Wolves vs Leicester

20 February 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Rúben Neves 9’
  • Daniel Podence 66’
  • Ademola Lookman 41’

Match summary

Wolves won 2-1 at home to Leicester. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Rúben Neves put Wolves ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Raúl Jiménez, Ademola Lookman equalised in the 41st minute, set up by Marc Albrighton, and Daniel Podence won it in the 66th minute, set up by Leander Dendoncker.

Leicester can feel hard done by, creating 1.55 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Wolves's 0.47 from 11.

Match stats

Wolves Leicester
11 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 7
7 Corners 10
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.47 xG 1.55
0.47 Non-penalty xG 1.55
4 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Wolves Leicester
Kick-off
Rúben Neves
Assist: Raúl Jiménez1-0 (Wolves)
9’
41’
Ademola Lookman
Assist: Marc Albrighton1-1 (Leicester)
Half-time1-1
Daniel Podence
Assist: Leander Dendoncker2-1 (Wolves)
66’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Wolves
  • Rayan Ait Nouri
  • Leander Dendoncker
  • Rúben Neves
  • Daniel Podence
Leicester
  • Ricardo Pereira
  • Caglar Söyüncü
  • Marc Albrighton
  • Ademola Lookman

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.47 1.55 9’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), 1-0 9’ 41’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), 1-1 41’ 66’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), 2-1 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.47 1.55 9’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), 1-0 Neves 9’ 41’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), 1-1 Lookman 41’ 66’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), 2-1 Podence 66’
Wolves 0.47 xGLeicester 1.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Wolves attacking 
41’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 4’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Max Kilman (Wolves), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Max Kilman (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 46’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 23’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 4’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Max Kilman (Wolves), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Max Kilman (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 32’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 46’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 23’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Sá GK900 0.000.000
Romain Saiss DEF901 0.030.061
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.000
Max Kilman DEF902 0.120.000
Nélson Semedo MID900 0.000.072
Rayan Ait Nouri MID901 0.060.021
Leander Dendoncker MID9011 0.020.031
Rúben Neves MID9012 0.070.000
João Moutinho MID600 0.000.092
Raúl Jiménez FWD9011 0.060.031
Daniel Podence FWD8312 0.080.061
Hee-Chan Hwang Sub300 0.000.000
Pedro Neto Sub71 0.020.000
Fernando Marçal Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 43% Avg odds 2.22
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.23
Leicester win 27% Avg odds 3.63

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Wolves WWWLW
Leicester WLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 1-0 Wolves, 14 Aug 21 Next meeting: Wolves 0-4 Leicester, 23 Oct 22  All Wolves vs Leicester meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.