MX23RW : Sunday, November 24 05:12:50| >> :120:30367:30367:

Match Analysis: Leicester City 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sports Mole analyses Leicester City's narrow Championship win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Second-placed Leicester City hosted Wolverhampton Wanderers at the King Power Stadium looking to close the gap on leaders Cardiff City.

Leicester deservedly went in front through Anthony Knockaert's individual effort and went into the break ahead.

Wolves responded well after the break and levelled with a superb strike from Bakary Sako, but Leicester went back in front through David Nugent and managed to hold on.

Here, Sports Mole analyses the result to see if the points went the correct way.

Match statistics:

Leicester:
Shots 12
On target 5
Possession 50%
Corners 4
Fouls 4

Wolves:
Shots 10
On target 5
Possession 50%
Corners 9
Fouls 8

Was the result fair?

It has to be a no. Leicester deserved to be ahead at half time but Wolves were by far the better side after the break. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake had probably the two best chances of the match in the closing stages and Wolves will count themselves very unlucky to not get a point from this one.

Leicester's performance

Not good enough to push for an automatic promotion spot. Obviously they got the win, but playing like that more often than not would end in a different result. The defence was solid for the most part, but there was not enough cutting edge in attack. Knockaert aside, there were not enough chances for a high-flying side against a struggler.

Wolves's performance

They deserved better. In the first half they were not at the races but turned their performance around in the second period. After the fantastic leveller from Sako the better of the chances fell to Wolves, but they could not match their urgency with the deserved goals. With some improvement at the back they should move clear of danger.

Sports Mole's man of the match

Bakary Sako: Based only on the first half this would have gone for Knockaert, but Sako almost single-handedly carried the Wolves attack. His goal was a fantastic strike, but aside from that he set up a glorious chance for a Sylvan Ebanks-Blake equaliser and was a threat all game long on the left or right flank.

Biggest gaffe

Unfortunately for the striker, this has to go to Ebanks-Blake. In stoppage time he took a cross superbly on his right foot before somehow putting the chance wide with his left. A few inches were the difference between no points and one for Wolves.

Referee performance

Robert Madley was okay in letting the game flow as much as possible, but he could have given Leicester a first-half penalty for a Sako push on Knockaert and Karl Henry was lucky to stay on the pitch for a poor lunge. Those decisions turned out not to affect the result, fortunately for the referee.

What next?

Leicester: Leicester travel to bottom side Peterborough United looking for their sixth straight Championship win.

Wolves: Wolves have a chance to end their winless run of seven games with a home tie against Leeds United.

ID:66980: cacheID:66980:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4908:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Leicester City's David Nugent score his sides second goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers on January 31, 2013
Read Next:
Live Commentary: Leicester 2-1 Wolves - as it happened
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
6pm
Vikings
@
Bears
6pm
Lions
@
Colts
6pm
Patriots
@
Dolphins
6pm
Buccaneers
@
Giants
6pm
Chiefs
@
Panthers
6pm
Titans
@
Texans
6pm
Cowboys
@
Washington
9.05pm
Broncos
@
Raiders
9.25pm
49ers
@
Packers
9.25pm
Cardinals
@
Seahawks
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Crystal Palace121561017-78
19Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
20Southampton11119721-144


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!