Leicester City 1 (Fryatt 69)

Wolves 0

  Wolves fell eight points behind the play-off places after an ineffectual display against struggling Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium, with former Walsall striker Matty Fryatt grabbing the only goal of the game midway through the second-half after a slip by Stefan Postma.

  Glenn Hoddle made two changes from the team that started against Manchester United with Tomasz Frankowski, making his full debut, and Rohan Ricketts coming in for Seol and Darren Anderton.

  Wolves, wearing their all black change kit, were the first to bare their fangs. Rob Edwards ran through on to Ricketts' neat through pass but the defender's first time shot went over the bar.

  The Foxes responded quickly and twice, within a minute, they had chances of their own. Fryatt burst through but he was just beaten to the ball by Postma who kicked clear from two-yards outside the area.

  But the danger wasn't over and when Patrick Kisnorbo sent a short cross into the box, the unmarked Iain Hume shot straight into the midriff of Postma.

  Kenny Miller's angled drive was comfortably held by home keeper Rab Douglas before former Molineux midfielder Joey Gudjonsson flashed a 25-yard shot narrowly wide although Postma looked to have the Icelander's effort covered.

  A bizarre decision by the referee saw Leicester being awarded a free-kick just outside their own box. Gudjonsson's tackle on Paul Ince as the Wolves' skipper was about to shoot looked a clear foul but when Ince picked the ball up the official awarded a free-kick in the home side's favour for hand ball.

  City captain Patrick McCarthy missed a good chance when he blazed the ball high over the bar after Postma had only managed to get his fingertips to Gudjonsson's inswinging corner.

  Douglas denied Frankowski with a low save at the near post after the Pole had swung a foot at Ricketts' threaded pass and an uninspiring half drew to a close with Postma reacting angrily to a Fryatt challenge.

  The Dutch keeper had to sprint from his line to collect a header back from Gabor Gyepes and he quickly made his feelings known after Fryatt had lunged in.

Half-Time: Foxes 0 Wolves 0

  Two Gudjonsson corners, the first of which flew dangerously through the Wolves' six-yard box, heralded the start of the new half.

  Then Lee Naylor was fouled on the Wolves' left and when Ricketts drove a low free-kick into the area Miller flicked the ball towards goal. Douglas appeared to have the shot covered but it spun loose from his grasp and Stephen Hughes had to run in and clear.

  But the keeper then did well to turn behind a first-time shot from Miller, the striker having made a good connection on the edge of the area after Cort had dummied allowing Ricketts' low-cross to run through.

  A Gudjonsson free-kick from the right-hand corner of the visitors box flew dangerously through a sea of legs and wide of the far post then, with the half at its midway point, Denes Rosa was sent on in place of Cort.

  But just two minutes later City moved ahead. Postma looked to have hold of McCarthy's header following Gudjonsson's corner but the ball bounced from the keeper's hands and Fryatt ran in to net from close quarters.

  Frankowski almost got a touch to Ince's cross-shot and the Pole was then beaten to an Ince through ball as Wolves searched in vain for a levelling goal.

  Vio Ganea came on for the final few moments but City held out for three points crucial to their survival hopes, whilst Wolves slipped further away from the play-off places.

  City: Douglas, Stearman, McCarthy (capt), Kisnorbo, Johansson, Maybury, Gudjonsson, Wesolowski, Hughes, Hume (O'Grady 74), Fryatt.
Unused subs: Smith, Gerrbrand, Hammond, Williams.

  Wolves: Postma, Edwards, Naylor, Ince (capt), Lescott, Gyepes, Ricketts, Kennedy, Cort (Rosa 67), Miller (Ganea 86), Frankowski.
Unused subs: Oakes, Craddock, Anderton.

Referee: L. Probert.

Attendance: 21,358.

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