Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLeicester 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
 LEI |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 12 | +16 | 31 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
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  |
| 19 | Jonny |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 12 | Willian José |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 20 | Hamza Choudhury |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
| 15 | Harvey Barnes |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
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