Leicester City v Wolves

Match preview

17 Aug 2018
Ruben Neves, Wolves
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Leicester City host Wolverhampton Wanderers seeking their first points of the season.

Team news

Leicester's new centre-back Caglar Soyuncu is not yet match-fit, while Matty James (Achilles) is out and Shinji Okazaki (calf) is a doubt. Jamie Vardy has a "good chance" to start, according to Leicester manager Claude Puel.

Wolves will be without Ivan Cavaleiro due to a back injury but Adama Traore could be in contention for a debut.

Did you know?

This is the first Premier League meeting between Leicester and Wolves since February 2004, a goalless draw at the King Power Stadium in a season in which both sides were relegated.

Leicester v Wolves is one of only four fixtures in Premier League history that has featured a team coming from three goals down to win. Wolves did so at Molineux in October 2003 after trailing 3-0 at half-time.

Jamie Vardy's next goal scored at home will be his 50th at King Power Stadium for Leicester.

All of Ruben Neves's seven league goals since the start of last season have come from outside the box.

Referee: Mike Dean
Assistants: 
Ian Hussin, Mark Scholes
Fourth official: 
Graham Scott

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