Even though Leicester City improved in the half-hour spell on either side of half-time, their winless run in the Premier League continues.
As Wolves move back into seventh and remain on the coat-tails of the contenders for Champions League qualification.
Two top-class finishes from their Portuguese contingent helped the West Midlands side see off the Foxes, who had most of the ball.
But they were once again undone defensively – they have now gone five league matches without victory for the first time under Rodgers’ reign.
Starting Lineup:
WOLVES (3-5-2): Jose Sa;
Max Kilman, Conor Coady, Romain Saiss;
Nelson Semedo, Ruben Neves, Leander Dendoncker, Joao Moutinho, Rayan Ait Nouri;
Daniel Podence, Raul Jimenez.
LEICESTER CITY (4-3-3): Kasper Schmeichel;
Ricardo Pereira, Caglar Soyuncu, Daniel Amartey, Luke Thomas;
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Youri Tielemans, Wilfred Ndidi;
Marc Albrighton, Patson Daka, Ademola Lookman.
Goals:
WOLVES LEAD! The visitors can’t clear their lines with the ball bouncing about dangerously in the Leicester area. Jimenez finally gets a controlled touch back to Neves, lurking on the edge of the box, and the midfielder plants his strike firmly in the bottom corner of the net, Wolves 1-0 Leicester.
LEICESTER LEVEL! Within seconds of being booked, Lookman scores! Albrighton latches on to an exceptional pass through the packed Wolves defence by Tielemans, cutting back across the box for his fellow winger to slide the ball home on the line. Wolves 1-1 Leicester.
WOLVES BACK IN FRONT! Having countered at speed, Wolves work the ball to Podence on the brink of the box, and he drives his shot arrow-like into the bottom left corner – leaving Schmeichel grasping at thin air! Against the run of play, the Wolves lead 2-1.
So, what’s next for Wolves and Leicester City?
Continuing their pursuit of a return to European football, Wolves next encounter direct rivals Arsenal and West Ham.
At the same time, a downhearted Leicester must pick themselves up to finish off the job in their Europa Conference League playoff tie on Thursday.
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