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EPL: Wolves Edge Leicester To Boost Top Four Hopes

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Feb 21, 2022.

Wolves remained resilient in the race for a top-four finish after a 2-1 win against Leicester at Molineux on Super Sunday.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the victory projected Wolves above Tottenham in the table and six points behind fourth-placed Manchester United with two games in hand.

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Bruno Lage’s men took a ninth-minute lead thanks to Ruben Neves’ strike and hit back to take all three points through Daniel Podence after Ademola Lookman had levelled for the Foxes.

Leicester – who have not won a Premier League game since beating Liverpool 1-0 on December 28 – were put under the cosh early on, with the hosts looking to attack in wide areas, and went behind with less than 10 minutes on the clock.

A cross from the left-hand side caused panic in the box, with Raul Jimenez able to hold the ball up and pull it back to Neves, who found the net with a sweetly struck first time shot from the edge of the area.

Despite looking shaky from defensive set-pieces, the Foxes responded reasonably well and tested Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa with fierce drives from Youri Tielemans and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, but shortly before the break, they pulled level.

Marc Albrighton ran on to Tielemans’ gorgeous defence-splitting pass and pulled the ball across the box for Ademola Lookman, who prodded in. It was just the second goal Wolves had conceded from open play in 13 league games.

The timing of the equaliser spurred Leicester on after the break and they took control, forcing Sa into a couple more saves, before Tielemans once again lifted a shot over the target.

But against the run of play, Wolves soon had the lead once more. Podence collected a square ball on the edge of the area, set himself and fired a low shot out of Kasper Schmeichel’s reach and into the bottom left corner.

Brendan Rodgers introduced James Maddison and Kelechi Iheanacho in the closing stages to try and force what would have been a welcome equaliser, but Leicester could not find it.

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