13 August 2021, 22:03 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
English Premier League fixture, Leicester City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers kicks off at 15:00 (GTM+1) on Saturday, the 14th of August at the King Power Stadium.
Preview Leicester City Premier League, Aug 14, 2021
Preview Leicester City picked up their first piece of silverware after the 1-0 win over Manchester City in the Premier League curtain-raiser, the FA Community Shield. Curtailing his celebrations as an ex-Cityzen, Nigerian international Kelechi Iheanacho (89' P) fired the Foxes to victory from the penalty spot after he was brought down by a clumsy challenge from Nathan Aké. Cool as you like, an unperturbed Brendan Rodgers watched on from the sideline as Kelechi Iheanacho imposed his shadow over the ball for the spot-kick. After ending Leicester's 137-year wait for an FA Cup title win last season, Brendan Rodgers hopes last Saturday's victory would steel his side ahead of their season opener against Wolves. It was a really good game, he said in a statement on LCFC TV. I was pleased with the fitness level of the team, he added. After a fifth-place finish and missing out on Champions League qualification at the end of the 2020/21 Premier League season by a point, Leicester City would be looking to finish inside the top-four. The Foxes secured the signature of centre-forward, Patson Daka for a fee of €30M from RB Leipzig while Boubakary Soumaré was acquired from Lille OSC for €25M. Both could be handed their Premier League debuts for the club on Saturday. A 4—2—3—1 formation with Jamie Vardy in front is expected while Kelechi Iheanacho could be making another off-the-bench appearance for the Foxes before full-time.
Preview Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League, Aug 14, 2021
Preview Wolves return behind a 1-0 defeat to Celta Vigo in a pre-season club-friendly held last Saturday, the 7th of August. Nuno Espírito Santo exited the club to fill the vacant managerial seat at Spurs ahead of the new season after guiding Wolves to a disappointing 13th place finish. New boss, Bruno Lage guided Benfica to a 3rd place finish after just a season in charge and would be looking to achieve some form of early success in his debut season for the club. After being sidelined for nine months, Raul Jimenez returned to full training earlier in July and made an appearance for the club during the pre-season tour. He could be making a feature for Wolves on Saturday. Wolves secured the signature of goalkeeper Jose Sa from Olympiacos for €8M after Rui Patrício departed for Roma with the sum of €11.5M exchanging hands. On Saturday, Bruno Lage would be looking to pick up maximum points when he makes his debut as coach in the English Premier League. A probable 5—3—2 formation with Fabio Silva and Adama Traoré leading the front line appears to be on the cards for the 45-year-old Portuguese coach.