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Wolves boost European hopes with 2-1 win over Leicester

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February 20, 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers' Hwang Hee-Chan in action with Leicester City's Ricardo Pereira Action Images via Reuters

Wolverhampton Wanderers' boosted their chances of European football next season as they held off a resurgent Leicester City to secure a 2-1 win at the Molineux in the Premier League on Sunday.

The home side got off to the perfect start when Ruben Neves fired them in front in the ninth minute with a superb strike from the edge of the box after being teed up by Raul Jimenez.

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