Pre Match Wolves v Leicester

[Jeff]

Sunday, 4:30PM, Sky.

 

[tedfoxxx]

Hard to see anything other than them bullying us and keeping us at arms length.

 

[Lako42]

Hard to see anything other than them bullying us and keeping us at arms length.

2 good injuries tonight, one completely avoidable.

Team will be interesting

 

[Jeff]

2 good injuries tonight, one completely avoidable.

Team will be interesting

Injuries?

Maddison felt ill. Nothing to do with anything that happened on the pitch.

 

[tedfoxxx]

2 good injuries tonight, one completely avoidable.

Team will be interesting

I enjoy watching Barnes and Lookman in games like tonight….

But realistically these dirty bastards will kick them off the pitch in the first couple of minutes and they’ll steamroll the likes of Soumare, Vestergaard and Thomas leaving everything to Youri and KDH.

 

[Lako42]

Injuries?

Maddison felt ill. Nothing to do with anything that happened on the pitch.

A bit ****ing weird then

 

[fitz]

A bit ****ing weird then

Probably a dodgy pint at the darts

 

[Jeff]

Head-to-head

• Wolves are without a win or goal in any of their last five top-flight games against Leicester (D3, L2).
• Wolves have failed to score in seven of their past eight matches versus the Foxes in all competitions.
• Leicester last did a league double over Wolves in the 1995-96 season when they were in the second tier. They have not achieved it in the top flight since 1980-81.
• There has only been one away victory in the last 23 top-flight meetings since Leicester's win at Molineux in 1981.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Wolves have won just one of their last five home league games (D2, L2). Only 38% of their points have been won at home, the lowest ratio in the top flight this season.
• They have failed to score in seven of their 11 league home matches this season, including four of the past five.
• Wolves have failed to score in all eight of their league defeats this season, but are unbeaten in the 12 top-flight games they have scored in (W11, D1). They have also had three goalless draws.
• There have only been 17 Premier League goals at Molineux this season, the fewest of any stadium, but Leicester's top-flight away matches have produced the most goals per game this season (3.8).
• There have been just 38 goals in Wolves' 23 league fixtures so far. That 1.65 goals-per-game average is the second lowest in English top-flight history, after Liverpool in 1970-71 (1.57).

Leicester City

• Leicester have failed to win any of their last four league matches, their worst run since January to February 2019 when they went six games without a victory under Claude Puel.
• They are the only side without an away clean sheet in the top flight this season. They have equalled their club record of 17 Premier League away fixtures without a clean sheet, and last stopped a side from scoring on their league travels at Wolves 378 days ago.
• The Foxes are winless in eight away matches in all competitions, conceding 23 goals,
• Five of the last seven league goals conceded by Leicester have come in the final 10 minutes of games.

 

[Brown Nose]

• Leicester have failed to win any of their last four league matches, their worst run since January to February 2019 when they went six games without a victory under Claude Puel.

I just checked back on the run that saw Puel sacked. The 23rd game of that season was Wolves away, same as this year. That was the match we lost 4-3 with a hat-trick from Jota.

It's also worth pointing out that we had four more points (31) going into our 23rd match of that season than we do this season.

With Burnley winning today, our next PL game against them becomes quite a match. If we lose to Wolves and then Burnley, we really are getting sucked into the relegation fight and it will probably be curtains for BR. Watford won today too.

BR has to win one of these two away matches to survive in my opinion. We haven't won away since Brentford in October.

 

[SJN-Fox]

Referee: Craig Pawson.
Assistants: Simon Bennett, Ian Hussin.
Fourth official: Andy Madley.
VAR: Stuart Attwell.
Assistant VAR: Marc Perry.

 

[SilverFox]

I just hope we get an attempt or two on target. Perhaps look a bit interested in venturing out of our half. The reality is another bumming.

 

[Joe_Fox]

The reality is another bumming.

I'd say this sort of phrase is a bit out of date really. Be nice to move on from this sort of thing. Also, aside from the Forest match, we've not exactly been thrashed much, have we? Another lacklustre performance and defeat is likely of course, but thrashing? Probably not. Cue a 4-0 defeat.

 

[SilverFox]

Fair comment Joe.