English Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Leicester City fail to close gap at top with goalless draw at Wolves

Wolves and Leicester City shared the spoils in a 0-0 Premier League draw on Sunday as both teams lacked an end product.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 1': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 5': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 7': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 10': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré following a corner.
  • 12': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 12': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 15': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Foul by Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 17': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  • 21': Offside, Leicester City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
  • 26': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 28': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 28': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 30': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 30': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Willian José (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
  • 32': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 34': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 34': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
  • 36': Hand ball by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 40': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 42': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 45'+1': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ki-Jana Hoever replaces Jonny.
  • 46': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 46': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 47': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
  • 49': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 50': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 50': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
  • 54': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 54': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
  • 57': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 58': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 60': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 60': Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  • 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Willian José.
  • 62': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 62': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 70': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 70': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 72': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
  • 77': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a through ball.
  • 77': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 80': Hand ball by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 85': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 85': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Ki-Jana Hoever (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 88': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 90': Foul by Ki-Jana Hoever (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Leander Dendoncker.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Leicester City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Leicester City 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 3
56.1 Possession 43.9
13 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 1
0.2 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
493 Accurate Passes 349
567 Passes 429
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.2
34 Long Balls 47
20 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 15
22 Effective Clearances 14
22 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)

No. Name
11 Rui Patrício (GK)
16 Conor Coady
49 Max Kilman
32 Leander Dendoncker
28 João Moutinho
8 Rúben Neves Yellow Card
19 Jonny
22 Nélson Semedo
12 Willian José
7 Pedro Neto
37 Adama Traoré

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü Yellow Card
6 Jonny Evans Yellow Card
2 James Justin
21 Ricardo Pereira
10 James Maddison Yellow Card
20 Hamza Choudhury
8 Youri Tielemans
14 Kelechi Iheanacho
15 Harvey Barnes
17 Ayoze Pérez

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