Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Grant Bennion Grant Bennion
Sebastian RomanS. Roman72
G
1
G
63Colin BlackC. Black
Scott MoffatS. Moffat74
D
2
D
61Jose SanchezJ. Sanchez
Teddy SinclairT. Sinclair66
D
3
D
69David BeckD. Beck
Gary RaeG. Rae72
D
4
D
71Samuel AlvesS. Alves
Helder SantosH. Santos72
D
captain5
D
73Carl EadieC. Eadie
Stuart HopkinS. Hopkin77
M
6captain
M
72Duncan BurleyD. Burley
Andy GemmillA. Gemmill77
M
7
M
66Gilles WinterburnG. Winterburn
Bart AlberdaB. Alberda77
A
8
A
67Jose Javier FernandezJ. Fernandez
Frank HenryF. Henry72
A
9
A
70Carl JosephC. Joseph
Nicholas EtheringtonN. Etherington73
A
10
A
67Duncan JacobsD. Jacobs
Sveinn IngólfssonS. Ingólfsson74
A
11
A
64Mick SouthgateM. Southgate
 
Marc DoddM. Dodd69
A
12
D
72Rio MasonR. Mason
Gavin BradyG. Brady69
M
13
M
43Scott SinclairS. Sinclair
Rodrigo PinheiroR. Pinheiro70
D
14
A
44Mervin RiggottM. Riggott

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Alfred Lofthouse.


0.00
Leicester City kick off and get the first half underway!
8.22
Stuart Hopkin threads the ball through to Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington advances inside the box! Nicholas Etherington makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Colin Black gets down and covers it.
16.36
Andy Gemmill flicks a high pass forward to Bart Alberda who brings the ball under control. Bart Alberda finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
21.55
Teddy Sinclair makes a simple pass to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda brings the ball forward. Bart Alberda rushes past Carl Eadie! Bart Alberda shoots from just inside the box but it's a lousy effort!
24.33
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.40
Teddy Sinclair advances with the ball. Teddy Sinclair shoots from distance. Colin Black easily gets down and covers it.
38.46
With imagination, Gilles Winterburn plays the ball forward to Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Sebastian Roman comfortably punches it away to safety.
40.10
Andy Gemmill knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Hopkin. Stuart Hopkin threads the ball through to Andy Gemmill but he's offside!
44.59
Andy Gemmill takes a quick throw-in, which Stuart Hopkin takes on the chest. Stuart Hopkin surges forward with the ball. Stuart Hopkin rushes past Carl Eadie! Some silky footwork from Stuart Hopkin provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leicester City appear unchanged since the first half. Wolverhampton Wanderers also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leicester City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers kick off the second half!
51.35
Gary Rae clumsily knocks into Mick Southgate. Gary Rae is shown the yellow card! Mick Southgate runs off the knock.
53.30
Gary Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington shoots from long range but Colin Black is on top of it.
60.03
Gary Rae passes the ball forward to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill makes a simple pass to Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Etherington but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
63.18
Stuart Hopkin flicks a high pass forward to Andy Gemmill who brings the ball under control. Andy Gemmill sees Stuart Hopkin just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Hopkin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Leicester City!
67.09
David Beck makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Winterburn. With a delightful solo run, Gilles Winterburn stretches the opposition's defence. Gilles Winterburn puts a great ball through. Carl Joseph runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
69.25
Gary Rae comes in with a late challenge on Jose Javier Fernandez. The referee brings Gary Rae to one side and gives him a warning! Jose Javier Fernandez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.28
Samuel Alves decides to run forward with the ball. Samuel Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mick Southgate. Mick Southgate makes a probing pass to Carl Joseph but he's offside!
75.26
Nicholas Etherington clumsily knocks into Gilles Winterburn. The referee calls over Nicholas Etherington and warns him to calm down! Gilles Winterburn grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.46
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made 2 substitutions with Rio Mason replacing Samuel Alves and Mervin Riggott replacing Duncan Jacobs .
79.24
Mervin Riggott chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Fernandez. Jose Javier Fernandez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.46
Gilles Winterburn threads a neat ball through to Mervin Riggott. Mervin Riggott plays a one-two with Carl Joseph and advances towards the goal... Mervin Riggott looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
89.52
David Beck flicks a high pass forward to Gilles Winterburn who brings the ball under control. Gilles Winterburn flicks a high pass forward to Carl Joseph who brings the ball under control. Carl Joseph plays a one-two with Mervin Riggott and rushes in on goal... Carl Joseph shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
4
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
26.6%
43.8%
29.7%

Scorers
Stuart Hopkin 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Hopkin of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Sebastian Roman (GK)
6
2.Scott Moffat (DEF)
6
3.Teddy Sinclair (DEF)
7
4.Gary Rae (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Helder Santos (DEF)
6
6.Stuart Hopkin (MID)goal scored
9
7.Andy Gemmill (MID)
8
8.Bart Alberda (ATT)
7
9.Frank Henry (ATT)
6
10.Nicholas Etherington (ATT)
6
11.Sveinn Ingólfsson (ATT)
6
 
12.Marc Dodd (ATT)
0
13.Gavin Brady (MID)
0
14.Rodrigo Pinheiro (DEF)
0

1.Colin Black (GK)
8
2.Jose Sanchez (DEF)
6
3.David Beck (DEF)
6
4.Samuel Alves (DEF)
6
5.Carl Eadie (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Burley (MID)
6
7.Gilles Winterburn (MID)
7
8.Jose Javier Fernandez (ATT)
6
9.Carl Joseph (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Jacobs (ATT)
6
11.Mick Southgate (ATT)
6
 
12.Rio Mason (DEF)
6
13.Scott Sinclair (MID)
0
14.Mervin Riggott (ATT)
6