Wolves overcome Leicester in Premier League clash
Daniel Podence helped Wolverhampton’s push for European qualification by clinching a 2-1 win over Leicester in the Premier League on Sunday.
🙌 Five PL wins from six
😍 Neto back
🙏 Amazing home crowd— Wolves (@Wolves) February 20, 2022
Podence received the ball 20 yards out and, as Leicester’s defense backed off, he struck into the bottom corner in the 66th minute.
Signing off with a bit of @daniel_podence magic!
— Wolves (@Wolves) February 20, 2022
It was Leicester’s failure to clear a cross from Podence that led to the opener in the ninth minute with Raul Jimenez laying the ball back to Ruben Neves who shot through the hands of goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
He makes it look so easy 😍
Who's missed this?
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— Wolves (@Wolves) February 20, 2022
Podence’s winner, after Ademola Lookman poked in the equaliser in the 41st, ensured Wolves remained six points behind fourth-place Manchester United with two games in hand.