‘New’ kick-off time for Leicester vs. Wolves, TV channel, prediction, team news, lineups, referee and VAR
‘New’ kick-off time for Leicester vs. Wolves, TV channel, prediction, team news, lineups, referee and VAR
Team news
Leicester will check on the fitness of goalkeeper Mads Hermansen,
who was substituted because of a groin injury at half-time in last weekend’s defeat to Newcastle.
Boubakary Soumare returns from suspension, Harry Winks is back in training and available for
selection but fellow midfielder Wilfred Ndidi remains out.
Wolves new head coach Vitor Pereira must wait to see if Matheus Cunha is available to play after the
forward was charged with misconduct by the Football Association.
Rayan Ait-Nouri is definitely suspended following his red card after the final whistle against Ipswich last weekend.
Joao Gomes returns from a ban, while Boubacar Traore, Pablo Sarabia and Jose Sa are all nearing full fitness.
Match stats
Head-to-head
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Leicester are unbeaten in all six of their Premier League home meetings against Wolves (W4, D2), conceding just one goal.
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Wolves’ only victory in their past 26 away games against the Foxes was 4-1 in the Championship in 2007.
Leicester City
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Leicester’s only win in their past eight Premier League matches was 3-1 at home against West Ham in Ruud van Nistelrooy’s first game in charge (D2, L5).
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Their tally of 14 points after 16 games is the club’s lowest at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 2014-15.
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The Foxes are unbeaten in all five of their league meetings against teams currently in the bottom seven (W2, D3).
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Van Nistelrooy is without a defeat in each of his last 19 home games as a manager, including spells at PSV, Manchester United and Leicester (W15, D4).
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They have conceded the opening goal in 12 of their 16 Premier League matches this season – a joint-high alongside Wolves. They have faced 74 shots across their three most recent league fixtures.
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However, the East Midlands side are one of just four teams to score in all of their home league matches so far this term, alongside Brentford, Fulham and Wolves.
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Conor Coady’s next league appearance will be the 400th of his career.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Wolves’ tally of nine points is their worst record after 16 games of a top-flight campaign since 1983-84.
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Their 21 Premier League defeats in 2024 is at least five more than any other club, and their most in a calendar year since losing 22 in 1978.
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The West Midlands side have conceded 40 league goals so far in 2024-25, more than any other team.
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They have shipped two or more goals in 13 of their 16 matches.
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Eleven of their past 15 league goals conceded have come from a set-piece.
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Matheus Cunha has been involved in 11 of his team’s 24 league goals scored so far this season, scoring eight and providing three assists.
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Wolves have scored just six goals in the 10 league matches Cunha has missed since joining the club, losing seven.
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Matt Doherty could make his 300th league appearance for Wolves.
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