Portuguese winger, Daniel Podence has scored five goals in 22 appearances for Wolves in all competitions this season
By Kehinde Okeowo
Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Leicester City after goals from two Portuguese internationals, Ruben Neves and Daniel Podence in a thrilling derby at Molineux.
Neves opened the scoring for the hosts as early as the 9th minute from outside the box after a lay-off from Raul Jimenez to make it 1-0 to Wolves.
Ademola Lookman finished off a cross from Marc Albrighton after Youri Tielemas released a sleek pass to level the score for the Foxes in the 41st minute.
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Leicester after the first 20 minutes were the best side, as they dominated ball possession and goalmouth action, with Nigerian striker, Ademola Lookman being Wolves’ tormentor in chief.
However, Rayan Ait-Nouri combined with Leander Dendoncker and Daniel Podence, who took one touch before driving his shot into the bottom corner to put Wolves back in front in the 70th minute.
The win is Wolves’ fifth in 6 league games since the beginning of 2022, and they are now seventh on the table – 6 points behind fourth-placed Manchester United – with two games in hand.
They are also the 2 points away from West Ham United and Arsenal in fifth and sixth respectively, though they have played one more game than the Gunners who they play next on Thursday
For Leicester, it was another disappointing match after being knocked out of the FA Cup by local rivals Nottingham Forest, they have now gathered just two points from a possible 15 points.