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Jamie Vardy fired Leicester to the top of the Premier League after a gritty 1-0 win over Wolves.<\/p>\nJamie Vardy fired Leicester to the top of the Premier League after a gritty 1-0 win over Wolves.<\/p>\n
The striker\u2019s early penalty sent Brendan Rodgers\u2019 side to the summit following a third straight victory.<\/p>\n
The Premier League\u2019s joint eight-goal top scorer was also denied a second from the spot by Rui Patricio\u2019s save.<\/p>\n
The Foxes now go to Liverpool on Saturday, having already won at Manchester City, in the latest test of their title credentials.<\/p>\n
Max Kilman fired Wolves\u2019 best chance over but the visitors lacked their usual composure and tempo to miss their latest chance to move into the top four.<\/p>\n
They were the only current team in the Premier League who Vardy was still to score against after six previous attempts but the striker ended that drought after 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
A quiet opening burst into life in controversial style when Kilman handled Dennis Praet\u2019s ball into the box.<\/p>\n
Referee Anthony Taylor initially remained unmoved but after checking his monitor awarded the penalty and Vardy beat Patricio.<\/p>\n
Wolves argued the ball came at Kilman too quickly but any appeals were ignored.<\/p>\n
The omens looked good for Leicester with the Foxes having lost just one of their previous 45 home league games when scoring first.<\/p>\n
They were sharper than subdued Wolves, winning the ball back and closing down with Wesley Fofana keeping Raul Jimenez on a tight leash.<\/p>\n
Pedro Neto ran down blind alleys and Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s side were uncharacteristically sloppy.<\/p>\n
The Foxes dominated and Christian Fuchs drove a yard wide before Vardy wasted a chance to double the lead six minutes before the break.<\/p>\n
Rayan Ait-Nouri\u2019s awful touch allowed James Justin to steal in and he was brought down in the area by the defender.<\/p>\n
This time, though, Vardy\u2019s penalty was too close to Patricio who dived right to parry with the rebound hitting Vardy and dropping wide.<\/p>\n
It was Leicester\u2019s eighth penalty after just eight games this season but the miss was a let-off for Wolves as, while they finished the half strongly, they were comfortably second-best.<\/p>\n
They had not looked like a team with top four aspirations and Youri Tielemans headed wide before firing over as Leicester searched for a second.<\/p>\n
Patricio turned Vardy\u2019s fierce angled drive over and James Maddison\u2019s quick feet fashioned a chance which was deflected wide by Willy Boly.<\/p>\n
Yet there was still danger and Fofana\u2019s excellent covering tackle denied Daniel Podence a tap-in before Kasper Schmeichel gathered Neto\u2019s strike.<\/p>\n
Slowly, Nuno\u2019s side improved \u2013 Kilman sending Nelson Semedo\u2019s free-kick over \u2013 with Leicester forced back.<\/p>\n
Wolves finally began to influence the game and Schmeichel\u2019s acrobatic save denied Ruben Neves with 13 minutes left.<\/p>\n
But it was too late and Harvey Barnes almost added a second for Leicester, only for Kilman\u2019s crucial block to direct the ball over late on.<\/p>\n