In a Midlands clash between two sides desperate to escape the dropzone, it was Wolves who instantly stepped onto the front foot with an early onslaught of set pieces. As the story of their season so far goes, however, they failed to make their early pressure count, allowing Leicester City to take the lead in unbelievable fashion.
It was Youri Tielemans (25) who produced the moment of true quality, picking up the loose ball on the edge of the box, before volleying an unstoppable effort into the left upright inside the first 10 minutes, leaving José Sá (29) with no chance.
Wolves weren’t phased by going behind, though, and soon forced Danny Ward (29) into his first save, when Matheus Nunes (24) could only find the outstretched legs of the goalkeeper.
Clearly in a clinical mood, Leicester soon punished Wolves’ wasteful nature in front of goal once again. This time, it was Harvey Barnes (24) with the goal, who slotted a fine effort through the legs of Sá following a quick one-two with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (24).
2-0 down at the break, Wolves could, at the very least, hold onto hope that a goal may come against what is the worst defence in the Premier League this season, even if they, themselves, were the joint-lowest scorers in the division heading into the gameweek.
Any remaining hope was squashed in its entirety come the 66th-minute, however, when James Maddison (25) drove past Nathan Collins (21) and fired beyond Sá at his near post for his sixth league goal of the season. A routine victory then became a thumping when substitute Jamie Vardy (35) tapped home number four for the visitors late on.
The 4-0 thumping leaves Wolves 19th and with three losses in their last four games. Leicester, meanwhile, now sit 16th, having won at the Molineux for the first time in five games.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Harvey Barnes (Leicester City)
