel Podence and Rúben Neves (6.8).

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Rúben Neves (injured) and João Moutinho (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: M. Lemina for Rúben Neves (46′), Pablo Sarabia for Hee Chan Hwang (58′), Diego Costa for João Moutinho (58′), Matheus Nunes for Daniel Podence (81′) and Toti for Pedro Neto (84′).