Wolves recorded a much-needed victory in the Premier League in what was Vitor Pereira’s first game in charge.
The Pereira era at Wolves started tremendously as the Old Gold cruised to victory against Leicester City.
For the first time ever, Wolves held a three-goal lead before half-time away from home in the Premier League, capping off a record-breaking debut for the new manager.
Goncalo Guedes starred as Wolves beat the Foxes, with the rarely-seen forward shining on a day that saw great improvement within the struggling squad.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matt Doherty during the Premier League match between Leicester City FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC at The King Power St...
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Matt Doherty was one of the best in Wolves win against Leicester City
It was a long-overdue joyous away day for Wolves, with the celebrations made better with it being Pereira’s debut.
While the goalscorers Guedes, Rodrigo Gomes and Matheus Cunha will earn the headlines, there was another player who shone brightly at the King Power Stadium.
This was Matt Doherty, who was handed a start by Pereira, seeing the Irishman frequently switching positions with Nelson Semedo to play to each other’s strengths.
The fluidity on the right side was celebrated as a result, with a lot of the Old Gold’s threat coming from that area of the pitch.
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Doherty played a stellar 90 minutes, picking up an assist for his perfectly weighted ball into Gomes, capping off a disciplined display.
It’s refreshing to see the 32-year-old in such good form against the Foxes, following on from Doherty’s star performance against West Ham weeks ago.
Doherty and Nelson Semedo worked well together
Having made 351 career appearances for Wolves, there are very few more qualified to get the Old Gold through troubling times than Doherty.
The Ireland international has gone from zero to hero during his second stint at Molineux, progressing from a quality squad player to an undroppable starter.
Matt Doherty Nelson Semedo
1 assist 1 assist
2/3 duels won 4/9 duels won
69 touches 46 touches
1 key pass 1 key pass
6/8 long balls 2/6 long balls
Leicester City vs Wolves figures provided by Sofascore
When reviewing just how efficient both Semedo and Doherty were on the right side, Pereira has a clear instruction to not fix a perfectly working mechanism at the back.
Usually, there’s no room for Doherty in the XI however, the 32-year-old’s display at the King Power would suggest that there are now no grounds to drop the defender.
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