WATCH FOR OUR THOUGHTS AHEAD OF WOLVES V LEICESTER, STATS FACTS & PREDICTIONS
TEAM NEWS
Wolves are keeping an eye on Jose Sa after he got hurt during the warm-up before their win over Manchester United last weekend. Head coach Vitor Pereira will share more news about his players later today.
Leicester City’s Stephy Mavididi could miss the rest of the season after picking up a muscle injury in the loss to Liverpool. On a brighter note, Kasey McAteer is training again after missing that match with a knock, so he might be back on the field soon. Abdul Fatawu is still sidelined with a long-term knee injury.
VITOR PEREIRA
Pereira confirmed goalkeeper Jose Sa is set to return after missing the 1-0 win at Manchester United with an injury picked up during the warm-up.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Hwang Hee-chan are also likely be involved after missing last weekend’s trip to Manchester.
Wolves are eyeing a sixth straight Premier League win as they face Leicester but Pereira said he is “not a guy to look for records” and added that the most important thing is for the players to “compete for the three points again.”
The Wolves boss said 17-year-old Mateus Mane “has the talent to be a big part of the future of the club”.
More on forward Mane, who was on the bench for Wolves’ past two games: “I want to give him the minutes he deserve but haven’t found the right opportunity to do so. I can’t predict the future with a crystal ball but I believe he will be one of the figures in the Premier League.”
Pereira said his first game in charge of Wolves – a 3-0 win at Leicester last December – is one that he will remember for life.
On already-relegated Leicester, he said that Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side have quality and that “they will come to prove themselves”.
The Portuguese manager also hailed Jamie Vardy as “one of the best strikers in the Premier League” after his decision to leave the Foxes at the end of the season.
He added on Vardy: “He has had a fantastic career. A beautiful career. He’s someone I respect a lot. He is a very intelligent player – someone who knows how to play in the limit of offside.”
MATCH STATS & FACTS
Head-to-head
Wolves can complete their first league double over Leicester City since the 1957-58 campaign.
Leicester have won just three of their last 19 away league games against Wolves (D7, L9), although they did triumph 4-0 on their most recent visit in October 2022.
When the sides met in December, Wolves were five points behind Leicester but have since added 29 points while the Foxes have earned just four.
Wolves
Wolves have won five consecutive top-flight matches for the first time since a run of six in the 1970-71 season.
Only Liverpool have earned more points than Wolves’ 22 over the past 10 matches.
No Premier League side has scored fewer than their two headed goals this season, while they have conceded a joint league-high of 12 headers (along with Leicester).
Since the December arrival of Vitor Pereira when Wolves were 19th, they have earned 29 points; in the same period, Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich have won 19 points combined.
Matheus Cunha has scored 14 Premier League goals this season – the only Wolves player with more in a single campaign is Raul Jimenez’s 17 in 2019-20.
Jorgen Strand Larsen has scored five goals in his last four matches.
Leicester City
Leicester have lost 16 of their last 18 league matches, and have earned just eight points from 20 games under Ruud van Nistelrooy.
They have failed to score in nine of their last 10 league fixtures.
The Foxes accrued 14 of their 18 points before 8 December.
Leicester have failed to score in an unrivalled 15 Premier League games this season.
They have kept just one clean sheet in the top flight in this campaign.
Leicester have conceded in each of their last 26 matches, their longest such run since a streak of 37 between February and December 1957.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Sam Barrott. Assistants: Tim Wood, Wade Smith. Fourth official: Darren Bond. VAR: Graham Scott. Assistant VAR: Simon Long.
MATCH INFO
This one is a 3pm kick off at Molineux Stadium on Saturday 26th April 2025