Diogo Jota hat-trick gives Wolves win over Leicester in seven-goal thriller
Re-live the action from Saturday's early Premier League kick-off
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Your support makes all the difference.Wolverhampton Wanderers may have feared the worst when their 2-0 first-half lead turned into 2-2 after the break as Leicester City came back into the game, but, in a thrilling game, the home side had the final laugh, winning 4-3.
The Premier League match’s most spectacular moment, from a wide selection, was reserved for Diogo Jota when he scored his third goal and won the game in the 93rd after Leicester had brought it back to 3-3 with minutes to spare through Wes Morgan.
Claude Puel’s job has been under increasing pressure and Morgan’s 87th minute header to seemingly salvage a point may have offered him some respite from difficult questions, but Wolves’ ability to calve open their visitors for a fourth time late in the game will certainly drag his future back into the spotlight.
Re-live the thrilling match in the blog below:
What time does it start?
Wolves vs Leicester City kicks off at 12:30pm (GMT) on Saturday 19th January.
Where can I watch it?
Wolves vs Leicester City will be shown live on Sky Sports’ Main Event and Premier League channels from 11:30am (GMT).
Sky subscribers can stream the match online via the Sky Go app.
Highlights will be shown at 10:20pm on BBC One.
Player to watch…
Ruben Neves: The 21-year-old has been a standout performer in Wolves’ midfield this season. Neves, who has nine international caps for Portugal, scored a trademark long-range winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup, and his partnership with compatriot Joao Moutinho has been a driving force in Wolves’ excellent season.
Form guide…
Wolves: LDWLWL
Leicester City: WWLWLL
Odds…
Wolves to win: 13/10
Leicester to win: 49/20
Draw: 43/20
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
GOAL! Wolves 2-1 Leicester (Demarai Gray, 47 minutes)
Back in it!
Ryan Bennett misjudges a bouncing ball on halfway and allows Jamie Vardy to instead collect.
Vardy feeds it onwards to Demarai Gray, and it is a superb drive at the Wolves defence that takes him beyond a pair of defenders, leaving the sliding Romain says in his wake as he fires across Rui Patricio and into the bottom corner.
48 minutes
Concern at the other end, however, with Harry Maguire's knock having worsened.
Jonny Evans replaces him.
49 minutes
Nearly back on level terms!
Harvey Barnes jinks in and out and fires goalwards with his left-foot, Rui Patricio just about shooting his hand up in time to deny the firm strike as he drops to his knees.
50 minutes
Leicester have really unsettled Wolves at the beginning of the second half, and there is plenty of voice in the away support now...
GOAL! Wolves 2-2 Leicester (Conor Coady own goal, 51 minutes)
Leicester are level!
Ben Chigwell's forward thrust carries the ball 40 yards, and the ball squirms free after he is tackled.
Barnes is alive to it and is very swiftly to it, hitting the loose ball with the laces of his right foot and shaping it away from Rui Patricio.
He doesn't quite get it right and it may be headed off target, but a ricochet off the inside thigh of Conor Coady sends it into the back of the net and it is all square once more.
What a five minutes for Claude Puel and Leicester, and the Frenchman roars from the touchline.
54 minutes
Now it is a case of resetting for Wolves, who have found their relative comfort eroded in a short space of time.
55 minutes
Ben Chilwell wins Leicester seventh corner of the afternoon...
Romain Saiss beats Jonny Evans, and is again the man on the spot to volley Ricardo Pereira's resulting cross over halfway to relieve the pressure.
57 minutes
Demarai Gray again drives at the Wolves defence, but Ryan Bennett times his challenge well to knock the ball away from him.
Wolves counter with pace but Leicester are more reserved than in the first half, and have enough bodies back as the ball is cleared out of play.
Wilfred Ndidi is booked for a transgression as Wolves moved forward.
From 2-0 to 2-2 in five minutes, the game is back in the balance at Molineux.
61 minutes
Ruben Neves clips a delightful pass diagonally across the box to Diogo Jota.
Jota's control on his thigh is imperfect, and Wes Morgan is therefore able to muscle in and get the ball away from him. Chris Kavanagh waves away the half-hearted home penalty appeals.
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