Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo was sent to the stands for his part in celebrating the winner


Dio Jota completed a hat-trick in injury time to
snatch a thrilling victory for Wolves, who punished
a dire Leicester defensive display to increase the
pressure on Foxes boss Claude Puel.
A dramatic climax at Molineux produced scenes of
stark contrast - with Wolves boss Nuno Espirito
Santo being sent to the stands for racing to
celebrate the winner with his players, as Puel put
his hands over his face to show the strain of
defeat.
The Portuguese forward had opened the scoring by
prodding home at the back post, with Ryan Bennett
heading a second to prompt chants of "sacked in
the morning" being aimed at Puel.
Clearly angry in the opening 45 minutes, the
Leicester boss saw his side hit back within six
minutes of the restart - first through Demarai Gray's
solo run and finish, and then a Conor Coady own
goal.
But after digging themselves out of trouble,
Leicester's defence was again undone by a Ruben
Neves long ball for Jota to power in his second,
only for Wes Morgan to head a late equaliser which
appeared to have earned them a point that had
seemed so unlikely for much of the game.
Wolves, who beat Leicester 4-3 the last time this
fixture was played in the top flight at Molineux in
2003, had other ideas and, in a chaotic finish, Jota
won it with Leicester again a mess at the back.

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